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
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still O (Konongo people) and know that Yahweh is God. He will be exalted among
you. ... The earth is the Lord’s with its fullness; the world and the (Konongo)
who dwell therein. ... Arise, God, judge the (Konongo), for you inherit all of
the nations. (Psalm 46:10; 24:1; 82:8)
Pray
for the Konongo of Tanzania
The Konongo of
Tanzania, who number 138,000, live in western Tanzania. Little is known about
the Konongo, except that they primarily practice African traditional religion. They
are considered unreached with the gospel. The IMB still needs to research
Konogo locations, culture and beliefs to determine the best ways to share the gospel
with them.
Pray
- Even though we do not know much about the Konongo, God knows and loves them deeply. Pray they will come to know the love of the Savior God.
- Pray for discernment and perseverance for missionary researchers who are attempting to learn more about the Konongo.
- Pray the Konongo would yield their lives to their Creator and leave their allegiance to traditional religion.
Praise God for the
Weeks of 31st
August—06th September 2020
Thank the Lord with the
Herrons for the Past Week
We Praise God for:
- Traveling grace for the Herrons during the past week as we:
- Traveled in the Metro-East Illinois area.
- We continue to thank God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
- We thank God for the work Austin is doing in Uganda as he coordinates ministry activities on the islands while we are stateside.
- Thank God for the reports I have received from Austin concerning what is happening on the islands.
- The work he is doing to maintain the compound and minister to the workers and church
- The way our islands Pastor have been able to minister to their communities using different methods.
- Answered prays for Keith, our oldest son, who had successful surgery on his foot last week.
- Sonya getting to see and talk to her mother in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Contact I had with Metro-St. Louis DoMs for possible connecting with churches/pastors in the Metro-St. Louis area.
- Contact with Illinois Baptist State Association staff for possible connections with IBSA churches.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
07th—13th September
2020
- Pray for our travel this week
- James and Sonya travels throughout Metro-East and surrounding area this week.
- Plan trip to Memphis this Wednesday-Saturday to visit with our oldest son Keith
- Pray that we have more opportunities to connect with pastors in the Metro-East and Southern Illinois area about international missions.
- For contacting Metro-East Baptist Association DoM for meeting to discuss International Missions
- For contacting Metro St. Louis Baptist Association for discussion of International Mission in their association
- Pray that God give us insight and wisdom to make wise decisions to the Island Ministry Team as they engage in ministering on the island again even though I will be stateside until January 2021.
- Pray for the Island Ministry Team as our leadership team as they continue to minister of the island this week.
- That all our priorities are directed by God
- They have insight from the Holy Spirit and our plans to resume ministry
- Continue to pray for Austin as he plans and work with the Island Ministry Team leaders this week and maintain the compound.
- Continue to pray for the people who have been affected by the rising waters of Lake Victoria.
- Pray for the people of Buvuma Island District because of the rising level of Lake Victoria and the restrictions placed on travel from the islands to the mainland.
- Pray for our families in the USA
- Sonya mother, Mary Sutton, in a nursing home in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Our three sons and their families
- Continue to pray for our oldest son Keith, who was hospitalized and treated for the effect of diabetes that we will treated effectively and healed by God’s power.
- Our youngest son, Jeremy and his family as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart Georgia as he prepare to be deployed later this year.
- Our five grandchildren
- The Sutton Family
- The Dempsey Family
- Stribling/Herron Family (The passing of Johnnie Herron Jr. last week)
- Our siblings and their families
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)
Bibles Being Presented to Pastor Fred
Some of the Children of the Island
Villagers Looking at the Jesus Video
Sonya and Madison
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
