Kentucky Sent Ones is a weekly focus that provides a connection with and prayer support for missionaries from Kentucky, serving through IMB, NAMB or MSC.

These missionaries have responded obediently to God’s call to go, but they need us to hold the rope. Without consistent reminders, disintegration between churches and missionaries will happen even among the most loving, well-intentioned senders. Lead your church to tighten their grip on the rope for Kentucky Sent missionaries. Multiple resources (slides, social media posts, bulletin inserts and prayer requests) are provided each week to help churches highlight prayer for mission workers in a variety of ministry contexts.

March 2026

Mackenzie Lynch

March 1

Mackenzie met a refugee for the first time while attending WKU and God placed a burden on her heart. Her eyes were opened to the immense suffering refugees endure, and God called her to walk with them as a way of sharing the hope of the gospel. Mackenzie grew up in Bardstown, and her sending church is Christ Fellowship, Bowling Green. She is a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and has lived in Nairobi, Kenya since 2021 where she works with refugees while engaging lostness through trauma healing Bible studies, teaching English, home visitation, discipleship groups, and evangelism. Visit mackinafrica.com for ministry updates.

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Audrey Meredith

March 8

Audrey is an active member of Legacy Ashland Church and serves as center consultant with the Appalachian Ministry Center in Ashland. She’s been with SEND Relief for 4 years and came to Kentucky from Denver, CO, where she served in a similar capacity. Audrey helps missions teams coming to Appalachia to learn how to minister to families struggling in poverty. They utilize the Lovewell Initiative’s earning empowerment model and the long-term goal is to help restore families, break the chains of poverty, and ultimately lead people to Christ – who is the ultimate restorer. Visit sendrelief.org/projects/appalachia-ministry-center/ for more information.

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Bryan & Whitney Jackson

March 15

Bryan & Whitney have served for the last 8 years as missionaries to the nation of Japan through digital engagement. This ministry platform allows them to sow gospel seeds within Japan’s third largest city. They also minister to Japanese returnees who have been engaged by American churches with the gospel while in the US. They were sent by Post Oak Baptist Church, Russellville, where Bryan served for four years as the next gen pastor. You can contact them at thejacksonsinjapan@protonmail.com.

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Josh & Tamia Odom

March 22

Josh and Tamia moved to Pike County two years ago from North Carolina to serve as directors of the Freeda Harris Baptist Center in Elkhorn City. Their son Ezekiel makes them a family of three. They partner with local churches and visiting missions teams to reach the people of eastern Kentucky through home repair, community events, children’s activities like VBS, and family intervention that is intentionally gospel focused. They are actively involved in Glory Church, a new church plant in the area. Visit them at www.freedaharrisbaptistcenter.org.

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James & Lily Dwyer

March 29

The Dwyer’s live in a large city that has almost no knowledge of Jesus. They develop resources in the local language to reach people in that country. They have found social media to be a fruitful platform for developing relationships and engaging people with the gospel who may have no other connection to believers. Lily grew up in Kentucky and graduated from WKU while James studied at Southern. They were sent by Forest Park Church, Bowling Green.

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Sent Missionaries

Kentucky Connection Locations
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Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas, KY View Details
Daniel & Megan Duda
Northside Baptist Church
Elizabethtown, KY 42701 View Details
Mike & Sarah Embry
Christ Community Church
Shelbyville, KY 40066 View Details
Chuck White
Somerset
Somerset, KY View Details
Andrew & Alexa
Redemption Hill Baptist Church
KY 40023 View Details