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
times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to
repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in
righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given
assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” (Acts 17:30-31)
Pray for the Northern Teke of Gabon
The name of the Teke people reveals what
their occupation was in former times. The word teke means 'to buy,'
indicating they were traders. The current economy of the Teke is mainly based
on farming, but they are also hunters and skilled fishermen.
For the Teke, a large family is very
important as the head of the family gains prestige as family members increase.
The Teke are a very spiritual people and believe in practicing African
traditional religion, which involves the veneration of ancestral spirits. They
are also known for their fetishes, including figurines and masks. There is
usually one tribunal chief who has the right over the life and death of all
family members. This chief decides the fate of those who do wrong or break the
law.
Pray
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Pray for the Northern Teke to trade their
false beliefs for a true understanding of God and the salvation that is found
only in Christ.
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Pray they will know there is only one who
holds the right over life and death, and it is the one true God.
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Pray that the gospel would go forth among
the Teke and that they would repent and believe in Christ.
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18th September—01st
October 2023
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Two Weeks
- Traveling Grace:
- James and Sonya travel to Nairobi for medical appointments Friday 15th –22nd September.
- James travel to Johannesburg, South Africa 27th September—03rd October
- Travel in and around Jinja during the last two weeks
- We continue to thank God for the work of our national partners are doing to reaching the peoples of the islands.
- We praise God for the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry (UBIBM) Leadership Team and their work in of reaching and expanding the ministry of reaching the lost people of the islands.
- We thank God for the Buvuma District Zone Leaders who continual to prepare our pastors and church leaders to take the Gospel of Jesus to the ends of the earth.
- We thank God for His provision and allowing us to minister to the peoples of the islands.
- We praise God for the work we are doing stateside as we communicate with our Church Connection churches and minister to the churches informing them of what God is doing in Uganda.
- We thank God the mission team from O’Fallon FBC as they prepare to come in mid-October.
- We also praise God for the work being done on the mainland and island in preparation for the Mission Team arrival.
Pray for the Herron’s
This Coming Week
02nd—08th
October
- Pray for our travel this week:
- As James travel from Johannesburg, South Africa 03rd October
- Our travel from Entebbe to Jinja
- Our travel in Jinja and surrounding area during this week.
- Pray for the Upper Buvuma Ministry Team as they work toward reaching 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, Colie, and Cy as he serves in the Army in being transferred to Europe in mid-August.
- 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)
