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Hendrik & Kaylene Smidderks

West Africa

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

Finding the Open Door

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...

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Ask Around

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...

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The Logical Choice

The Logical Choice

Kalson was a member of Full Gospel Mission back home in the north. But when he came to Douala (Cameroon), he occasionally fellowshipped with the Free Methodists. “Occasionally” is an honest and generous adverb. Kalson is a teacher of philosophy and logic. About two...

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Thriving from East to West…Africa

Thriving from East to West…Africa

Thrive Kenya leaders Yvonne Mtafuta and Lillian Kanji were excited, eager and a bit nervous in the weeks leading up to their first international mission trip. They had the opportunity to travel to West Africa where they would share about Thrive with the FMC in Lomé,...

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