29 May-04 June Herron's 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

“And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their book together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.” (Acts 19:17–20 ESV)

Sonde of Democratic Republic of the Congo

    The Sonde people live along the Kwenge River in Western DRC. Although most of the Sonde claim Roman Catholicism, they are very steeped in animism with a strong fear of evil spirits and fetishes. They are known for witchcraft and for casting spells on anyone who is a threat to them—including the perceived threat posed by Christian pastors and evangelists. There is no printed Bible portion available in their Kisonde language. 

Pray

1. ·       For the six Sonde Christian men and women who are currently putting stories from God’s Word into the Kisonde language. Ask for their protection and unity.
2. ·       For the Bible story clubs that have reached more than 15 people and are attended by 131 more.
3. ·       That many more Sonde will come to Christ through the bold proclamation of His Word by faithful followers of Christ.

Praise God for His Faithfulness from 22^nd—28^th May 

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week

We Praise God for:

• Traveling Grace:
• As we traveled to around Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma this week.
• As we returned to Illinois after visiting Oklahoma
• As James travel to Dorrisville Baptist Church to speak during the morning worship service and their Sunday School time.
• We thank for the work that continues the islands and mainland in Uganda. 
• We continue to thank God for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant, and Andy Peterson, Journeyman, for their work in assuring ministry on the islands continues and is expanding.
• We praise God for the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work in reaching and expanding the ministry of reaching the lost people of the islands.
• We are thankful for the leadership and ongoing work on Sigulu Island and their efforts to start three new churches on that island 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 the discipleship Training on Sigulu Island this past week.
• We thank God for His provision and 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.  

Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week

29^th May-04^th June 2023 

•  Pray for our travel this week:
• The Herron’s travels around the St. Louis Metro-East area this week.
• As we travel to the International Learning Center this Sunday 04^th June.
• Pray for James as he meets with pastors from the Metro Baptist Network, OKC. (MBN) 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 work toward reaching 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 for the Herrons as we have medical appointments related to receiving medical clearance for our return to Uganda in July.
• That we receive necessary medical appointments to complete our medical clearance.
• Pray for Madison stomach issues.
• 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)   

 

55 in 5 Resources

Sonde of DRC

Sonde Working on Bible Stories in their Language

Bible Study Continue in Iganga Town

Leaders in the New Church in Sigulu District  

Summary of the Old Testament in Buvuma District 

The Herrons on Stateside 

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

21-28 May-2023-Herrons 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

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.” (Isaiah 12:4 NIV)

Soninke of Burkina Faso

The Soninke people live in mainly rural areas across several West African countries. They live in a dry, dusty climate in one of the hottest regions of the world. Farming millet, corn and peanuts plays a big part in their daily lives. Historically, Sonike men have also worked as traders, so Soninke communities can also be found traveling all over the world. These migrant communities maintain strong links with their families in West Africa. Almost every Soninke is a Muslim, and Islam plays a dominant role in their daily lives, with mosques and Qur’anic schools in most villages.

Pray

• ·     For an openness among Soninke people to reading the Scriptures. The Gospels are available in their Western dialect. 
• ·       For open hearts and understanding as the Soninke hear the good news through tools such as the JESUS film and Bible stories.
• ·       For the approximately 100 believers among the Soninke. Ask for their continued growth in the midst of severe persecution.

Praise God for His Faithfulness from 15^th— 21^st May 2023 

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week

We Praise God for:

• Traveling Grace:
• As we traveled to around Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma this week.
• We thank for the work that continues on the islands and mainland in Uganda. 
• We continue to thank God for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant, and Andy Peterson, Journeyman, for their work in assuring ministry on the islands continues and is expanding.
• We praise God for the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work in reaching and expanding the ministry of reaching the lost people of the islands.
• We are thankful for the leadership and ongoing work on Sigulu Island and their efforts to start three new churches on that island 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 the Leadership Training for Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Zone Leaders this past Tuesday—Saturday.
• We pray that the leaders are well equipped to train their congregations and the pastors and church leaders in their respective Zone soon.
• We thank God for His provision and 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.

Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week

22^nd— 29^th May 2023

• Pray for our travel this week:
• The Herron’s travels around the Oklahoma City this week.
• As we travel to Freeburg, Illinois this Saturday.
• As we travel to Dorrisville, Illinois to speak at Dorrisville Baptist Church
• Pray for Joseph Wafula as plans are being made to ministry to the leaders of Sigulu Island this week. 
• Pray for James as he meets with pastors from the Metro Baptist Network, OKC. (MBN) 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 work toward reaching 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, Coliea, 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)   

 

55 in 5 Resources

Sonike Woman With Child 

Sonike Woman

Sonike Woman #3

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

 

15-21 May 2023 Herron's 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

“It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees.” (Deuteronomy 17:19 NIV)

Pray for the Suba of Tanzania

Many Suba people claim Protestant Christianity, but it is a religion they practice, not a relationship with God. They are less than 2 percent evangelical, and there is no missionary activity among them.

Fishing and boat building are the traditional occupations of the Suba, who number approximately 226,000. They were also renowned hippo hunters before it was against the law to kill wild animals. Today farming is growing as an occupation, and cattle are kept mainly to provide for the payment of bride price.

 

Since the Suba language is very different from other languages in the area, it came to be considered inferior. In recent years the Suba have developed a strong interest in preserving their culture and language. A vital step in this direction was to make Suba a written language, along with providing written Scripture with the hope of strengthening the existing church. Today, various Bible translations are available to the Suba.

Pray

·       For the Father to call out people to evangelize and disciple the Suba. Ask Him to give Suba who are evangelical believers the courage to reach out to their own people.

·       For God to protect the few true believers among the Suba from false teachings.

·       For God to use His Word, which is already available in a translation the Suba can understand, to draw many people closer to Himself. 

Praise God for His Faithfulness from 08^th— 14^th May 2023 

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week

We Praise God for:

Traveling Grace:

As we travel around the Metro-East area in Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri during the last week.

James working with pastors from Gateway Baptist Association to provide update of God working in Uganda.

As we traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Saturday.

We thank for the work that continues on the islands and mainland in Uganda. 

We continue to thank God for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant, and Andy Peterson, Journeyman, for their work in assuring ministry on the islands continues and is expanding.

We praise God for the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work in reaching and expanding the ministry of reaching the lost people of the islands.

We are thankful for the leadership and ongoing work on Sigulu Island and their efforts to start three new churches on that island 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 the Leadership Training for Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Zone Leaders this past Tuesday—Saturday.

We pray that the leaders are well equipped to train their congregations and the pastors and church leaders in their respective Zone soon.

We thank God for His provision and 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. 

Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week

15^th—21^st May 2023

Pray for our travel this week

The Herron’s travels around the Oklahoma City this week.

Pray for Joseph Wafula as plans are being made to ministry to the leaders of Sigulu Island later this month. 

Pray for James as he meets with pastors from the Metro Baptist Network, OKC. (MBN) 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 work toward reaching 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)   

 

55 in 5 Resources

Suba Man

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

 

08-14 May 2023 Herron's Pray 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

_________________________________________________________________________________

55 in 5

“For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. Yet still today, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts, but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:14–17 CSB)

Pray for the Senufo-Syenara of Mali

The Senufo-Syenara are subsistence farmers who live in southeastern Mali. They are one of the four subgroups of Senufo peoples living in Mali and are distinguished by their language. Many Syenara people practice Islam, but when sickness or other troubles arise, they fall back on the rituals from their traditional African religion, including sacrificing to ancestors or placing fetishes in their homes or on their bodies for protection. A small number of Christians are now worshiping in very small groups. Praise the Lord for these dear brothers and sister and for their leaders who teach them from God’s Word.

Pray

• For more Syenara people to hear the good news, understand their need for a Savior, and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.
• For the conviction of the pastors and leaders of these small churches to stay rooted in the Bible and not stray from its teaching as they teach other believers.
• For the Spirit to help this handful of believers stand firm in the face of persecution, learn how to clearly share the gospel with others, and be bold in proclaiming the hope found in Christ with their neighbors and family.

Praise God for His Faithfulness from 01^th— 07^th May 2023 

Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Last Week

We Praise God for:

• We thank God for traveling grace this past week as we traveled from: 
• As we travel around the Metro-East area in Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri during the last week.
• As we traveled from Memphis, Tennessee back to Freeburg, Illinois.
• James working with pastors from Metro-East Baptist association and Gateway Baptist Association to provide update of God working in Uganda.
• We thank for the work that continues on the islands and mainland and securing schooling for seventeen children. 
• We thank God for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant, and Andy Peterson, Journeyman for their work in assuring ministry on the islands continues and is expanding.
• 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 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 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.  

Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week

08^th—14^th May 2023

• Pray for our travel this week:
• The Herron’s travels in and around the Metro-East area  
• James traveling to:
• Alton, Illinois Thursday 09^th May and
• Traveling to Oklahoma City, OK 13^th May
• Pray for Joseph Wafula as plans are being made to continue ministry to the Zone leaders of Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry next week. 
• Pray for the Upper Buvuma Ministry Team as they work toward reaching 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, Camon, Colie, and Cy as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart.   
• Babra as she studies, work and serve in Geremy. 
• 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

Syenara Senufo Woman and Child 

Syenara Senufo Woman

Medical Team on the Island

Many People are Desiring to See the Doctor

The People Wait to be Seen

We Travel to the Islands by Boat

Pictures of Jack-Fruit

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