We are blessed with an amazing staff team at IFI in Columbus!

Each month we shine the spotlight on one of the Columbus team members, so you can meet them up close and personally. There are so many staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help IFI remain prepared to serve.

Karlos Smith is a new addition to the IFI Columbus team, having stepped into the role of Content Writer at the beginning of August 2021.

As the Columbus team’s Content Writer, his focus is on pushing IFI’s ministry forward by gathering and sharing its stories. He interviews students, volunteers and staff to write stories that testify about the impact God is having on the lives of international students.

A Columbus, OH native, Karlos considers himself a writer, actor, and professional goofball.

As a young man, he read a lot of stories, and loved to share them in multiple forms, including poetry and playwriting. He considers writing to be his best and most complete skill, one of his gifts from God.

Karlos encountered IFI as he was searching for a writing career, and was drawn to the opportunity to do so in the context of his Father’s business. He sees his work with IFI as an opportunity to honor God by articulating His vision for a world full of lost souls to return to their Father, and is excited to have a front row seat as God transforms the lives of international students.

Karlos asks for prayers as he steps into an unfamiliar role: that the Lord gives him the patience, strength, and joy necessary to accomplish His will.