Praying for missionaries on their birthdays has been a longstanding tradition in Southern Baptist life.
Missionaries throughout the years have expressed appreciation knowing that they are being prayed for specifically on their birthday. Some even wait until their birthdays to make big decisions know that Southern Baptists are praying for them.
While not everyone is called to be a career missionary, all believers can support missions efforts through prayer.
Join us as we pray daily for our Southern Baptist missions personnel using this missionary prayer calendar.
April 30
Colorado: Kyle Burget
Florida: Eduardo De Lima
Illinois: Jason Acres, Teyvone Mitchell
Louisiana: Jacob Crawford
Missouri: Fraser Armstrong
Ohio: William Cyphers
Newfoundland and Labrador: Kurtis Rodgers
Quebec: Daniel Durand
American Peoples: Lisa Cross
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: BC, KC, SY
European Peoples: Samantha Sullivan
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: HH, AT
South Asian Peoples: LB, HC, JC, NC
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Roger Bear, Vicki Caddell, Ivan Mileyev, Shirley Smith
Retired IMB: Linda Blount, Don Crane, VG
May 1
Colorado: Anna Salgado
Georgia: Mario Arjona, Goniche Simon
Illinois: Christopher Henderson
Nebraska: Benjamin Powell
Texas: Jonathan Saunders
Alberta: Mike Beaulieu
American Peoples: Jillian Nash
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: JD, LK
Central Asian Peoples: AC, JG, CS
European Peoples: AB, Erin Hiebsch, PL, RM
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: SK
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: John McIntosh
Retired IMB: PC, Billy Capps, Carolyn Holder, Craig Johnson
May 2
California: Danny Caballero
Florida: Gedeon Augustin
Michigan: Dale Frye
Virginia: Harold Lloyd
Washington: Sam Sabelo Mhlanga
American Peoples: Neal Cordle, Bradley Wilkie
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: EH, Ross Mackin, Martha Ulmer
Central Asian Peoples: SE
European Peoples: Carina Beaty
South Asian Peoples: HM
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Michele Linn
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Melinda Cobb, Barbara Griffis
Retired IMB: SB, AC, Donald Copeland, Marion Hall, Margaret Johnson, Jim Malone, Sharon Peddicord, RR, Michael Walker
May 3
Florida: Jose Rodriguez Milo
Louisiana: William Bowlin
Massachusetts: John Ames
Texas: Kyle Bueermann, Carlos Reyes Mendoza
Utah: Luke Bylsma
Ontario: Sangkuk Kim
American Peoples: Serena Tail
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: HK
Central Asian Peoples: DS, EW
European Peoples: Caroline Gandy, Brian McClure
South Asian Peoples: JT
Global: PR
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Mary Brooks, Helen Frye, Faye Kingsland, Mary Robbins, Jack Roberts
Retired IMB: Virginia Cadenhead, Michelle Cheng, Bonnie Davenport, RJ, CW, Norma Whitten
May 4
Florida: Jeremie Tales
New York: Domingo De La Cruz
Utah: Eric Sitterud
Virginia: Clarence Bailey, Allyson Waller
Ontario: Jason Tres Reyes
American Peoples: AS
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: SL
Central Asian Peoples: BB, LG
Deaf Peoples: DL
European Peoples: Caleb Beaty, Melissa Hinton, Aubree Kuriger
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: AF
South Asian Peoples: MB, SR
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: MP
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Russell Begaye, Daniel Caceres, Dorothy Hughes, Gregorio Torres
Retired IMB: Ellen Gill, Dan Hylden, John Johnston
May 5
Georgia: Heesuk Chung
Ohio: Stephen Hawkins
Rhode Island: Daniel DaCunha
American Peoples: Christopher Richard
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Ben Kelly
Central Asian Peoples: PC, KD, JJ
European Peoples: Jeff Burns
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: MD, IM
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: JD
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired IMB: Ramona Beam, Beth Gestring, Mark Ray, CS, Mary Small, Delores York, James Young
May 6
Arizona: Donald Bowman, Robert Davis
California: Salvador Magana
Colorado: Keith Brauneis
Florida: Jaime Lopez
New York: Gregg Gober
Oklahoma: Hailey Noel
Utah: Chase Roberts
Washington: Matthew Park
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: AH, MH
Central Asian Peoples: RG
European Peoples: RG
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: LG
South Asian Peoples: LB, NC
Global: JR
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Bobby Sena
Retired IMB: Bob Allen, Jo Baker, DD, Jo Carol Elliott, SH, Quinn Morgan, Jeff Pulliam, SS
May 7
Arizona: Isabel Han
California: Peter Burditt
Florida: Jeffrey Holton
Kentucky: Matt Neace
Texas: Serguey Romero
Washington: Tyler Clark
Ontario: Youngmin Choi
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: NS
Central Asian Peoples: BM, SN
European Peoples: Ted Holmes
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: LH
South Asian Peoples: LA
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: KR
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: John Mattingly, Carl Risas, Aida Rodriguez, Armando Virgen, Garland Wilkerson
Retired IMB: SF, TF, Evelyn Frost, ML, Joyce Lewellyn, GS
May 8
Florida: Pierre Joseph
Missouri: Kaluba Kapapula, James Nixon
Alberta: Seongbeom Kwon
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: GC, Karoline Holsonback
European Peoples: Josh Mark, MW
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: RO, SS, SW
South Asian Peoples: CC, SC
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: MM, LP
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Virginia Farrar, William McNair
Retired IMB: Linda Barnet, Wanda Brown, Joe Busching, Norma Foskett, Douglas Yoon
May 9
Missouri: Martin Hanley
Ohio: Clarence Kasuoki
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Misty Sargent
Central Asian Peoples: CM
European Peoples: DD
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: AA, DC, HC, MC
South Asian Peoples: GC
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Allyson Clark, Angeline Fox
Retired IMB: Linda Dillworth, Jim Muse, William Smith, LY
May 10
California: Efren Castro
Maryland: Robert Greenfield
Michigan: Tony Lynn
Missouri: Brandon Freeman
North Carolina: Thomas Alley
Virginia: Joel Eguiluz
Puerto Rico: Itamar Elizalde
American Peoples: Yun Na Kang
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: MS
Central Asian Peoples: MH
European Peoples: Gary Rowland
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: SG
South Asian Peoples: TH
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Matthew Stauffer
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Fuad Shorrosh
Retired IMB: Chuck Barrett, GS, RT
May 11
Kentucky: Kayla Barton
Missouri: Bryan Davidson
North Carolina: Steven Madsen, Gabriel Molina
Virginia: Eric Josephsen
American Peoples: GJ
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Chan-Sik Bae
Central Asian Peoples: JB
South Asian Peoples: KT
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Roy Godwin, John Nance
Retired IMB: La Nell Barnes, SD, Greg Freese, Marilyn Haines, Gary Ramey, SV, Dick Yagi
May 12
Massachusetts: Renee Wagnon
Tennessee: Rachel McAdams
American Peoples: Sangseo Park
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: RC, YH, MM
Central Asian Peoples: KK, TS
European Peoples: MC, ML, Laura Pantaleo
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: CB
South Asian Peoples: SP, SR
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Shawna Bell, AS
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Nancy Bumpass, Barbara Casteel, Olga Medina, Bernard Toppings
Retired IMB: Sherry Bielinski, Harlene Dorman, PE, JG, CH, Gerald Hale, DO, Carolyn Penick, Jane Roach
May 13
Massachusetts: Noah Madden
Ohio: Mason Fenner
Virginia: Cristobal Carrero
Washington: Dustin Jon Lowrance
American Peoples: TD, EH, Lori Herrington
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: TH, SJ, MM, TR
Central Asian Peoples: CB
European Peoples: SP
South Asian Peoples: LD
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Laekan Carter, Ally Sloterdyk
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired IMB: Charles Dixon, Veronica Erwin, Sheila Flowers, Robert Holcomb, David Johnson, EM, BP, Jim Wilkins
Prayer Calendar Key
The North American Mission Board serves a diverse and complex region comprised of: United States, Canada, and US territories of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa.
National personnel serve in roles related to developing strategy and providing training and support other NAMB-endorsed personnel.
Global personnel serve in roles related to developing strategy and providing training and support other IMB-endorsed personnel.
Chaplains are endorsed by the SBC via NAMB but are not listed as they do not receive financial support through NAMB.
Volunteers are individuals who are not funded through SBC mission boards; they are self-funded. They are not listed here because of the inability to compile a complete list of these people, but they do need your prayers daily. The exception to this policy is the listing of self-funded missionaries who are affiliated with NAMB.
State Convention Missionaries are personnel not related to NAMB or IMB but who receive primary support through state conventions.
Note on NAMB missionary listings: Most NAMB-endorsed missionaries are considered as a couple, therefore the spouse is not listed separately. Some endorsed missionaries, husband/wife, both serve in a missionary role and will both be listed. Due to security reasons, some NAMB missionaries may choose to opt out of inclusion in the prayer calendar or some may request only their first name be used.
Prayer Contact Information
The North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board provide missionary names and related information for the missionary prayer calendar. Should an error or omission be discovered, please address your concerns to NAMB at namb.net/contact or 1-800-634-2462, or IMB at imb.org/contact-us or 1-800-999-3113.