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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Manga Kanuri of Nigeria
2025 Status Update
“.. and he died for all, that those who
live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died
and was raised.” (2 Corinthians 5:15)
2025 Status Update
The Manga Kanuri live in northeast Nigeria
amid conflict and insecurity. Islam is their primary religion, and past
ministry attempts have yielded little fruit. However, recent conflict has led
some to question Islam, creating an openness to the gospel. Nigerian believers
have shared the gospel among the Manga Kanuri, and a few have professed faith
in Jesus. Relief projects have met physical needs, opening doors for gospel
witnessing. Bible translation into the Manga Kanuri dialect has also begun.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for an end to the conflict so more ministries can be conducted among the Manga Kanuri.
- Pray for Nigerian believers to bravely
proclaim the gospel.
- Pray for the few believers in this region
to stand firm in their faith.
Praise God for His Faithfulness and Protection from
10th–16th November
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- James and Sonya traveled around the Jinja area during the last weeks without problems or difficulties.
- James travels to the Metro-East from Oklahoma City on Saturday 15th November without any problems visit OFBC and meet with prospective mission team members,
- For the Herrons having several ministry opportunities this week past week:
- Sonya’s Tuesday Bible Study and On-Line Bible Study and Prayer Ministry.
- Sonya’s involvement in a Women Conference on 14th and 15th November in Mukono.
- James traveling to the Metro-East area for preparing a team to come to Uganda 26th June--10th July. Meet with Church Connection pastors in the Metro-East area.
- We continue to 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.
- We thank God for Bro. David and Isacc from Acacia Community Church and Robert Odongo for completing the cross-cultural ministry in Nairobi on October 28th—13th November 2025.
- Thanks God as Madison as she is about to complete this term 28th November at Rift Valley Academy in Kijabe, Kenya.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
17th—23rd
November 2025
- Pray for the Herrons as they travel this week:
- Sonya as she travels in and around Jinja during this week.
- James as he travels from the Metro-East area and returns to Oklahoma City Thursday 20th November.
- James sharing with the church what God is doing in Uganda with the congregation of OFBC.
- Possible contact with mission personals from Meto-East Baptist Association.
- Pray for Sonya as she has two Tuesday Bible studies.
- Pray for Pastor Odongo and his team as they continue to assist with the training and outreach efforts to develop new believers.
- Pray for the Herron’s ministry tasks we have this week.
- 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 the Boda Bible Study this Wednesday 19 November.
- 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 for the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the Herrons.
- 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 is near the end of her first term and preparing for her school break.
- 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)
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