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
Praise
for 11th–17th March 2019
Thank
the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week
We Praise God for:
o We thank God for safety as we traveled around Jinja
o To Kyanja Baptist
Church Buziri Island
o Madison travel to and from school last two weeks
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We thank God for our
preparation for mission team from Gardendale, Alabama We are thankful to the
Lord for our Ugandan pastors and church leaders who continue to faithfully minister
to the Peoples of the Islands.
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We are thankful for
the 13 graduates of the Island Bible School Saturday 09th March.
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We thank the Lord
for providing and caring for our family in Uganda and in America
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We thank God for His
faithfulness, provisions and protection in our lives
11th–18th March 2019
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Pray for our travel
in the Uganda this week
o
Our travel in and
around Jinja during this week
o
James travel to the pick-up
the mission team from Entebbe International Airport Sunday
o
Our travels to the island
Monday—Thursday as we minister to the peoples of the islands using the tools
and seed through Farming God’s Way training
o
The team return trip
to the USA Friday—Saturday 15th and 16th March
o
The Herrons as they
travel to Kenya for meetings Friday 15th Marching
o
Madison’s travel to
and from school this week
·
Pray for the mission
team as they travel from America to the islands of Lake Victoria
o
Pray they arrive
well and are ready to work and minister to the people of the islands
o
Pray that the volunteers
will be safe from injuries or illness during they stay in Uganda
o
Pray that God will
use them in ministering and reaching the peoples of the islands with the Gospel
of Christ
·
Pray for the pastors
and church leaders who will disciple these new believers
o
Pray that these new
believers will come to the meeting we are scheduling at each clinic sites to
start the discipling process
·
Pray for us and our
regional Leaders who will be searching for prospective leaders to mentor in
each congregation
·
Pray for our
families in the USA
o
Our three sons and
their families
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Continue to pray for
our oldest son, Keith, who is recovering for surgery and has been unable to
work since November 2018.
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Our youngest son,
Jeremy and his family, as he complete studies at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and
prepare to move to Georgia in May
§
Sonya’s mother,
Mary, who was hospitalized last week but has been released
o
Our five
grandchildren
o
The Sutton Family
o
The Dempsey Family
o
Stribling/Herron
Family in the home-going of Georgia Herron Stribling
o
Our siblings and
their families
o
Sonya’s mother who
is being treated for cancer in Cleveland, Ohio
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Pray for our
language teacher that he may come to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior
Thanks for your prayerful
support.
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)
Leaders and Workers at Kyanja |
Training Session at Kyinja Church |
Sonya and Madison Traveling to the Islands |
T4T Training Kyinja |
Preparing for Mission Team May 2016 |
Lwazi Baptist Church Sign |
Preparing for Ministering Lwazi Baptist Church |
Madison Preparing for Dance Recital |
Madison and some of her classmates |
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