James and Sonya Herron, IMB Missionaries
Uganda East Africa
Island Ministry team
(Upper Buvuma Islands)
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 08th— 14th 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
15th—21st
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)
