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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“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves
full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” (1 Timothy 1:15 NIV)
Pray for the Zande of South Sudan
Historically, the Zande are small scale farmers growing maize, peanuts, cassava and sweet potatoes. They have an
estimated global population of 2.8 million, with roughly 860,000 in South
Sudan. Christianity was introduced to the Zande during British rule in the
1800s, and Catholic and Protestant churches exist within this people group.
However, most Zande practice witchcraft, an evil magic that is the cause
of all unusual or terrible events and that is used to inflict harm on others.
Although the IMB is not working among the Zande, we recently discovered that several Great Commission Christian groups are engaged in evangelism, discipleship and leadership training among them. We are thankful for this work; however, there is still much more to be done. The greatest need is solid biblical discipleship.
- Thank God for Christian groups working among the Zande. Pray for them as they share the gospel, teach believers and train pastors.
- Pray
against the lies of witchcraft and the strong hold it has on the Zande.
- Pray for the Zande to come to understand what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ and to yield their allegiances to Him.
Praise God for the Last 2 Weeks 20th February—05th March 2023
- Pray for our travel this week
- The Herron’s travels in and around the Metro-East area
- Pray for Joseph Wafula as plans are being made to continue ministry to the pastors and church leaders on Sigulu Island later this month.
- Pray for James as he meets with pastors in the Metro-East St. Louis area this week:
- Connecting 15 pastors over the phone this week and
- Visits with several Pastors in person this week.
- Pray for the Upper Buvuma Ministry Team as they plan to reach six new Islands with the Gospel of Christ and start eight new churches on these islands and planting of eight new churches in the Buvuma Island District.
- 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 oldest son Keith in Memphis, Tennessee
- Our middle son, Jason and his wife Marsha and their two sons Jacob and Joshua
- Our youngest son, Jeremy and his wife Jennifer, and his three children, Ki, Chloe, and Cy as he serves in the Army in Ft. Stewart.
- 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)
Zande Woman
People on Sigulu Island receive Distributed Food
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
