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.
December 12
California: Charles Houck
Florida: Kevin Taylor
Louisiana: Troy Gause
Michigan: Leo Robinson
North Carolina: Brody Medford
Virginia: John Healy
West Virginia: Richard Love, Thomas Rumple
American Peoples: PB, Garry Jones, Donna Maust
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Jayden King, Lisa Perry
European Peoples: Dalese Stockwell
South Asian Peoples: CA, JM
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Melissa Boynton, Nicholas Peveto
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Gerald Cruce, Sarah McDaniel, Fern Puckett, Brenda Webb
Retired IMB: Adney Cross, Connie Cummins, Sylvia Fletcher, Rafael Llorens, Barb Miller, Michael Ray, JS, WS, Paul Stevens
December 13
Arizona: Jon Guy
California: Danae Erber, Patient Matadi
Georgia: Madison Childress
Massachusetts: Luis Arias
Michigan: Matthew Thompson
Pennsylvania: Michael Nerger
Ontario: Jesu Cheruvallimoolayil, Frantzou Jean Baptiste
Central Asian Peoples: HH
Deaf Peoples: CM
European Peoples: Aliro Silva
South Asian Peoples: LA, JC
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Keith Bradley, John Dodson, Dennis Hansen, Karen Johnson, Jerry Martin, James Thornton
Retired IMB: Karen Hodges, Angel Ignacio, Claudia Johnson, Patricia Masters, David McInnis, Florence Pinkston, Janice Wilson
December 14
Arkansas: Chris DuBose
Colorado: Derek Gregory
Florida: Karl Rousseau
Texas: Dexter Laureano, Julian Martinez
American Peoples: Adam Garner
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Scott Bradford, KK, EW
Central Asian Peoples: JM
European Peoples: Becca Bartuska, KS
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: MO
South Asian Peoples: AB, NC, AW
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Gage Sloop
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Marcus Massey
Retired IMB: Lee Baggett, Tom Hearon, Beth Larner, Cathy Moore, Alcides Nunez, HP, Annette Racey
December 15
California: Jason Mayo
Colorado: Shadrack Ruto
Florida: Trandy Wade
Illinois: Tae Hwang
New Mexico: Arturo Villa
Texas: James Kollie
Virginia: Phuong Phan
Ontario: Garner Macalisang
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: TG
Central Asian Peoples: EC, LM
European Peoples: MG, Alexandre Garcia
South Asian Peoples: JC
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: HF, MS, TS
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: William Heck, Barbara Martin, Sandra Martin, Lucio Moreno, Orrin Morris
Retired IMB: Roger Capps, Jackie Cooper, Glenda Cox, Chere Gafford, Larry Murphy, Sheilah Pridemore, Mary Scott, Vernon Sivage
December 16
California: Taylor Benton
Missouri: Richie Jester
North Carolina: Dominique Williams
Pennsylvania: Anissa Haney
Virginia: Luis Salazar
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Zach Jones, Abby Marshall, VQ, YS
Central Asian Peoples: KC, ML
European Peoples: LS
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: LL
South Asian Peoples: DI, LL, NS
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Ben Sprankle
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Michael Dennis, Rosalinda Martinez, Ruby Rayburn
Retired IMB: Tim Akers, JB, Ray Fairchild, Charles Haun, Jeff Holder, Steve Springer, Joyce Swenson, Ina Winstead
December 17
California: Carlos Garcia
Florida: Hector Rivera
Maine: John Andrade
Montana: Scott Liddell
British Columbia: Meguru Hakamata
American Peoples: Haley Hortin, James Peebles
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: JB, SK, JM
European Peoples: PK
South Asian Peoples: ND, ME, BG
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Kenneth Dean, William Gibbs, Ronald Goombi, Marion Reynolds
Retired IMB: Barbara Bradley, Glenn Creech, Mary Doyle, Edith Kennedy, LM, Jose Melo, MaryDean Phillips, Michelle Riddle, Brad Roderick, Alan Woody
December 18
California: Nathanial Critser, Arturo Solorzano
Florida: Kyle Kilpatrick
Pennsylvania: Gerald Frey
Virginia: Louie Gibbs
Ontario: Tae Hyun Kim
American Peoples: Osiel Gonzalez Marzo, Mikey Marshall, Amy Mitcham
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: Zachary Franklin
Central Asian Peoples: JL
European Peoples: BG, Christopher Williams
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: MC, BS
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: SE, Tiffany Ford
Global: DG
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: B. Davis, George Garner, Janet Hamilton, James Lewis, Carmen Ortiz, Wynez Roe, Herschel Wells
Retired IMB: Donna Akers, Carolyn Dixon, Everett Miller
December 19
California: Adolfo Nunez
Georgia: Kerry Jackson
Kentucky: Conner Brondhaver, Elena Lucas, James McDonald
Michigan: Nicholas Ford
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: RG, Amanda Smith
Central Asian Peoples: AB, NE, JR
European Peoples: Andrew Ely, Jacob Stevens
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: MC
South Asian Peoples: CD
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: James Beck, Cecilia Hampton, Marlean Harrison, Richard Lee, Jackie McClung, Sandra Wood
Retired IMB: Anita Collins, Nancy Giddens, Dixie Holeman, Charles Sands
December 20
Louisiana: Randall Harvey, Sarah Harvey
New York: Jeremiah Brinkman, Daniel Suarez
North Carolina: Hilda McMath, Lemanuel Williams
South Dakota: Andrew Daniel, Matthew Hadden
American Peoples: Christine Moffett
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: CE, Dae Kim, Michaela Knippers, Priscila Solis
Central Asian Peoples: LW
European Peoples: Ryan Lindsey, KM
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Silvester Ayala, Wayne Bandy, Edna Dunn, Harold Hambley
Retired IMB: Howard Clark, Doyle Fletcher, TH, David Hooten, Wayne Myers, Donald Phlegar, Debora Sechrist, SY
December 21
Arizona: Sherif Azer
New York: Jacob Auton
Oklahoma: Alexander Montero Mendez
Pennsylvania: Eric Reiber
Virginia: Justin Leitch
American Peoples: Matt McCann, Derek Tucker
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: JH, James Lee, AY
Central Asian Peoples: HH, AK, JL
European Peoples: Robert Spinks, EW
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: DA
South Asian Peoples: SG
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Kimberly Cain, Rebekah Storey
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Reita Bishop, John Guillott
Retired IMB: Dimple Bond, Cindy D., Andrew Martin, Thomas Whaley
December 22
Arkansas: James Bell
Georgia: Nathan Hill, John Thornton
Michigan: Thomas Springs
Missouri: Travis Boyt, Joshua Wilson
Pennsylvania: David Bowers
Texas: Osvaldo Lerma
Vermont: Charles Clark
European Peoples: Andrew Jones, Steve Marlin, Kelly Seely
South Asian Peoples: LG
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Steve Lee, Gisela Torres, Barbara Wiley
Retired IMB: David Hodges, David Listrom, Priscilla Sapp, Chary Scroggins, Lois Woodson
December 23
Colorado: Scott Godinez
Georgia: Hang Do Lian
New Jersey: Steven Allen
New York: Peter Johnson
Ohio: Billy Glover, Paul O’Brien
Texas: Mang Sing, Michael Waldrop
Manitoba: Christopher Wold
American Peoples: DK, Myrna Pagan
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: VB
Central Asian Peoples: MH
Deaf Peoples: Steven James, KM
European Peoples: MT, Kathy Woods
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: JB, ME
South Asian Peoples: BC, AH
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Jonathan Holliday
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Tammy Cookson
Retired IMB: Chris Ammons, Dennis Clermont, Roger Grossmann, Thomas Halsell, Don Kennedy, Hal Lee, Edward Miller, Janet Nash, DP, Shirley Smith, Patti Sorrell
December 24
California: Derek Berry
Colorado: Daniel Phillips
Florida: Deibis Perez
Georgia: Brandon Ogden
Massachusetts: Robert Ward
Missouri: Justin Yeary
Montana: Jonathan White
Ohio: Lennie McKinney
Rhode Island: Molly Cullen
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: CB, Julia Cai, JJ, Joshua Long
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Douglas Beggs, J. Cundiff, Dwight Simpson
Retired IMB: Carolyn McAtee, MP, Brent Reeves, Jim Snow
December 25
Arizona: Michael Grigsby, Randy Therio
Florida: Maher Indraws
Georgia: Allen L. Hollie Jr.
Kentucky: Todd Hatfield, Tasha McWherter
Michigan: Wayne Parker
Texas: Manny Carranza
Ontario: Edgar Villarosa
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: IA, TS
European Peoples: Jeff Buxton
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: GM
South Asian Peoples: SN
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Shelby Bork, John Draper, Michael Robertson
Retired IMB: Flora Holifield, BT, Carol Turner
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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.