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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

Two-Thirds Through

Two-Thirds Through

The year has been wonderful! Driven by faith, the Wesley Missionary Institute opened in January 2021 with the first class of 11 students. Most teachers have been Togolese this first term, but they have also welcomed teachers from the U.S. and Nigeria. To remind you,...

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Nafissa’s Story

Nafissa’s Story

From fear to confidence, this is Nafissa’s story. Nafissa is from Mali. She lost her husband, and she has been supporting herself and her two daughters through her service in the military. Not long ago, she started having health problems. At first, Nafissa attempted...

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