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
Lord, Here I Am!
“Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, ‘I will go over and see this strange sight — why the bush does not burn up.’ When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, ‘Moses! Moses!’ And...
Power and Potential in Community
Picture a circle of young Togolese women. They are gathered for the Thrive/Wunders training. Yvonne, the Thrive Kenya leader conducting the training, said, “OK, pretend you are a teacher … and ‘you,’ you are an Auntie from church. Bella, pretend you are the nurse.”...
Finding the Open Door
Mamoud Koroma is his name. He joined us after serving with another church. The pastor of this church had died, and young Koroma was unsure what he should do next. He started praying. Then he met Pastor Emmanuel Mbawa. Mbawa had returned to Sierra Leone after years of...
Ask Around
When looking for informal input from others, we “ask around.” What would you think if, at your baptismal service, your pastor “asked around” regarding whether your life had changed? That is just what happened recently in Mali. I was making a regular missionary visit...