The Kaufmann family reside in Lomé, Togo, in West Africa. Jordan serves as the VISA coordinator, helping support short-term mission teams and projects that connect U.S. churches with West African congregations. Audrey provides administrative support for the FMWM West Africa missionary team and helps with financial recordkeeping for West African leaders.
Pray For
- continued work alongside local churches and leaders, with effective communication, trust and shared purpose
- ongoing adjustment to life, language and culture
- Jack and Piper as they continue homeschooling and building friendships
- personal spiritual growth for Jordan and Audrey as they seek to live faithfully and be a positive example to those around them
Recent Newsletters
Power and Potential in Community
Picture a circle of young Togolese women. They are gathered for the Thrive/Wunders training. Yvonne, the Thrive Kenya leader conducting the training, said, “OK, pretend you are a teacher … and ‘you,’ you are an Auntie from church. Bella, pretend you are the nurse.”...
Finding the Open Door
Mamoud Koroma is his name. He joined us after serving with another church. The pastor of this church had died, and young Koroma was unsure what he should do next. He started praying. Then he met Pastor Emmanuel Mbawa. Mbawa had returned to Sierra Leone after years of...
Thriving from East to West…Africa
Thrive Kenya leaders Yvonne Mtafuta and Lillian Kanji were excited, eager and a bit nervous in the weeks leading up to their first international mission trip. They had the opportunity to travel to West Africa where they would share about Thrive with the FMC in Lomé,...
Two-Thirds Through
The year has been wonderful! Driven by faith, the Wesley Missionary Institute opened in January 2021 with the first class of 11 students. Most teachers have been Togolese this first term, but they have also welcomed teachers from the U.S. and Nigeria. To remind you,...