Adoniram Judson

August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850

Missionary to Burma

Endured imprisonment and loss to bring the gospel to Burma

Biography

American Congregationalist and later Baptist missionary who served in Burma (Myanmar) for nearly 40 years. He was the first American foreign missionary sent overseas and translated the entire Bible into Burmese.

Faith & Testimony

Judson endured imprisonment, torture, the deaths of two wives and several children, and decades of hardship for the sake of the gospel. He completed the Burmese Bible translation and established churches that endure to this day.

Sources

Adoniram Judson — Wikipedia — Biography of the first American foreign missionary
To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson — By Courtney Anderson. Definitive biography of Judson