Chris and Kay served for 22 years in Cameroon in the Translation and Literacy departments. One of the highlights of their time there was working to see all six New Testaments of the Misaje Cluster Translation Project completed and dedicated in 2024. After serving the past few years in Cameroon in country-level supervisory positions, Chris and Kay are now transitioning into serving at a global level.

In alignment with Wycliffe priorities, Chris and Kay will focus on equipping and empowering local partners to take on more and more leadership and ownership in the Bible translation movement. Some ways this will happen are teaching in global training workshops, mentoring consultants-in-training, training trauma healing facilitators, and helping key local partners around the world improve their English so they can function better in their high-level roles.

The Smoes family would love to have you join their Wycliffe ministry team through prayer and/or financial partnership.