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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February 2026

James & Teresa Perkins

February 1

James and Teresa Perkins are new missionaries currently in Mexico learning the culture and completing language school. They will soon transition to Peru where they will serve among the indigenous communities of the Andes Mountains. Their heart is to walk alongside the people there and share the hope of Christ in meaningful ways. James grew up in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and has degrees from WKU and the University of the Cumberlands. Teresa moved to Kentucky for her education and pursued a career in education. Since getting married, they have lived in Hancock, Daviess, and McLean counties. Prior to serving with the IMB, James served on staff at Calhoun Baptist and their sending church is Green Brier Baptist.

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Amy Fisher

February 8

Amy serves in Lima, Peru as a global catalyst assisting Peruvians and Bolivians who are exploring their calling to missions. She does mobilization with local churches and students, many of whom are being sent as Global Missionary Partners (GMPs). GMPs are critical to Kingdom advancement because they already know the language and culture. Therefore, the mission moves faster to those who don’t yet know Him. Amy grew up in Trimble County, where she graduated high school. While growing up, she was a member of Bedford Baptist Church and later, Providence Baptist Church. After college, she attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and was a member of Westport Road Baptist Church in Louisville. You can email Amy at a2fisher@yahoo.com.

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Todd & Audra Hatfield

February 15

Todd and Audra Hatfield are missionaries in southeastern Kentucky who serve as directors of Sacks of Love. Sacks of Love seeks to reconcile hurting people to God, family, and community through the power of Christ in partnership with the local church. They do this by meeting the physical and spiritual needs of school age children and their families through community classes, a “free” store, and food distribution. Todd grew up in Harlan County and both of the Hatfields are graduates of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville. Additionally, Todd has served as pastor of churches in southeast and north central Kentucky. You can email them at at lynm2020@gmail.com.

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Walt & Marla Cedar

February 22

Walt and Marla Cedar are pseudonyms for this family that has been working in the Muslim world since 1997. Their work is focused on small tribal groups in a country where Americans are not welcome and nationals are persecuted for following Jesus. The Cedar’s led a 14-year effort to create a short gospel video in the 107 languages of their region and continue to reach out to unreached people groups. Marla was born in West Liberty, grew up in Leitchfield, and is a graduate of Grayson County High School. Walt & Marla are both members of Leitchfield First Baptist Church.

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January 2026

Lance & Kelsey Capshaw

January 4

Lance and Kelsey Capshaw and their four children (2 boys & 2 girls, ages 1 to 11) have been serving for over a decade in a zero-to-one context, planting a local church where there previously was not one. They live in a 99% Muslim context, though secularism and nationalism blend in with the traditional belief. Their team is small but there are a handful of local believers who have covenanted with them as they interact with the community. They graduated from Southern Seminary and Boyce Bible College, respectively. While handling their studies, they were members of a church in Bullitt County, where Lance served on staff with the student ministry.

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Kyle & Molly Jones

January 11

Kyle & Molly have been serving in Indonesia for 5 years. The area is 95-98% Muslim with a strong mixture of animism. They actively disciple and equip college students for reaching the lost on their campuses. They are active in gospel proclamation at a radical Muslim university and have seen God save several students. Kyle & Molly have helped those students to plant a house church where they see spiritual fruit. They are also helping to set up a mission internship through which local churches will send out Indonesian missionaries. Kyle attended Murray State University, where he met Molly. They have been active in ministry at Hardin Baptist Church and Burlington Baptist Church.

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Chris & Denise Mathews

January 18

Chris & Denise represent Jesus to the cowboy community at rodeos, camps, trail rides and other activities. Chris works at Mammoth Cave horse camp and preaches at cowboy church, March through November, while leading the Kentucky chapter of Cowboys for Christ. They recently ordained two cowboy chaplains to extend their gospel reach into the cowboy community. Christian Family Roundup is an annual event held the first week of June and features a junior rodeo, horse show, trail riding, cowboy style VBS, speakers, music, and so much more. Chris and Denise have been involved in the planting of two KBC churches, and Chris has served as pastor of The Lighthouse Church at Nolin for thirteen years. Stay connected through their website: TheLighthouseAtNolinLake.com.

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Dylan Duvall

January 25

God called Dylan to serve in Panama with the Embera Dobida people. He lives in a very small village in the Darien province of Panama called Jaqué where he works with the indigenous tribes. Dylan’s primary responsibility is making disciples amongst the different people groups before sending them back out to their people to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Dylan grew up in Owenton, Kentucky and attended Morehead State University. Before going to serve as an international missionary, he worked two years with Crossings Ministries camp in Bagdad, Kentucky. You can contact Dylan at dylanduvall52@gmail.com.

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December 2025

Jacob & Autumn Shepherd

December 7

Jacob & Autumn are from Shelbyville where they graduated high school and attended Highland Baptist Church. Jacob graduated from UK and Autumn from EKU. After college, they spent 2 years in South America as Journeyman missionaries. After seminary, the Lord called them to serve as missionaries in the Middle East, where they have been for 6 years. They and their 5 children live in a very lost country where only 0.3% follow Jesus. They share the Good News, help plant churches, and equip local believers through teaching and discipleship.

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Nick Forsythe

December 14

Nick serves as director of Hope Unlimited Family Care Center in Paducah. He leads a team whose mission is to save the lives of unborn children through ministry to the family. He shares the gospel daily as he disciples fathers through their fatherhood programs. Nick is from Muhlenberg County and his wife Emily grew up in Paducah and Louisville. They have two daughters named Esther and Lottie. Nick is also pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Grand Rivers, where he has served since he was 18 years old.

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Erin Goodman

December 21

Erin is the CEO of The Papillion Center, a faith-based counseling center for kids and families, especially those who have been impacted by trauma and prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol. She is a licensed therapist who loves God and people, and Erin is on mission to bring hope and healing to kids and families through mental-health therapies. Erin is a graduate of Lone Oak High School in Paducah, Murray State University, and Campbellsville University. She is the Kentucky Affiliate with FASD United. Erin and her family attend Heartland Church.

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Ben & Lindsey Ward

December 28

The Wards work alongside Chilean Baptists, planting new churches in Santiago, a city of over 8 million. Ben serves as a professor at the seminary and helps train pastors in church planting and revitalization. Lindsey homeschools their 3 children (Judah, Ava, and Cora), serves as director of an English program, and leads Trauma Healing online groups with ladies around the world. Ben moved to Louisville, KY from TN in 2004 to attend Boyce College and they were married in 2010. He served as professor at the SBTS and they attended Highview, where Ben also served as missions pastor for before moving to the mission field in 2022.

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