Monday, April 27, 2020

Week of 27 April-3 May Herron's Prayer Blog



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

 Why Pray during Ramadan?

Every year Muslims spend an entire month in a concentrated time of fasting. They may fast because their family has always fasted, or because it is expected of them from their community, or because they feel the need to gain favor with Allah, or perhaps all the above. Regardless, Muslims highly anticipate the social festivities and sense of community fostered by the month-long festival, called Ramadan.

Yet the hovering threat of a global pandemic may demand that this year’s Ramadan be different. There may never have been a Ramadan in history when Muslims would feel so acutely the need to be right before God. As we all feel the fragility of humankind and our lack of control over our circumstances, Muslims may enter this season of Ramadan even more eager to earn their holiness before Allah.

The good news the world needs right now—that Muslims need right now—has already been delivered through a Savior. As Muslims pray and fast, may we as the bride of Christ not fail to fast and pray to the one, true God for their salvation.

This month pray for the one billion Muslims around the world. Pray like their life depends on it. Pray for God to move in incredible ways. Pray that today would be the day of salvation for many across the world. We know people from every nation, tribe, people, and language will be before the throne. As you pray this month, ask God for one more nation. One more tribe. One more people group. One more language where his praises ring out. Now is the time to intercede like never before.

Praise God for 20th–26th April
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week
We Praise God for:
  • Traveling grace for the Herrons during the past week:
o   We thank God for safety for the limited travel around Jinja during the past week.
  • We thank God for our continued good health and having more time with our family during this time of extended “Shelter in Place.”   
  • We thank God for our continual good adjusting to having everyone at homme and limiting our exposure to the outside world.  
  • We thank God for Madison’s positive adjustment be being homeschool until school resume in the future. 
  • Madison is to start On-Line Home School since 20th April 
  • Our being able to adjust to being home and ministering using the internet and phone.   
  • The islands Pastor being able to minister to their communities by using the community public loudspeakers system and the people who have accepted Christ as a result of their preaching and witnessing. 
  • The assistance we received from O’Fallon FBC to provide emergency food supplies to our island pastors and their family and the impact this has had on our pastors and their families

27th April—03rd May 2020

  • Pray for the limited travel this week
o   James and Sonya travels throughout Jinja and surrounding area this week
  • Pray for us as we are to self-isolate as commanded by our leadership for April
o   Pray for us as we are confined to our compound during this time.
o   Pray that we redeem the time and spend time getting closer to one another and Christ during this time.
  • Pray for the Island Ministry Team as we adjust to ministering to Austin and his roommate during this time of self-isolation 
  • Pray for our Pastors and Church leaders on the islands as they minister to the people on the island during this time because they are unable to travel, they are not able to work to provide for their family 
  • Pray for our planning to distribute food, first aid kits and Mama Kits on Sigulu Island once we are able to travel about. 
  • Continue to pray for Gardendale FBC Uganda Mission 2020 team who were unable to travel to Uganda for their 15th-20th Mission Trip because of the Coronavirus 
    • Pray for their desire to minister to the peoples of the island because of the economic effect of the Coronavirus. 
  • 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.
§  Our youngest son, Jeremy and his family,
§  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  
The Menu and Meal Madison Prepared-with some help-Sunday 26 Aril

The Menu Madison Prepared 

The Cake and Salad Prepared for Dinner 

Madison Baking a Stove Top Cake (This is what we are doing during the shutdown.)  

Finished Product  

Easter Day Family Picture  

A Picture of Sonya, Madison and Babra 

Capita Face Mask from Uganda

This is the Wrong Anti-Virus  

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

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