Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya! Blessed Advent and Merry Christmas. As we celebrate our Savior’s birth, we remember that Christ came lowly like us; yet, despite our sin, He redeemed us with His precious blood. He came to seek and save the lost—He came to save us.

The Lord continues to seek and save His people in remote Kenya, South Sudan, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Congo and throughout Africa. It is humbling to now be in Africa and see how the Lord is working. We are just getting started here and have much to learn, much for which to be thankful and many opportunities to remember that God leads His mission.

Thank you for being part of this mission in Africa. Your constant prayers and support are certainly felt—our service here would not be possible without you! As a way of saying thanks for your support over this last year, we wanted to let you experience the sights and sounds of Africa through the below video.

Please feel free to contact us (via email or otherwise). It is a pleasure (and very encouraging) to hear from you—and there is much more to share. Thank you again for your prayers and support.

John Wolf is the Africa Region Project Manager for the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He and his family, with the support of LCMS churches like Saint John’s, are serving in Kenya. Please keep them in your prayers! We encourage you to follow their family blog, www.hereiamsendmesendme.blogspot.com, which is also where you can sign up to their mailing list and make donations.