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Dear Christian Friend,<\/p>\n
This Christmas, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, we\u2019re reminded that more than 6.5 billion people live where the name of Jesus is scarcely known. The \u201cCommission\u201d priority of WELS\u2019 long-range strategic plan calls us to extend our confessional Lutheran witness beyond familiar borders, forging partnerships and equipping a global missionary force to share Christ\u2019s love with a world in need.<\/p>\n
Now is the time to unite in prayer, generosity, and action, supporting efforts that spark the movement of the gospel across continents. Watch this short video to see how the \u201cCommission\u201d priority is shaping our mission.<\/p>\n
Will you join us in this global movement?<\/strong><\/p>\n God has provided a new mission opportunity in Senegal. Missionary Dan Kroll will soon begin outreach among the Wolof people, a tribe where 99 percent identify as Muslim. The work starts with learning language and culture, building relationships, and sharing the hope of Christ. You\u2019ll soon receive a mailing with more details.<\/p>\n Will you help us bring the light of Christ to those who have never heard his name? Your gift to the New World Mission Fields Fund will directly support outreach in Senegal.<\/p>\n Thank you for your faithful support.<\/strong> Your prayers and gifts make it possible to bring the gospel to places where Christ\u2019s name is barely known. As we celebrate the birth of our Savior this In Christ\u2019s service, P.S. Read a special Forward in Christ<\/em> article that shares inspiring stories of pioneering missions\u2014including Dan Kroll\u2019s work in Senegal and other efforts to reach the unreached.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Christian Friend, This Christmas, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, we\u2019re reminded that more than 6.5 billion people live where the name of Jesus is scarcely known. The \u201cCommission\u201d priority of WELS\u2019 long-range strategic plan calls us to extend our confessional Lutheran witness beyond familiar borders, forging partnerships and equipping a global<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[813,97,234,674,2433,290],"class_list":["post-10851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-daily-verse","tag-christmas","tag-global","tag-gospel","tag-join","tag-movement","tag-wels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Christmas, may the light of his love fill your heart.<\/p>\n
Rev. Larry Schlomer
Administrator, WELS World Missions<\/p>\n