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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55 in 5 Status Update
Antefasy of Madagascar
2025 Status Update
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he
said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in
darkness but will have the light of life.’” (John 8:12 NIV)
Challenges We’ve Faced
Though
the Antefasy call themselves Christians, many believe their ancestors are the
intermediaries between them and God, and they seek help from witch doctors. In
their works-based belief system, Christianity is a backup plan to get to
heaven. They believe the requirement to be a Christian is to attend church on
Sundays. Very few churches faithfully teach the gospel.
How You Can Pray
·
Pray
for the few Antefasy believers who are making disciples and working to start
healthy churches.
·
Ask
God to reveal his true Word to the Antefasy.
- Pray for new believers to boldly turn away from ancestor worship
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past
two Weeks
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- As the Herrons prepare for several ministry opportunities this week:
- Sonya two Weekly Tuesday Bible studies and On-Line Prayer Ministry
- James is preparing for a mission team from Alabama this week, traveling to the islands to deliver supplies for the team.
- Thank God for the preparation made for the Alabama mission team made by Pastor Odonga and his ministry team. outreach on Sigulu Island this past weekend and the reaching of many souls by the ministry team.
- We praise God for the volunteers who have been practicing their Personal Testimonies and the Roman’s Road preparing to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ during the tools and seed distribution 02nd and 03rd May.
- We praise God for the total of 102 people who made decisions to follow Christ during the Tools and Seeds Distribution 02nd and 03rd May.
- We praise God for completion of our new boat to be used for traveling in the Sigulu Island District,
- We thank God for Madison’s readjustment to being in boarding school for the third term.
- We thank God for Pastor Odongo and the Hasusuni Baptist Church for their commitment to the reaching and discipleship of the those who recently accepted Christ during the last few weeks.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
- Pray for our travel this week:
- As we travel around Jinja this week.
- James and Sonya drove in and around the Jinja area during the two weeks.
- James and Joseph with Pilot from Sigulu Island transporting new boat to Sigulu Island one day this week, which would be a four-hour boat ride.
- Pray for God’s provision for the coming months as the Herron’s has many opportunities to expand their work to different islands on Lake Victoria.
- Pray for the Herron as meeting scheduled later this week concerning the Upper Buvuma Island Baptist Ministry in furthering opportunities in reaching different villages on the islands.
- Pray for the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the Herron’s.
Pray that God will give the Herron’s insight and spiritual wisdom in making wise ministry decisions as they engage in ministering on Buvuma and Sigulu Islands.
- Pray for the Herron’s ministry tasks we have this week.
Pray that the Herron would be light and salt to the people they meet this week.
- Pray that the Herron’s 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 for Madison as she continues her studies at RVA for the last term this school year.
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, Kim, Colie, and Cy as he serves in the Army in stationed on Stuttgart, Germany.
- Babra in Heidelberg, Germany
- Madison as she studies in Kenya four eight weeks.
- Pray for our siblings, aunts and uncles 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)
