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–24th March 2019
Thank the Lord with
the Herrons for the Past Two Weeks
o We thank God for safety as we traveled around Jinja
o Our picking up the mission team from Gardendale, Alabama
o Our travel to the islands and back to Jinja without
problems
o The team’s travel to Entebbe and their flights to America
without problems
o Our travel to Kenya and back to Jinja from Friday 15th—22nd
March
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We thank God for our
meetings we had in Kenya
o The inspiration and challenges we heard from the word of
God
o 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 praise God for
the mission team from Gardendale First Baptist Church from 10th—15th
March
o The seven new believers who accepted Christ during the
team presence
o Pray that these new believers are discipled and grow in Christ
o Pray for the responsibility and opportunity for Pastor Francis
and Bukwaya Baptist Church, and Pastor Joseph and Kalambi
Baptist Church to minister and witness to the people of the villages who were
physically assisted
o Thank the lord for the good experience the team had
during their stay and their safe return home
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Thanks for your
prayers for our oldest son, Keith, who has been discharged from the doctor and
will start working Monday 25th March after five months of physical
rehab.
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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
25th–31st 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 Kiyindi
Landing Site on Tuesday and Saturday
o
Madison’s travel to
and from school this week
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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
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Pray for us and our
regional Leaders who will be searching for prospective leaders to mentor in
each congregation
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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 as he returns to his job this week.
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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 in the hospital for an UTI and continual her 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
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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| Island Bible School Graduation 09 March |
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| Some of the Visitors During Island Graduation |
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| Thirteen Students Completed a 10 Months Bible Course Including three Women |
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| The Graduates Prepared to Cut The Cake |
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| Pastor Mark Preaching at Bukwaya Church |
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| Pastor Mark Illustrated What they had to do to come to the islands to serve the people |
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| The Volunteers Washed the Feet of the Villagers of Kyanja |
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| An act of service to the people of the island |
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| Some of the children who were ministered to at Kalambi Church |
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| Sharing the Gospel of Christ (Seven Persons Received Christ During this Trip) |
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| More children learning about Jesus |
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| Pointing the people to Jesus |
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| Planting a Fruit Tree at Kyanja Church |
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| Pastor Mark with Pastor Jacob and his wife Dorine |
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| Picture of Sonya and Madison in Kenya |
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
