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 October 2019
Thank
the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Month
We Praise God for:
o We thank God for safety as we traveled around Jinja during
the past two weeks
o Madison travel to and from school the last three weeks
o James and Austin to Sigulu Island for Pastor
Conference: What the Bible Teaches 6th—11th
October
o Traveling to Kyanja Baptist Church Buziri Island from 27th
October to 01st November
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We thank God for the
five-day training on what the Bible teaches on had for our pastors to prepare them in
preaching the Baptist Faith and Message.
o We thank god for the eleven pastors who attended the
training
o We are thankful for their commitment to growing deeper in
the Word of God and being prepared to properly proclaim the Word of God to
their congregation and their village/island
o We praise God for the pastor’s desire to learn and grow
in their knowledge of Christ
·
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
o There desire in teaching and training our pastors and
leaders to understanding and applying God’s Word to the lives of the island’s
believers
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We praise God for
the Pastor/Leadership Training from 27th October—01st
November.
o We thank God for the 18 pastors and Church Leaders who
participated in the training on how to interpreant properly God’s Word.
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We thank God for Sonya’s
mother continual recovery for surgery last month.
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We praise God for
the safety of our youngest son, Jeremy, and his family as they were displaced
by the hurricane and return home without any damage to their property.
·
We thank God for His
faithfulness, provisions and protection in our lives during the past week
04th—10th
November 2019
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Pray for our travel
in Uganda this week
o
Our travel in and
around Jinja during this week
o
Madison’s travel to
and from school this week
o
James travel to Kiyindi
Landing Site 09th November
·
Pray for the training
planning for our next Island Pastors and Leadership Training in November.
o
Pray for our meeting
with our Zone Leaders later this month to discuss and plans for the first set
of Baptist Faith and Message sermons outlines
o
Pray for Austin and
me preparing the lessons later this month
o
Pray that we are led
by the Holy Spirit as we teach our leaders
o
Pray that they will
be able to transmit what they learn to the pastors and other church leader
·
Pray for our
regional Leaders who will be searching for prospective leaders to mentor in
each congregation
·
Pray for new church
plant, at Kyanja B Baptist Church, Buziri
Island.
o
The church has over
35 adults for the last two Sundays
o
They have outgrown
the facility and are seeking to secure land for a facility.
o
Pray for the pastor
of this new church as he preaches, teach and disciple the 25 new believers
baptized in the last two weeks.
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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.
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Our youngest son,
Jeremy and his family, as they return to their home and adjust after having
been evaluated from their home for one week
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Sonya’s mother,
Mary, who is making progress I
o
Our five
grandchildren
o
The Sutton Family
o
The Dempsey Family
o
Stribling/Herron
Family
o
Our siblings and
their families
o
Herron Family in the
Home Going of our oldest sibling Mattie Herron
o
Sonya’s mother as
she recuperates from surgery last week
·
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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| Pastor Training Kyanja Baptist Church |
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| Group Presentation KBC |
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| Austin's Presentation Pastor's Training |
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| Another Group Presentation |
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| Island Bible School Presentation |
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| Group Preparation for their Presentation Tomorrow |
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| Some of the Island Children |
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| Austin Teaching the Zone Leaders Training |
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| Island Bible School Class |
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| Our Visit To Sigulu Island |
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| Small Group Activity Sigulu Island |
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| Afternoon Training Session Sigulu Island |
"...before me was
a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and
language...." Revelation 7:9 (NIV)
