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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“The whole Judean countryside and all the
people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the
Jordan River, confessing their sins.” (Mark 1:5 CSB)
Pray for the Bozo Tiemaxo of Mali
The Bozo Tiemaxo are migratory fisherman. One of the
unique challenges of getting the gospel to the Bozo is that they are several
distinct people groups (including the Tiemaxo) who speak four variations of
their language. Some variations are not simply accent differences; instead,
there is very little comprehension between groups. This makes it difficult to
reach the Bozo Tiemaxo and other Bozo groups, as they need Scriptures in their
individual languages. It is also difficult to share the good news with them and
follow up or disciple them due to their nomadic nature.
Pray
- Ask the Father to place believers along the Bozo Tiemaxo’s migratory routes, allowing them to hear and understand the gospel, confess their sins and be baptized in the rivers they traverse.
- Ask God for audio Scriptures in these distinctly different languages.
- Pray for the Lord to raise up a believer among the Bozo Tiemaxo who will be a bold witness and disciple maker.
Praise God for 15th—21st
February 2021
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the
Past Week
We Praise God for:
- We thank God for traveling grace for the Herrons during the past week as we:
- Traveled in and around Jinja
- Travel to Kampala and back 12th February
- We also praise God for continually keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
- We also thank God for giving direction for Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry as we discern God’s direction in resuming ministry on the island.
- We praise God for the continual work of Austin, Joseph Wafula and the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team after our return to Uganda.
- We thank God for how the islands Pastor have continue to minister to the people of their communities and continue the work of reaching lost people for Christ.
- We thank God for Liberty Baptist Church and the funds given to feed 202 families, and for Our outreach activities during the food distribution.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
22nd February—01st
March 2021
- Pray for our travel this week
- The Herron’s travels in and around Jinja
- Madison travel to and from school this week
- Travel to Kiyindi Landing Site Saturday.
- Pray that God will give us insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as we begin engaging in ministering on the island in our return from America in view of COVID-19.
- Continue to pray for the people of the islands who have been affected by the rising waters of Lake Victoria.
- Pray for our pastors to learn and implement the government mandate on church meetings to protect from spreading COVID-19.
- Pray for our co-worker George and Geraldine Smith as he is hospitalized in Nairobi, Kenya since 24th January.
- Two other IMB missionaries suffering from Covid-19 hospitalized in Nairobi, Kenya
- Pray for our families in the USA
- Our three sons and their families
- Our youngest son, Jeremy, and his family as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart Georgia as he has been deployed to South Korea until July 2020
- Pray for God’s direction as he has great responsibilities as a lead officer
- Our five grandchildren
- The Sutton Family
- The Dempsey Family
- Stribling/Herron Family
- 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)
