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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Bozo Tiemaxo of Mali
2025 Status Update
“The whole Judean countryside and all the
people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the
Jordan River, confessing their sins.” (Mark 1:5 CSB)
Challenges We’ve Faced
Fishing
spiritually among the Bozo Tiemaxo is like pushing a canoe through a weedy
creek. The work appears to be hard and slow with nothing to show for the effort
except a small trail behind. However, in the last couple of years we’ve seen
evidence of the Spirit at work. One woman submitted her life to “the man in
white” (Jesus) after having dreams about him for many years. And a man who had
been in contact with believers for over a decade also submitted to the Lord.
Another is not far behind.
How You Can Pray
·
Pray
for the new believers to courageously share with others.
·
Pray
for Bible translators whose hearts are burdened for their people. Ask God to
keep joy before them to complete the task.
· Ask God to break down strongholds that prevent the Bozo from believing the truth (2 Cor 10:3–5).
Praise God for His Faithfulness and Protection from
12th—18th
May 2025
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past
two Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- James travel to Magamaga Town for Bible Training Session with Church Planters
- James and Sonya traveled around the Jinja area during the last week without difficulties.
- As the Herrons prepare for several ministry opportunities this past week:
- Sonya two Weekly Tuesday Bible studies and On-Line Prayer Ministry
- James visit with Pastor Safanie from Upper Buvuma Islands Baptist Ministry Saturday 17 May
- We praise God for the people of Sigulu Island as they follow-up on the new believers of Mukeri Baptist Church and Butanira Baptist Church follow-up on the new 102 believers who have received Christ during the Gardendale FBC Mission Team.
- We thank God for Madison’s readjustment to being in boarding school for the third term.
- We thank God for Pastor Odongo and the Hasusuni Baptist Church for their commitment to the reaching and discipleship of the those who recently accepted Christ during the last few weeks.
- The follow-up on the new church plant and the discipleship of the new believers from Mukeri and Butanira villages on Sigulu Island.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
- Pray for our travel this week:
- As we travel around Jinja this week.
- James and Sonya drove in and around the Jinja area during the two weeks.
- James travel to Kampala on Thursday 22 May
- Pray for God’s provision for the coming months as the Herron’s has many opportunities to expand their work to different islands on Lake Victoria.
- Pray for the Herron as meeting scheduled concerning the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry in furthering opportunities in reaching different villages on the islands.
- 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 Buvuma and Sigulu Islands.
- Pray for the Herron’s ministry tasks we have this week.
- Sonya’s Bible Study she is leading Tuesday 20th May.
- James scheduled medical appointment in Kampala Thursday 22nd May.
- James is preparing to transport a new boat to Sigulu Island later this week
- James preaching this Sunday 25th May.
- Pray that the Herron would be light and salt to the people they meet this week.
- Pray that the Herron’s 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 Madison as she continues her studies at RVA for the last term this school year.
- Pray for five prospective Church Planters we are referring to receive training in Kenya in August
- Pray for two Uganda Baptist Seminary Students from Sigulu 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, Kim, Colie, and Cy as he serves in the Army in stationed on Stuttgart, Germany.
- Babra in Heidelberg, Germany
- Madison as she studies in Kenya for eight weeks.
- 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)
