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 20
California: Phillip Aaron
Florida: Jeffrey Cranford
Maryland: Justin Woods
New York: Jacob Ramos
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: JK, LR
European Peoples: Van Ingram
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: SR
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: JE
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Jorge Garcia, Gloria Grogan, Carolyn Hocking, James Stewart
Retired IMB: Sanan Brazzeal, Sharon Cook, Monty Thompson
April 21
California: Karo Ku, Kevin Mahaffy
Florida: Braydon Hotchkiss, Moises San Martin
Georgia: James Amos, Jeremy Bryan
New Jersey: Pedro Hernandez
Ohio: Joshua Steele
South Dakota: Paul Betts
Texas: Alfonso Molina
Utah: Samuel Torres
Alberta: Brenda Hale
American Peoples: Jared Mitcham
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: SK, SM
Central Asian Peoples: DS, MS
European Peoples: CB, FB, LaRissa Silva
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: TC
South Asian Peoples: LS, BW
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Tessa Baker, Jamie Schilt
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: George Pringle
Retired IMB: Gerald Burch, Lisa Paris, Clayton Rock, Ken Sorrell
April 22
California: Jose Pena Gonzalez
Delaware: Chris Baber
Florida: Peter Sarmiento
North Carolina: Jagger Brantley
Virginia: Cody Snyder, Joseph Tanner
American Peoples: David Bledsoe, RT
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: JG
Central Asian Peoples: CB, SB
European Peoples: Steve Booth
South Asian Peoples: NB, BW
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: James Carpenter, John Head, Bruce Sloan, Diana Suarez
Retired IMB: Howard Atkinson, Karen Collins, James Crittendon, DF, EF, Beverly Hicks, Devra Morris, AO, JS
April 23
Connecticut: Rocco Gammone
Florida: Justin Serra
Illinois: Kevin Huang
Nebraska: Alexander Bartle
Pennsylvania: Ernest Bebang
Ontario: Houman Abharihoushmand
American Peoples: CH
European Peoples: Judy Jones
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: KL
South Asian Peoples: CF, EH, TT
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: HM
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: William Allen, Lonette Godwin, Celia Holland, Edward Smith, Lesley Wetherington
Retired IMB: Chan Huen, Beverly Richardson, WS, Auttie Sibley, Cathy Warren
April 24
Arkansas: Jerry Smith
Florida: David Nava
New Jersey: Isaiah Kang
North Carolina: Jean Munyambabazi
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: SJ, EM
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: NK
South Asian Peoples: LD
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: SS
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: James Scott
Retired IMB: Kathy Deasy, Verla Golston, Jerry Hubbard, Tim Marza
April 25
California: Daniel Kim
Florida: Joshua Komis
Montana: Toby Goodman
South Dakota: Stephen Carson
Utah: Austin Glenn
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: MK, TY
Central Asian Peoples: HH
European Peoples: Blake Swanson
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: LD, DM
South Asian Peoples: SD
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: KS
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Jerry Graham, Joanne Hinton, Paul Money
Retired IMB: James Black, Betty Hartell, Ute Jordan, David Miller, Ron Wilson
April 26
Arizona: Brandon DeLage
California: Sangmin Lee
Georgia: Pam Whitehead
Maryland: Andrew Cooper
Nebraska: Maikel Noa
New York: Tyler Williams
Tennessee: Nicholas Sweerin
Virginia: Paul Limato, Ryan Sturgis
American Peoples: James Wells
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: KT
Central Asian Peoples: LG, AN
European Peoples: EB
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: BM, LW
Sub-Saharan African Peoples: Nathan Boynton, SS
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Delbert Penrod
Retired IMB: BC, Ada Daily, Ruth Harris, Wendy Hoshizaki, Ray Register
April 27
Florida: Joel Joseph
Illinois: Aladino Santiago
Maryland: Akintunde Omisanmi
Michigan: Richard Wadlow
Oregon: Jeffrey Phillips
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: RR
Central Asian Peoples: DH, HH, CO
European Peoples: JA, Christine Jones, KS
Global: GS
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Minnie Martinez, Barbara McDaniel, Rebecca Miller
Retired IMB: JB, Annette Crockett, GH, CM, Mary Minnich
April 28
Hawaii: Noah Denney
New York: Kyle Barta
North Carolina: David Rengifo
Utah: Will Galkin
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: TG, Kevin Jones
Central Asian Peoples: MD, SE, AH
European Peoples: Jan Johnsonius
Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples: MC, AG
South Asian Peoples: MV
Global: PG
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Samuel Birky, Lee Gregory, Warren Hart
Retired IMB: JB, Lloyd Mann, Jessie Rushing, Jenny Townsend, Nela Williams
April 29
California: Logan Mabe
Florida: Andrew Kappenman
Maryland: Nemera Roro
Massachusetts: Jacob Ambrose
Michigan: Jamison Bebiak
Missouri: Jorge Lugo Perez
New York: Natalio Perez
Ohio: Christopher McFaddin
Texas: Odell Traffanstedt
Quebec: Benoit Dalcé
American Peoples: Samuel Conner, AH
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples: BA, KH
Central Asian Peoples: EP
Deaf Peoples: AW
Chaplains • Volunteers
State Convention Missionaries
Retired NAMB: Joyce Johnson
Retired IMB: Melinda Ewing, Homer Hawthorne, Nancy Russell, Louise Shupp
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
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.