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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“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good
news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes
salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’” (Isaiah 52:7 ESV)
Pray
for the Kotafon of Benin
The
Kotafon adhere to the gods of voodoo, a religion birthed in Benin. They
consider voodoo sacred and an integral part of their daily lives. Lake Aheme, around
which the Kotafon people live, is considered under the power of the female voodoo
deity, Awilé. People paddle their dugout canoes from around the lake to
participate in honoring Awilé and cleansing evil spirits from their villages.
Mount
Vernon Church (SBC) in Raleigh, North Carolina, has committed to winning the Kotafon
to Christ and is working with indigenous missionary Marc Idjeberou and Benin
Baptists. Four Ko churches have been planted with 10 men now attending Bible
school. But voodoo worshippers are persecuting those faithful to Christ.
Prayer Requests
- Pray
that the Word of Christ will break through the bondage and draw people to
surrender to Jesus.
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Pray
that the men studying God’s Word in the decentralized, oral Bible school will
be instrumental in reaching their people for Christ.
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Pray
for pastors Jacques and Guy and the young Christians to be immovable and
powerful witnesses in the face of persecution.
Praise God for the
Weeks 21st September—06th October 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:
- Travel around the Metro-East area during the week
- We continue to praise God for keeping us strong and in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
- We thank God for the good work Austin is doing in Uganda as he coordinates ministry activities on the islands while we are stateside.
- The work he is doing to maintain the compound and minister to the workers and church
- The Bible Class with the compound workers
- Coordinating Bible Class at Acacia Community among young national males
- We praise God for the work our islands Pastor have been able to minister to their communities using different methods.
- As they work to reopen island churches
- Plans and organizing to resume Island Bible studies teaching through the Baptist Faith and Message
- We thank God that the Entebbe International Airport has opened and there will soon be flights coming and leaving Uganda.
- Praise God for a successful Global Mission Celebration at First O’Fallon Baptist Church, O’Fallon Missouri 04th –11th October.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
05th— 11th October
2020
- Pray for our travel this week:
- Around the Metro-East St. Louis area.
- Pray for the Herrons as they travel to Cleveland, Ohio this weekend.
- We pray that for God’s 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.
- Pray for our families in the USA
- Sonya mother, Mary Sutton, was in the hospital and has now returned to the nursing home in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Our three sons and their families
- Pray for our oldest son Keith, who is being treated for diabetes and that he will be comply to the doctors treating him.
- Our youngest son, Jeremy and his family as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart Georgia as he prepares to be deployed later this week.
- Our five grandchildren
- The Sutton Family
- The Dempsey Family
- Stribling/Herron Family (The passing of Johnnie Herron Jr.)
- 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)
