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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“For although they knew God, they neither
glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile
and their foolish hearts were darkened.” (Romans 1:21)
Pray for the Zigua of Tanzania
People all
over Africa claim that they believe there is a “God” who is the creator of all
things and who is all powerful. But Islam teaches that one cannot truly know
God or have a relationship with Him. Animism, which includes the belief that
spirits inhabit inanimate objects, often displays its practices in whatever
religion an African takes on.
The Zigua (zee-goo-ah) of Tanzania are a rural, agricultural people of over a half a million who live in the northeastern part of Tanzania. They are predominately Muslims, and although they claim to know God, they have never truly yielded their lives to their Creator. Islam has grown in strength and has brought a lot of confusion and resistance to the spread of the gospel, thus forcing some missionary personnel to relocate away from the Zigua.
Pray
- For Great Commission partners who can continue to work among the Zigua for now but will be relocating soon.
- That Zigua believers will be bold to share the gospel with their friends, family members and neighbors.
- For children who have heard the gospel during English lessons and church-related activities. Pray that these spiritual seeds will be watered by others.
Praise God for the Last
Weeks 04th–10 July 2022
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Week
We Praise God for:
- We thank God for traveling grace for the Herrons during the past weeks as we:
- Traveled around Jinja
- Traveled to and from Kyinda Landing Site
- We thank God for Madison completing primary school and passed Check-Point Test and is now preparing for secondary school in August.
- We also praise God for keeping us in good physical, emotional and spiritual health.
- We thank God for our neighbor Andy who is working at Uganda Baptist Seminary.
- We thank the Lord for Joseph Wafula, Administrative Assistant and the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their continual work on the islands.
- We thank God for how the islands Pastor have been able to minister to their communities and continue the work of reaching people for Christ.
Pray for the Herron’s This Coming Week
11th—17th July 2022
- Pray for our travel this week
- The Herron’s travels in and around Jinja
- The Herrons travel to Kenya Wednesday 13th July—Monday 18th July.
- Pray for a safe trip to and from Kenya and their safety during their stay in Kenya.
- Pray that the Herrons would be light and salt to the people they meet this week.
- Pray that the Herrons will be given the words to share to others about Jesus and how they might receive the salvation from God offered through a relationship with Christ.
- Pray that God will give the Herrons insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as they engage in ministering on the island.
- 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 returned from a seven-month deployed to Germany in late June.
- 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)
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
