Hink and Kaylene Smidderks are serving in Togo alongside national church leaders. Hink oversees the training and equipping resources of Free Methodist World Missions in Africa through education, training, mentoring and discipleship. Hink works with four curriculum writing teams, while Kaylene oversees communication from African church leaders to the broader FMC. Both are working on language and cultural acquisition for life in Togo. Kaylene regularly contributes stories to social media and print media.
Pray For
- language learning as they begin to navigate life in Togo
- health and safety while traveling in Africa and the United States
- launching of the new curriculum in 2025
- the building of relationships with local leaders to strengthen the church
Recent Newsletters
Meet Claude
We thought Claude was just our taxi driver. We had no idea he would become one of the most important people in our ministry. At first, we had no connection with him beyond his being our taxi driver. But we noticed Claude spoke excellent English and was always kind and...
From Selling Apples to Planting Churches
When Brother Elvis set out to sell apples on a street in Edea, he never imagined that day would change his life forever. It was November 2023 when Pastor Walters and his evangelism team met Elvis during an outreach. Someone handed Elvis a gospel tract, and Pastor...
Wind of Revival!
“Every knee shall bow … and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord …” (Philippians 2:10-11). A great “wind of revival” is blowing in Togo! In the country’s central area, people are experiencing God’s mighty power through a ministry of evangelism and prayer....
A Vision to Reach New People Groups
The vision is being fulfilled. The Wesley Missionary Institute (WMI) outside Lomé, Togo, was created for the purpose of training Africans to be missionaries among unreached people groups. This vision is being fulfilled as graduates have planted churches in new areas...