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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55 in 5 Status Update
Pila of Benin
2025 Status Update
“And there is salvation in no one else, for
there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
(Acts 4:12)
Challenges We’ve Faced
The
Pila of rural northern Benin are deeply committed to their traditional African
mystical religion. Idol worship is the norm and expected. Recently, a training
for Bible storying launched in this area. Four believers among the Pila
participated. They learned and recorded 16 Bible stories in their language.
Immersion in God’s Word in their language revitalized their faith. The team
returned to their home villages, where they shared the stories and the full
gospel.
How You Can Pray
·
Praise
the Lord for new Pila believers!
·
Pray
that the bonds of idol worship will be broken.
· Pray that local believers will faithfully share the gospel.
Praise God for His Faithfulness and Protection from
19th
May—01st June 2025
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past
two Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- James and Sonya traveled around the Jinja area during the last two weeks without problems.
- James travel to Kyindi Landing Site and taking new boat to Sigulu Island a 4:44 minutes boat ride.
- As the Herrons prepare for several ministry opportunities this week:
- Sonya’s Tuesday Bible Study and her On-Line Prayer Ministry
- James is preparing for a mission team from Nevada in August.
- James traveled to the islands with the mission team 30th April-04th May
- We thank God for our travel from Kiyindi Landing Site to Hasusuni Village, Sigulu Island as we delivered boat and two motors to be used for ministering to the people of Sigulu Island District.
- We are thankful for the continue outreach on Sigulu Island and our ability to assist with helping for transportation to area where there are new churches which need spiritual assistance.
- 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.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
- Pray for our travel this week:
- As we travel around Jinja this week.
- James and Sonya as we drive in and around the Jinja area during this week.
- Pray for Pastor Odongo and his team as they assist with the training and outreach efforts to develop new believers.
- Pray for God guidance as Pastor Odongo has access to a boat and motor to minister to the villages of Sigulu Island.
- 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 Herron’s.
- Pray that God will give the Herron’s insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as they engage in ministering on Buvuma and Sigulu Islands.
- 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 as she is near midterm break and is preparing for exams.
- 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 as she prepares for critical examinations in June.
- Madison as she studies in Kenya until mid-July.
- 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)
