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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“For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NIV)
Pray for the Ndengereko of Tanzania
The Ndengereko number around 285,000. They are only located
in Tanzania and live along the Rufiji River. Their primary language is
Ndengereko, and their primary religion is Islam. There are very few evangelical
believers among them.
The Ndengereko are subsistence farmers who grow mainly
cassava, maize, rice, millet, sesame, coconuts and cashew nuts.
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Pray for the hearts of the Ndengereko people to
be turned toward God.
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Ask for God-called believers to take the truth
of the gospel to the Ndengereko where they live.
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Pray that the hardships the Ndengereko are
encountering in their area will be doors God uses to share His truth with them.
Praise God for His
Faithfulness from 06th
–12 November 2023
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past
Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- As the Herrons as they traveled in and around the Jinja area during the past week.
- We thank God for Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their work with the mission team this past week and their continual work in reaching and expanding the ministry of reaching the lost people of the islands.
- We thank God for the 25 pastors and church leaders who came for the Iganga Bible Study 3rd—04th November, were twenty-four pastors and church leaders from nine different churches gathered to learn about the Old Testament Minor Prophets.
- We thank God for the planning that was done in preparation for our Discipleship/Evangelism training in Sigulu Island District next 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.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
13th—19th
November 2023
- Pray for our travel this week:
- James and Wafula Joseph and the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry Zone Leaders Travel to Sigulu Island to train Pastors, Church Planters, Church Leaders and members how to disciple new believers from 13th—18th November.
- Pray for the Zone Leaders as they travel from the islands to the mainland and to Sigulu Island.
- As we travel by van and by boat to the Sigulu Island District.
- Pray for our stay on Sigulu Island this coming week.
- Pray for us as we return to our respective homes on Saturday 18th November.
- Travel around Jinja area 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 Mukisa who is taking the national examinations this week:
- Tuesday from 9:00 am.—5:00 p.m. Economic
- Thursday 16th November General Knowledge 9:00 a.m.—12:00 noon.
- Pray that the Herrons would be light and salt to the people they meet this week.
- Pray for Sonya and Madison as James will not be home from 13th—18th November.
- 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 for the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the Herrons.
- 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, Cam, Colie, and Cy as he serves in the Army in stationed on Stuttgart, Germany.
- Babra in Heidelberg, Germany
- Pray for our siblings, aunts and uncles 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)
