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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““When a
foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The
foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love
them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am
the Lord your God.” (Leviticus 19:33-34, NIV)
Pray for the Rwandese of Tanzania
Rwandese refugees moved into Tanzania during
years of internal conflict in Rwanda, including the mass genocide of 1994, when
as many as 1 million people were murdered.
Now there are approximately 249,000 Rwandese residing in Tanzania. Their primary language in Kinyarwanda, and the complete Bible is available in their language. Most Rwandese adheres to Roman Catholicism. While there are a few evangelical believers among the Rwandese of Tanzania, there is currently no active church planting efforts among them.
Pray
- That displaced Rwandese will find a place of peace in their adopted home of Tanzania. Ask God to help them know they are His no matter where they live.
- That the evangelical believers will have boldness to share their faith with the many Tanzanians who do not know Christ. Intercede for them to have the courage to be missionaries in the regions to which they have relocated.
- That God will give favor to these Rwandese immigrants so that they can live and work legally in Tanzania.
03rd
–16th July 2023
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past
Two Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- As we traveled from Freeburg, Illinois returning to Jinja Uganda. Leaving from St. Louis on Thursday 06th July at 10:30 a.m. and arriving in Jinja, Uganda Saturday July 08th at 2:30 p.m.
- Our travel in and around Jinja
- Travel to Kiyindi Landing Site Thursday 13th July.
- Travel to meetings in Europe. Leaving Uganda Saturday 15th July arrival for meetings Sunday 16th July after three flights.
- We continue to thank God for the work Joseph Wafula, Andy Peterson, Journeyman, and our national partners are doing to continue the work on the islands.
- 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 good progress made in the planting of three new churches on Sigulu Island this year and those we participated in the regional training this past week.
- We thank God for the Buvuma District Zone Leaders who continual to prepare our pastors and church leaders to take the Gospel of Jesus to the ends of the earth.
- We thank God for His provision and allowing us to minister to the peoples of the islands.
- 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
17th—23rd July
- Pray for our travel this week:
- As the Herrons travel in Europe in their scheduled meeting
- 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 and prepare to be stationed in Germany for the next two years.
- 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)
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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
