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
God for 27th January— 02nd February
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 in
the surrounding area during the past week
o Madison travel to and from school during this time
o James and Austin’s travel from Kyanja
Village, Buziri Island with the mission team from Illinois 23rd—28th
January
o
Our travel to Kampala
to drop off the Mission Team Thursday 29th January
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The team travel back
to Illinois 30th and 31st January.
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We thank God for the
mission team from Dorrisville, Illinois and the two medical clinics and two
days of training.
o We praise God for the 700+ patients seen in clinic
o The 75 persons who accepted Christ as Savior during the clinics
in two village where there are new churches
o We praise God for the many people who heard the Gospel
o We thank the Lord for the training of the pastors and
church leaders in preaching/teaching what the Bible teaches about the Bible and
God.
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We thank God for the
planning done to prepare for our pastors to prepare them in preaching the
Baptist Faith and Message.
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
· We thank God for His faithfulness, provisions and
protection in our lives during the past
week
03rd–09th
February 2020
·
Pray for our travel this
week
o
Madison’s travel to
and from school this coming week
o
James and Sonya
travels through out Jinja and sounding area this week
o
Travel to the
islands Sunday 09th February
·
Pray for our preparation
for ministering to the pastors of Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry in the
coming weeks.
o
Pray for Austin Joseph
and me as we are meet and plan for training of our pastoral and church leaders
o
Pray that we are led
by the Holy Spirit as we prepare to teach the pastors and church leaders
o
Pray for our
regional Leaders who will be assisting with the teaching our pastors and church
leaders
·
Pray for the
seventy-five new believers who accepted Christ during the two medical clinics.
o
Pray for our 10th
and 11th February Discipleship Training with the new believers from Kiziba,
Bugaya Island, and Kyanja B Baptist Church Buziri Island.
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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, that we will allow God to direct his life.
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Our youngest son,
Jeremy and his family,
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For Sonya’s mother,
Mary, who is making progress after surgery
o
Our five
grandchildren
o
The Sutton Family
o
The Dempsey Family
o
Stribling/Herron
Family
o
Our siblings and
their families
·
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)
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| Some Children at Kyanja Village, Buziri Island |
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| Traveling to the Island |
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| Farming God's Way on Sigulu Island |
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| Some of the Attendees FGW on Sigulu Island |
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| Medical Mission Team Children Ministry-Kiziba Village, Bugaya Island |
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| Preaching The Gospel Kyanja B Village Buziri Island |
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| Austin Teaching "What the Bible Teaches" Kyanja Church, Buziri Island |
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| Women Ministry at Kiziba Village, Bugaya Island |
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| Mission Volunteer Teach at Kyanja Baptist Church, Buziri Island |
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| The Team Having Lunch in Kampala before Leaving |
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
