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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Kotokoli of Togo
2025 Status Update
“And he said to them,
‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly
to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” (Luke 10:2)
Challenges We’ve Faced
An African missionary has been sharing
Bible stories among the Kotokoli. As he has shared the Bible stories, a good
number of Kotokoli have put their faith in Jesus, and they have recently
planted several churches. The Kotokoli are learning Bible stories and sharing
the gospel regardless of the persecution they face. Praise God for the
incredible work He is doing.
Prayer Requests
·
Pray
that these new believers will grow in their faith and boldly share the gospel
with others.
· Pray for the safety of the new believers.
· Ask God to give more Kotokoli faith in him.
Praise God for His Faithfulness and Protection from
07th—13th
July 2025
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Week
We Praise God for:
- Traveling Grace:
- As Sonya traveled to Kenya on Saturday morning and brought Madison back Saturday night.
- As we traveled to Entebbe and back twice Saturday.
- Sonya’s Tuesday Bible Study and her On-Line Prayer Ministry
- James is preparing for a mission team from Nevada in August.
- We thank God for Madison’s return home for the Summer Break from RVA.
- We continue to 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.
- We thank God that Bro. John has been accepted to attend cross cultural ministry in Nairobi in August
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
- Pray for our travel this week:
- James and Sonya drive in and around the Jinja area during this week.
- Pray for God guidance as Pastor Odongo has access to a boat and motor to minister to the villages of Sigulu Island.
- Pray for Pastor Odongo and his team as they assist with the training and outreach efforts to develop new believers.
- 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 physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the Herron’s.
- Pray for Bro, John and Hamal as they continue to do research of the different tribes and languages on Sigulu Island.
- Pray for Bro. John and Hamal as they start their second term at UBS:
- Pray for their spending time away from their family and ministry during their study.
- Pray that they are prepared to assist and teach local pastors and church leaders upon them returning from their studies.
- 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 for preparations for the mission team scheduled for early August.
- Making plans for securing the food that is to be distributed.
- Training on Sigulu Island for the teams that will be discipling the new believers.
- 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 completes her studies at RVA and returns to Jinja for her break until late August.
- 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 as she prepares for critical examinations in June.
- Madison as she returns home for her end of school break.
- 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)
