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.
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
May 14
Colorado: Matthew Williams
Ohio: James Scott
Texas: Mitchell Johnson, Darío Ojeda
Virginia: Justin Woodruff
Washington: Jacob Dahl
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: JH, EL
Central Asian Peoples: DE, MH
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: EE, ET, KU
Global: Kristie Ansley
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Donald Dyer
Retired IMB: CA, John Ingouf, Berta Sosa, Glenda Terrill, Cliff Tolosa
May 15
Colorado: Kevin Borjigin, Kevin Godin, Van Tu Thang Ngoel
Florida: Kristoffer Elkins
Kansas: Timothy Schelling
Michigan: David Selou
Missouri: Amjad Mohammed
North Carolina: Johnathon Baggett, Htoo Gay, Joseph Speaks
Texas: Isidro Menchu
Virginia: Ehab Grace
Alberta: Sadiri Tira
Quebec: Evens Jean
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Natalie Nation, BV, TW
European Peoples: JuliAn Domke, Kit Klein
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: TH
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: N. SRK Ravi, Graciela Salazar, Murl Webb
Retired IMB: Rob Davis, Ronald Reynolds, MS
May 16
California: David Clark
Connecticut: Arthur Ornelas
Georgia: Jeremy Gedeon
Illinois: Jai Park
Indiana: James McLain
Minnesota: Andrew Naselli
New Mexico: Michael Skipper
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: AH
Central Asian Peoples: PM
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: AH, BS
South Asian Peoples: JL
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Jon Caudle
Retired IMB: Pat Carter, Sandra Daniels, Frances Fuller, Kenneth Milam, Greta Pinkston, Mamie Lou Posey, Nolen Pridemore, Doni Robinson
May 17
Arizona: Martin Lizarraga
Kentucky: Taylor Mitchell
Massachusetts: Idalisse Sandoval
Michigan: Malcolm Griswold
Missouri: Bruce Vaughn
North Carolina: Chase Jenkins
Texas: Melanie Brents, Kwang Woun Kim
American Peoples: Bethany McConnell
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: JC, JL
Central Asian Peoples: JA, JH
European Peoples: TC, Russell Woodbridge
South Asian Peoples: KB
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: WH, JN
Global: RF
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Judith Gillette, David Meacham
Retired IMB: Celeste Brubaker, Rollie Ennis, Laura Gentry, Janice Hicks, Valerie Hunt
May 18
Georgia: Jake Brooks
Michigan: Brandon Hutson
Ontario: Steven Xu
American Peoples: Carlos Semidey
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Tara Carnes, DM
Central Asian Peoples: JF
South Asian Peoples: NS
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Luke Sloterdyk
Global: JH
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Felix Garcia, Guillermo Pichs, Roberto Souza
Retired IMB: Don Combs, Joyce Egedy, Barbara Schleiff, Jeffrey Vann, Larry Wakefield
May 19
Georgia: Kim Jeffrey
Kansas: Jonathan Drendel
Michigan: Desmond Ingram
Ohio: Ernest Bonnoitt
South Carolina: Homer Reeves
Newfoundland and Labrador: John Lewis
Ontario: Kimberley McGibbon
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: EC, DJ, CW
Central Asian Peoples: MO
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: WT
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: HE
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Walter Mickels
Retired IMB: Janice Brake, Dee Ann Coker, Larry Henry
May 20
Alaska: Brock Langley
California: Petrina Tran
Florida: Saul Cornejo
Georgia: Zachary Hunter
Missouri: John Bartholomew, Lance Harrington
Alberta: Mesfin Tumoro
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: EL
European Peoples: Kaci Nease
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Charles Kim, BT, DT
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired IMB: May Clermont, Alana Greenwich, Danette High, Steve King, Laurie Laurie, Linda Leech, Luben Miliakoff, Martha Rees
May 21
Arizona: Jessie Billy, George Loper
Arkansas: Michael Partain
Colorado: Nicholas Alley
Massachusetts: Carlee Evans
Texas: Jose Real Santana
Virginia: Mark Campbell
Wisconsin: Kurt Owens
American Peoples: MB, JH
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: PE, Jennifer Hagen, JK, JR, BT, ST, MW
Central Asian Peoples: MD, TO
European Peoples: CP
South Asian Peoples: JM, TW
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Melissa Rains
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Frank McLeod, Lois Mitchell
Retired IMB: Anda Beene, Don Smith, Ron Winstead
May 22
Alaska: Roy Phillips
Kentucky: David Nees
Minnesota: William Stueve
New Jersey: Josias Ferreira Lima Filho, Tony Osei Owusu
Tennessee: Kevin Cox
Ontario: Deholo Nali
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Kelley Day, EG, MH, NK, JL, JM, SW
Central Asian Peoples: MS
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: MT
South Asian Peoples: MV
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: RB, KL
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Carole Putman
Retired IMB: Joyce Harms, Susan Jones, Elizabeth Sands, Robert Smith, Loretta Young
May 23
Arizona: Richard Childers
Arkansas: Jarvis Smith
California: Noeman Diaz
Florida: Didier De La Cruz
Nevada: Christian Gracia
Oklahoma: John Burns, Cayo Cavalcante
Wyoming: Johannes Slabbert
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: ML, CP
Central Asian Peoples: MT
European Peoples: Selena Brown
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: JB, BP
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Joan Frisby, Lou Marchisin, Juliet Marquez, Luis Rasco
Retired IMB: Daryl Bengs, Bart Gibbs, Linda Raney, Charles Warford
May 24
California: Laneir Singleton
Florida: Anry Aguila, Joshua Peoples
Minnesota: Kebena Geleta
Missouri: Brian Veal
New York: Wes Costello
Oklahoma: Brett Middleton
American Peoples: Valeria Roy, MW
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: TM, PS, G. Allen Ulmer
Central Asian Peoples: BH
European Peoples: Susan Booth, Wesley Gilliam, CR, Paula Wentley
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Madelyn Phillips
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired IMB: Beth Collins, AF, John Joslin, Libby Stennett, Karen Womble, Marge Worten
May 25
Alaska: Luke Stewart
California: Allyson Wilhite
Florida: Seth Bartee, Radisbel Sutil, Boaz Wood
Louisiana: Robert Cox
Michigan: Jon Bowers
New Mexico: David Megill
North Carolina: Tyler Eason
Texas: Yonny Avendano, Javier Gameros
Central Asian Peoples: DD, CF
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: CT
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: DD, ME
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: William East, Mark Elliott
Retired IMB: Annette Herrington, Sam James, Linda Johnson, Terry Jones, Donna Kirby, Thomas Melvin, Janet Murphy, Dickie Nelson, John Norwood, Don Smith, LT
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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.