Meet the team behind the mission.
Our team brings experience, compassion, and a shared calling to support ministries across borders.
Chase Turner
PRESIDENT AND CEO
After graduating from FHU in 2006 with a degree in Spanish, Chase began working with Spanish Missions, an online ministry that reaches every Spanish speaking country in the world. Chase and his wife Kristen married in 2006 and have four children (Ellie, Rose, Benjamin and Everett). They live in West Monroe, Louisiana.
Chase loves spending time with his family, traveling, speaking on stress and anxiety, as well as fishing, reading, writing and running.
Jenny Lovell
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
After graduating from FHU in 1992 with a BBA in Marketing, Jenny began working in customer service and sales jobs in Nashville. Jake works as an IT Engineer for Tractor Supply Company. Jenny started her fundraising career in higher education at Freed- Hardeman University, and remained there for 11 years, while living in Nashville.
Jenny and her husband, Jake, married in 1994 and have 2 adult children (Noah, and Hope Faith). Noah is married to Mackenzie and Hope is engaged to marry Michael this coming summer. They live in Nashville, TN.
Steve Ridgell
DIRECTOR OF DOMESTIC MINISTRY
He is committed to sharing the good news of Jesus and equipping others to share their faith. He is the author of Can I Tell You a Story? and Followers Making Followers. He has co-authored three books with Tim Archer: Letters from the Lamb, Hope for Life and More Hope for Life.
Steve has a bachelor’s degree from Abilene Christian in Bible and speech and a master’s degree from ACU in restoration history. Steve’s passion and humor make him a popular speaker for lectureships, seminars, retreats and special Sundays. He and his wife, Marsha, have two grown children and five grandchildren. He enjoys hanging out with family and wishes he had time for hunting, fishing and sports.
Tim Archer
Director of International Ministry
He has spent three decades working in Spanish ministry, including 15 years in Argentina.
Tim has co-authored three books with Steve Ridgell: Letters From The Lamb, Hope For Life and More Hope For Life, as well as a history of the churches of Christ in Cuba that was co-written with Cuban preacher Tony Fernández. Tim’s latest book, Church Inside Out, helps churches motivate their members to be actively ministering to the community around them.
Tim is an elder at the University Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas, where he attends with his wife Carolina. The couple has two children, Daniel and Andrea.
Kay Talley
Donor Management Coordinator/
Donor Relations Director
Kay has written articles and devotional pieces for various publications. She has served Abilene Writers Guild for 12 years, the last two as President. The publishing of Beyond the Rain and Don’t Hurry the Sunrise is the realization of a life-long dream.
Her passion for sharing with others the love of Jesus, has taken her to Ukraine, where she worked with the National Women’s Conference on numerous occasions. She presently is involved in a ministry called “All Things New” a fellowshipping of couples in their second marriages.
Her four children and their spouses bring her much delight as do the 13 grandchildren and two great-granddaughters who call her “Yonna.”
LeAnn Littlefield
business manager
Littlefield joined HTM after spending time in various accounting roles. Most recently, she worked at Disability Resources, Inc. in Abilene. Her mother, Erma Jean Loveland, used to volunteer for Herald of Truth in the 1980s.
An Abilene native, Littlefield also has worked for Action Career Training, Hat Creek Carriers and has helped companies and individuals with bookkeeping and tax preparation. She graduated from Abilene Christian University with a degree in accounting.
Littlefield and her husband, Gary, have one daughter, Emily. The family attends Hillcrest Church of Christ.
Esteban Valle-García
ambassador to central america
Esteban comes to the Herald of Truth in 2025 as an experienced missionary and ambassador to Central America through the ministry One Kingdom. He is from Nicaragua and has spent his life serving the people of Central America through mission trips, local evangelism and translating.
He has a strong heart for helping others and will now serve as the Director of Online Outreach for the Herald of Truth. He will also be helping provide leadership consultation for our Spanish church planting efforts through MESA.
He and his beautiful family live in West Monroe, LA.
Tony Fernandez
missionary
Tony Fernández leads a dynamic church-planting movement in Cuba which averages over 200 baptisms every year. Beginning with three people meeting around a kitchen table, the church in Matanzas province now has 54 congregations meeting regularly.
In addition, thousands of people regularly study the Bible through online studies Tony has helped start with listeners to Herald of Truth’s radio programs.
In 2025, we celebrate 30 years of partnership with Tony in Cuba.
Bruno Valle
MISSIONARY
Bruno Valle leads Herald of Truth’s ministry in Central America. In that role, Bruno coordinates our campaigns and leadership training throughout Latin America, oversees the printing and distribution of Herald of Truth literature in Central America, and co-hosts the Lea La Biblia radio program with Tim Archer.
Bruno has authored numerous books in Spanish and has a popular You Tube channel which focuses on preparing ministers in the area of preaching.
Bruno teaches several courses each year at the Biblical Institute of Central America in Progreso, Honduras.