OUR MISSION:
Creating Opportunity.
We seek to end poverty in Africa by providing the tools to break out of it.
COFA Newsletter
The August 2025 issue of our newsletter has been released. Use the buttons below to download this newsletter, sign up for email delivery of future issues or download past issues.
August Prayers
Petitions
Pray for monetary support for Awinile Tsetse (Winnie) and Asanda Nkabinde as they prepare for college in the U.S.
Amajuba children find peace and love in their life at Amajuba
Students attending Bethel and SPCC will experience the love of Jesus and continue to grow in their faith
Advocates join the COFA Ambassador program from each Michigan LCMS church
Angel investors consider using their resources and blessings from God to support COFA
Thanks
For Winnie gaining approval for her visa to study in the U.S. and safely traveling to Concordia University in Wisconsin.
For the successful OSL ambassador trip to South Africa and their safe return
News from St. Peter Christian College
As part of its “Good to Great” initiative, the school has installed Smartboards in many of its classrooms. Whether used for young students in the school’s Language Enrichment Program or high school science classes, the interactive lessons and visual demonstrations enabled by these boards enhance classroom engagement and make learning more dynamic, exciting, and impactful for every learner. Watch it in action here.
Expanding its athletics program is also part of the school’s “Good to Great” initiative. These sports help students build leadership, confidence, teamwork, strategy, strength, speed, coordination, and a winning mindset — all while having fun!
Who We Are
Christian Outreach for Africa (COFA) was organized by people who decided to act on their Christian faith by attacking the cycle of poverty in parts of Africa. Rather than simply provide charity, however, COFA helps fund sustainable projects that have a permanent impact. Our holistic program that provides quality Christian education, basic health care, safe and affordable housing, and meaningful employment, gives the impoverished the opportunity to create a better future for themselves. We currently have projects in South Africa and Uganda.
Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
- Nelson Mandela
What We Do
We help improve school facilities and provide scholarships and tuition for preschool and K-12 students.
We create jobs and encourage entrepreneurship.
We help develop health care facilities and services.
“Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.”
- Desmond Tutu
How We Do It
The COFA model is designed for long-term impact:
Partnerships: We collaborate with individuals and organizations in the U.S. and in Africa with the dedication and expertise to work in the challenging environment of African nations.
Sustainable Projects: We undertake projects that continue to provide benefits after our role is completed.
Local Participation: We work with the people we hope to serve in order to ensure that a project meets their needs and they have a stake in its success.
Financial and Management Control: COFA’s dedication to following strict accounting and disclosure principals has earned it a Four Star rating from Charity Navigator and a Platinum Transparency rating from Candid/Goldstar.
Shown here: Our partnership with Caring Friends, a South African Christian health care organization, allows COFA to provide eye care at the health clinic it helped construct on the campus of St. Peter Christian College in Mhluzi, South Africa.
“When we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish.”
Desmond Tutu
