Dr. Mark and Linda Jacobson, ELCA missionaries in Tanzania, are recognized as ones who truly love the Maasai.  Mark is a physician serving as medical superintendent at Selian Lutheran Hospital near Arusha, Tanzania, and Linda is involved with curative health care.

Selian Lutheran Hospital in itself is a witness to the community, much of which is Maasai.  The hospital serves about 40,000 patient visits annually.  While most of the people in the region are subsistence farmers and live in relative poverty, the hospital has been able to maintain a high level of medical services.

Here is what was published about Dr. Jacobson when he received the Luther Institute's "Wittenberg Award" in 2003 (Advancing the Role of Faith and Ethics in Public Life).