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
18 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free.” (John 8:32)
In
john 14:6, Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the
life. No one comes to the Father except
through me.” Jesus is the one who came to set us free. We are set free when allow the Holy Spirit to
control our mind, emotions and actions more freely. When we release control of our life to the
Holy Spirit we become more free in Christ.
When we release our control to the Holy Spirit, we allow the Spirit to
do His perfecting work in our lives. We should
let the Spirit thoughts to burst freely unto our consciousness and receive the abundant
life Christ has to offer. Do not worry about the future, our security in in Jesus
Christ, the one who died to set us free. For it is God who
works in you to will and to act according to his purpose.
(Philippians 2:13)
Praise
for 17th—30th June 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 during
the past three weeks
o Sonya’s return from America 17th June
o Madison’s travel to school and back during these weeks
o Travel to Kyanja Baptist Church, Buziri Island 25th—26th
June
o James travel to Bugiri 27th June
o Sonya’s travel to Kampala 28th June
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I thank God for allowing
me to complete grading for the classes I taught at Uganda Baptist Seminary.
o We thank God for the 32 students which included four
females, from five East Africa nations who were my student in theology and Old
Testament Survey
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We praise God for
Austin Lee, a Journeyman from Illinois serving with the Island Ministries Team
travel to Kenya for training from 1st—22nd June.
o I thank God for his quick adjustment to living in jinja ‘
§ Securing a place to stay starting in early July
§ Organizing travel from meeting in Kenya
§ His safe return and contribution to meetings he has
attended since his return
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We praise God for our
Island Leadership Team desire to faithfully serve Christ and the people of the
islands
o Their commitment to reading the Bible as a ministry team
to be able to mentor and assist our pastors spend more time in the Word of God
o Their desire to lead our pastors in preaching the Baptist
Faith and Message to better understand with the Bible say and to build a
foundation to reaching and teaching the peoples of the islands
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We thank the Lord
for Sonya’s return from her travel to America She was able to
o Visit with Jason in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
o Attend Jeremy’s graduation in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
o She traveled from Oklahoma City to Ft. Leavenworth, to the
Chicago area and she visited her mother in Ohio
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We thank God for Sonya’s
mother continued progress
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We thank God for His
faithfulness, provisions and protection in our lives during the last three weeks
01st—07th July
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 islands Friday—Sunday next week
o Madison’s travel to and from school this week
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Pray for the island pastors
and church leaders who have begun to implement the T4T training they received earlier
this year.
o Pray that these leaders can reach new believers and begin
new discipleship classes with them very soon
o Pray that the leaders will not become discouraged if things
do not go as they plan
o Pray that strong committed believers are the results of
these new discipleship classes
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Pray for our regional
Leaders who will be searching for prospective leaders to mentor in each
congregation
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Pray for Austin Lee
as he begins his work in Uganda
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Pray for our
families in the USA
o
Our three sons and
their families
§
Continue to pray for
our oldest son, Keith as he returned to his job last week.
§
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
o
Our siblings and
their families
o
Sonya’s mother who continue
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
Thanks for your prayerful
support.
In HIS service
James
and Sonya Herron
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| Some of the 2018 Island Bible School Getting Ready for Graduation |
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| The thirteen Graduates Ready to Receive Their Certificates |
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| James Herron Preaching During Island Bible School Gradation |
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| Women Ministry Teaching the Bible During Mission Team |
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| Farming God's Way |
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| Children Ministry Team |
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| Joseph Traveling from the Island |
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| Austin Traveling from the Islands after two day visit |
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
