01-07 August 2022 Herron Prayer Blog

 

James and Sonya Herron, IMB Missionaries

Uganda East Africa

Island Ministry team (Upper Buvuma Islands)

The vision of the International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people, tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ

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Praise God for the Last Two Weeks 18^th–31^st July 2022 

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Week

We Praise God for:

• We thank God for traveling grace for the Herrons during the past two weeks as we:
• Traveled from Burckenhurst, Kenya to Jinja
• Traveled in and around Jinja and
• As James traveled to and from the islands spending three days on the islands
• For Sonya’s ministry in the Jinja community.
• Sonya’s prayer ministry
• Bible study with twenty pastors and Church Leaders in the Ignanga area 29^th and 30^th July.
• We praise God for completed repairs on our Boat #2    
• We also praise God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
• We thank the Lord for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant  and the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work on the islands.
• We thank God for how the islands Pastor Safanie and the other Zone Leaders and their assistances who assist in reaching people pf the islands for Christ. 
• We thank God for the work on planting three new churches

Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week

01^st –07^th August 2022

• Pray for our travel this week
• The Herron’s travels in and around Jinja
• As James travel to the Island, Thursday and Friday 04^th--05^th August. 
• Pray for James as he prepares to teach two classes at Uganda Baptist Seminary from 08^th—26^th August. 
• Pray that the Herrons would be light and salt to the people they meet this week. 
• Pray that the Herrons will be given the words to share to others about Jesus and how they might receive the salvation from God offered through a relationship with Christ.
• Pray that God will give the Herrons insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as they engage in ministering on the island.
•  Pray for our families in the USA 
• Our three sons and their families 
• Our youngest son, Jeremy and his family as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart Georgia as he has returned from a seven-month deployed to Germany as he and his family adjust to his return.   
• Our five grandchildren
• The Sutton Family
• The Dempsey Family
• Stribling/Herron Family    
• Our siblings and their families

In HIS service  

James and Sonya Herron

 "...before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language...." Revelation 7:9 (NIV)   

04-10 July 2022 Herron Prayer Blog

 

James and Sonya Herron, IMB Missionaries

Uganda East Africa

Island Ministry team (Upper Buvuma Islands)

The vision of the International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people, tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ

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55 in 5

“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.” (Romans 1:21)

Pray for the Zigua of Tanzania

People all over Africa claim that they believe there is a “God” who is the creator of all things and who is all powerful. But Islam teaches that one cannot truly know God or have a relationship with Him. Animism, which includes the belief that spirits inhabit inanimate objects, often displays its practices in whatever religion an African takes on. 

 

The Zigua (zee-goo-ah) of Tanzania are a rural, agricultural people of over a half a million who live in the northeastern part of Tanzania. They are predominately Muslims, and although they claim to know God, they have never truly yielded their lives to their Creator. Islam has grown in strength and has brought a lot of confusion and resistance to the spread of the gospel, thus forcing some missionary personnel to relocate away from the Zigua.    

Pray

• For Great Commission partners who can continue to work among the Zigua for now but will be relocating soon.
• That Zigua believers will be bold to share the gospel with their friends, family members and neighbors.
• For children who have heard the gospel during English lessons and church-related activities. Pray that these spiritual seeds will be watered by others. 

Praise God for the Last Weeks 04^th–10 July 2022 

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Week

We Praise God for:

• We thank God for traveling grace for the Herrons during the past weeks as we:
• Traveled around Jinja
• Traveled to and from Kyinda Landing Site
• We thank God for Madison completing primary school and passed Check-Point Test and is now preparing for secondary school in August.
• We also praise God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
• We thank God for our neighbor Andy who is working at Uganda Baptist Seminary.
• We thank the Lord for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant  and the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work on the islands.
• We thank God for how the islands Pastor have been able to minister to their communities and continue the work of reaching people for Christ. 

Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week

11^th—17^th July 2022

•         Pray for our travel this week 
• The Herron’s travels in and around Jinja
• The Herrons travel to Kenya Wednesday 13^th July—Monday 18^th July. 
• Pray for a safe trip to and from Kenya and their safety during their stay in Kenya.

 

• Pray that the Herrons would be light and salt to the people they meet this week. 
• Pray that the Herrons will be given the words to share to others about Jesus and how they might receive the salvation from God offered through a relationship with Christ.
• Pray that God will give the Herrons insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as they engage in ministering on the island.

 

• Pray for our families in the USA 
• Our three sons and their families 
• Our youngest son, Jeremy and his family as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart Georgia as he has returned from a seven-month deployed to Germany in late June.   
• Our five grandchildren
• The Sutton Family
• The Dempsey Family
• Stribling/Herron Family    
• Our siblings and their families

In HIS service  

James and Sonya Herron

 "...before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language...." Revelation 7:9 (NIV)   

 

55 in 5 Resources

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Zone Leaders Leading the Training

Assessing the Churches of Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry

Graduation Uganda Baptist Seminary 2022

The vision of the International Mission Board is to see a multitude from every language, people, tribe and nation knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ