By Dr. Jonathan Montgomery, Director of Missionary Care

2025 has been one of the busiest and most fruitful years for BMA Global’s Missionary Care ministry. We have hosted numerous activities to encourage and support our missionaries, and we have one main goal: to care for those who serve. But right now, this ministry itself needs some care.

This ministry depends entirely on financial support to provide counseling, coaching, conferences, and connection opportunities for missionaries and their families around the world. After an incredible year of activity and ministry, our funds are running low, and we need your help to continue providing the encouragement and support our missionaries depend on.

This year alone, we hosted several events: 

• We celebrated 75 years of BMA Global missions by hosting reunions for former missionaries and their families, which were joyful times of reconnecting and remembering God’s faithfulness through the years.
  
• Our North American church planters attended this year’s ReCharge Leadership Retreat, where our care team hosted a special luncheon for them and their families. As church planting grows across the U.S., we’re walking alongside these planters just as we do our international teams.
  
• We also held our second beach retreat for college-aged missionary kids, helping them navigate the transition from the field to life in the States. This time together deepened relationships and strengthened their faith as they adjust to new surroundings.
  
• The highlight of 2025 was our Regional Care Conference in Turkey for missionaries serving in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Partnering with Bethel Baptist Church in Fulton, Mississippi, we provided a refreshing week of worship, fellowship, and encouragement, including a memorable visit to ancient Ephesus.

Along with hosting these ministry events, our care team has continued offering counseling and coaching, “providing care for every missionary, at every stage, with every need.” Even apart from gatherings, Missionary Care remains a constant source of support for those who serve with BMA Global.

While 2025 has been a high point in care and encouragement, 2026 may look different for one key reason: our financial support is low.

Missionary Care raises its own funds to provide these services and events for missionaries in the States and around the world. The many opportunities God gave us in 2025 stretched our budget beyond what was available, especially with unplanned expenses for the Turkey Conference. Still, every moment of encouragement and renewal that came from it was worth the investment.

We want to do more in 2026: host care conferences in other regions, deepen our involvement with MKs, and continue encouraging our veteran missionaries…but we simply can’t without increased giving.

I’ve been meeting with pastors and individuals to share these needs, and we’re thankful for new donors who’ve added us to their monthly budgets. As a new pastor, my speaking schedule is limited, but I’m always glad to meet with pastors and missions committees over coffee or a weekday meal. You can reach me at jonathan@bmaglobal.org.

Missionary Care continues to make a real difference in the lives of those serving through the BMA. With your prayers, encouragement, and financial support, we can keep strengthening and sustaining our missionary families for years to come.