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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“Behold, I am doing a
new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way
in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19 ESV)
Pray
for the Wolof of Mauritania
The Wolof are a West African people mostly found in Senegal. However,
over 230,000 Wolof live in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, a country on the
northern border of Senegal. It is illegal to share the gospel openly in
Mauritania. Evangelism is prohibited by law. The Wolof in Mauritania are considered
inferior to the "white Arabs" who live among them.
Pray
·
For God
to raise up Wolof believers in Senegal who are willing to live among the Wolof
in Mauritania in hopes of sharing the gospel despite the law restrictions.
·
That in
a land that is a desert, both physically and spiritually, God would allow the
Wolof to discover the water of life: Jesus.
·
That
God would allow those who are seeking Him to be bold despite the persecution
and possible death they may face upon their acceptance of the gospel.
Praise God for the 12th—27th
March 2023
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Last
Two Weeks
We Praise God for:
- For traveling Grace for the Last Two Weeks As we:
- As we traveled to and from Memphis, Tennessee
- As we traveled around the Metro-East area in Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri during the last two weeks.
- James working with pastors from Metro-East Baptist association and Gateway Baptist Association to provide update of God working in Uganda.
- In organizing Mini-Mission Fair in Centralia, Illinois in mid-April.
- We thank the Lord for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant, and Andy Peterson, Journeyman for their work in assuring ministry on the islands continue and expands.
- We praise God for the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work in reaching the lost people of the islands.
- We praise God for the five-day Bible Training in Sigulu Island in the thirty pastors and church planters and church leaders who were trained 19th -24th March 2023.
- We thank God for Joseph Wafula; Pastor Sylvanus Makokha and Pastor Joseph Muloki for their work of training the pastors, church planters and other Christians on Sigulu Island.
- We are thankful for the leadership on Sigulu Island desire to start three new churches in 2023.
- We continue to praise God for how Pastor Safanie and the six other Zone Leaders and their assistances who are working to prepare our pastors and church leaders to prepare their congregations to be able to take Jesus wherever He directs them.
- We praise God for Madison progress she is making in school as she has completed the second term successfully.
- We thank God for his provision allowing us to minister to the peoples of the islands.
- We also praise God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
- We praise God for the work we are doing stateside as we communicate with our Church Connection churches and minister to the churches informing them of what God is doing in Uganda.
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27th
March—03rd April 2023
- Pray for our travel this week
- The Herron’s travels in and around the Metro-East area
- James traveling to:
- Alton Wednesday 29th March and
- Centralia, Illinois 31st March
- Pray for Joseph Wafula as plans are being made to continue ministry to the pastors and church leaders on Sigulu Island later this month.
- Pray for James as he meets with pastors in the Metro-East St. Louis area this week:
- Connecting 5 pastors over the phone this week and
- Visits with several Pastors in person this week.
- Pray for the Upper Buvuma Ministry Team as they plan to reach six new Islands with the Gospel of Christ and start eight new churches on these islands and planting of eight new churches in the Buvuma Island District.
- 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 oldest son Keith in Memphis, Tennessee
- Our middle son, Jason and his wife Marsha and their two sons Jacob and Joshua
- Our youngest son, Jeremy and his wife Jennifer, and his three children, Ki, Colie. and Cy as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart.
- 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)
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
