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Daniel and Meagan Smitley

Status: Deputation

Location: North America
Field: Canada
Ministry: Formal Bible Training

Bio

Bio

Daniel was blessed to be born into a Christian family and was saved at an early age. He felt the call to the mission field as a young child. This desire was encouraged by his parents, and he eagerly looked for opportunities to pursue this interest.

Daniel was first introduced to GFA at the age of 17. As the first participant in GFA’s Teens in Missions program, he interned for a month in Asia and two weeks in South Korea. He later attended Bob Jones University and graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in cross-cultural services and a minor in business. During his summers in college, he did two more internships through GFA, including trips to England and North Africa, as well as the Philippines.

Daniel went on to earn a master’s in biblical language and literature from Bob Jones Seminary in 2024. During the summers of graduate work, Daniel served as program manager at the Wilds of New England and completed another internship through GFA, this time in Canada and Southeast Asia. From 2022–2026, Daniel served as a residence hall supervisor at Bob Jones University. He is currently pursuing a PhD in biblical and systematic theology at Bob Jones Seminary.

Meagan grew up in a wonderful pastor’s home in Vero Beach, Florida, and was saved at the age of 5. She has served actively in her local church in many ways, using the gifts that God has given her in music (specifically violin and piano) and jumping in wherever needed. The Lord led her to Bob Jones University, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in business administration in May 2023. She began working as an HR/Training Director while pursuing her master’s degree in biblical counseling. She was able to use many of the things she was learning in her degree at work, her local church, and eventually, as the Lord closed doors for her, back at Bob Jones University as a dorm mentor. She graduated with her master’s degree in May of 2025 and has served in an administrative role at Bob Jones University since then.

Meagan never imagined she would be a missionary and always thought that the Lord was leading her more towards being a pastor’s wife (that is, of course, until she met Daniel). In January of 2025, Meagan traveled to Canada for the first time on her first international trip, and the Lord began confirming His direction in both Meagan's and Daniel’s lives.

Daniel and Meagan were married in the summer of 2025 and began applying to GFA as career missionaries that fall. In December of 2025 they were accepted as career missionaries to Edmonton, Alberta. Once in Canada, Daniel anticipates filling a needed role at Foundation Baptist College through teaching and administrative help. Daniel and Meagan are excited to team up with Joel and Sarah Arnold in Edmonton.

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