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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Ndengereko of Tanzania
2025 Status Update
“For God so loved the world that he gave
his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life.” (John 3:16 NIV)
2025 Status Update
Western missionaries have attempted to reach the Ndengereko for decades but have faced resistance. However, a Tanzanian family has been working in Muhuro since 2017. After Cyclone Hidaya struck Muhoro in 2024, 900 families received food from Send Relief, which opened doors for sharing the gospel. A Muslim community leader expressed gratitude, saying, “We will remember your love and care. You are welcome back.” Some Ndengereko have since come to faith and joined the church.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for the Tanzanian family as they
continue their work among the Ndengereko.
- Thank God for the partnership of the
Southern Baptists through Send Relief.
- Praise God for the new believers among the Ndengereko.
Praise God for His Faithfulness and Protection from
03rd –09th November
- Traveling Grace:
- James and Sonya traveled around the Jinja area during the last weeks without problems or difficulties.
- James travels to America for visit with Jason and his family for several weeks.
- For the Herrons having several ministry opportunities this week past week:
- Sonya’s Tuesday Bible Study and On-Line Bible Study and Prayer Ministry
- James is preparing to travel to Oklahoma City this Friday 07th November.
- We praise God for the Evangelism and Discipleship follow-up and training conducted on Sigulu Island on a weekly basis by Pastor Odongo and his ministry team.
- 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.
- We thank God for Bro. David and Isacc from Acacia Community Church and Robert Odongo for attending the cross-cultural ministry in Nairobi on October 28th—13th November 2025.
- We thank God for Bro. John from Sigulu Island after completing his third term of seminary classes at Uganda Baptist Seminary.
- We thank God for the Boda Wednesday Bible Study and the 20 plus to attend the class every other Wednesday
- Thanks God as Madison begin classes at Rift Valley Academy in Kijabe, Kenya.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
10th—16th
November 2025
- Pray for the Herrons as they travel this week:
- Sonya as she travels in and around Jinja during this week.
- James as he travels to the Metro-East area to visit O’Fallon First Baptist Church, the sending church for the Herrons.
- James is travelling to the Metro-East area, Saturday 15th, Thursday 20th November.
- James sharing with the church what God is doing in Uganda with the congregation of OFBC.
- Meet with prospective team members for the 2026 Uganda Mission.
- Schedule meetings with pastors in the Metro-East area for possible mission trips in Uganda
- Planning contact with some Church Connection pastors
- Possible contact with mission personals from Illinois Baptist Association.
- Pray for Sonya as she has two Tuesday Bible studies, and a Women Fellowship on this Saturday, 15th November.
- Pray for Pastor Odongo and his team as they continue to assist with the training and outreach efforts to develop new believers.
- Pray for the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the Herrons.
- 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 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 is near the end of her first term and preparing for her 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)
