Monday, August 17, 2020

22-29 March 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


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

·       We thank God for good health and being together during this time of “Shelter in Place” we are adjusting to having everyone at homme and limiting our exposure to the outside the compound world. 

·       We thank God for Madison’s adjustment be being homeschool until school resume in the future.

·       Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week

30th March—05th April 2020

·       Pray for our 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 two weeks

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 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

·       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

o   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  

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)   
Pastor George, Nathan and Joseph ready to travel to Khususuni Village, Sigulu Island

Some of the 20 containers to be used to store food to be distributed in May 

We approach Khususuni Village  

Our sleeping quarters for the next few days 

Nathan reviewing Farming God's Way 

Some of the children of Sigulu Island 

Some of the tools and seeds to be distributed  

The Gospel is being shared by members of our evangelism team 

More Gospel presentation 

The workers who transported the tools and seeds from the villiage to the boat and toanother villsge