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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“But
you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own
possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of
darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9 ESV)
Pray for the Salampasu of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
The Salampasu live in rural villages on the frontier between the DRC
and Angola. Their name means “hunter of locusts,” and they are regarded by
their neighbors as fierce warriors. While the Salampasu are involved in hunting
and farming, they are best known for their elaborate masks, which hold great
significance in their sacred rituals as warriors. These masks are used to
initiate boys into the society of warriors and are earned through performing
specific deeds. The masks also act as guardians for the children and are
believed to have spirits dwelling within them. There are no known believers or
churches among the Salampasu.
Pray
- · Pray for God to send someone to share the hope of the gospel with the Salampasu, that they may be called out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- · Ask God to change the status of the Salampasu from “no known believers” to an entire generation of those who call on His name.
- · Pray the Salampasu will realize that spirits do not dwell in man-made objects, but that God desires for His Spirit to dwell in their hearts.
19th June-July 02nd 2023
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past
Two Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- As we traveled to the International Mission Board (IMB) International Learning Center (ILC) for Stateside Conference in the Richmond, VA area.
- As we traveled from the ILC to visit with family members in Maryland, Cleveland, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois area.
- 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 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.
- We thank God for Madison VISA approval.
- We thank God for the work to be medically cleared to return to Uganda early July.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
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03rd—09th July
- Pray for our travel this week:
- The Herron’s travels in the Metro-East area 03rd—06th July.
- Travel from St. Louis to Kampala, Uganda 06th—07July.
- Travel from Kampala to Jinja 08th JulyJune
- 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)
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
