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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Makhuwa Marrevone of
Mozambique
2025 Status Update
“In
their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to
keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is
the image of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV)
Local leaders from multiple denominations
have a heart and a strategy for expanding gospel engagement among the
Marrevone. Besides a few Christian churches, two new groups of believers meet
in one town, and one group meets across the river. They meet and work together
when the river is passable. Believers offer food relief and medical assistance
to older Marrevone, and they serve the younger generation through sports.
Prayer Requests
·
Pray
that the gospel will go forth in this area where people are resistant to the
gospel and difficult to access.
·
Pray
for those suffering from food shortages and lack of shelter after cyclones
destroyed their homes and harvests.
·
Pray
for an end to lawlessness and the crime syndicates in the area.
Praise God for His
Faithfulness and Protection from the Last Week
03rd–17th August 2026
Thank the Lord with the Herrons for the Past Two Weeks
We Praise God for:
Traveling Grace:
- As the Herrons traveled in and around Jinja this past two weeks.
- We continue to thank God for the church planting effort of Pastor Odongo and his ministry team, and the progress that the team are making on developing disciples and leaders on Sigulu Island.
- Pastor Odongo and the ministry team weekly visit to spiritually develop new churches on Sigulu Island.
- We thank God for Pastor Odongo and the Hasusuni Baptist Church for their commitment to the reaching and discipleship of the those who accepted Christ in March.
- Planning Organizational Meetings with Pastor Odongo and the associational leaders next for the coming mission teams.
- The successful Planning and Organizational Meetings with Pastor Odongo and the associational leaders next for the coming mission teams.
- Thank God for the 313 persons who accepted Christ during the South Reno Baptist Church mission team 23rd-30th July.
- The follow-up on the children who accepted Christ during the Children Program and the people who accepted Christ during the food distribution.
Pray
for the Herron’s This Coming Week
17th—23rd
August 2026
Pray for the Herrons as they travel this week:
- James and Sonya as they travel in and around the Jinja area this week.
- Pray as we continue planning for the next mission team from:
- O’Fallon First Baptist Church 27th September –10th October.
- Pray as the team prepare to teach Theological Training and Pastoral Care training
- Pray for our request for additional personnel in ministering to the peoples of the islands of Lake Victoria.
- 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 physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the Herrons.
- Pray that the Herron would be salt and light 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 as he seeks God’s directions in his vocational life, and his wife Marsha and their two sons Jacob and Joshua
- Our youngest son, Jeremy, his wife Jennifer, and his three children, Kim, Colie, and Cy as he serves in the Army in stationed Kansas. Pray for this family as they make adjustment to a new post with new duties. Pray that they quickly are assimilated into a Bible believing, Bible teaching church for their family.
- Babra and her Dr. Christin Hoffman. Pray for their spiritual growth and development
- Madison as she completed her first year at RVA and as she prepares for her second year at RVA.
- Pray for our siblings, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews 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)
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