OUR MISSION:
Creating Opportunity.
We seek to end poverty in Africa by providing the tools to break out of it.
COFA Newsletter
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September Prayers
Petitions
Winnie adjusts to school and classes, and that she is a light of Christ to everyone she meets.
God will ensure safe travels for the Pastors and people traveling to South Africa at the end of September and that all of their interactions are Christ-centered.
Monetary support of our college-bound students from Middelburg is received.
Amajuba children find peace and love in their life at Amajuba.
Students attending Bethel Preparatory School will hear about the love of Jesus and grow in the faith.
The children at St. Peter Chrisian College will thrive as they enter the last quarter of the school year.
Angel investors will consider using their resources and blessings from God to support COFA.
Advocates consider joining the COFA Ambassador program from each Michigan LCMS church.
Thanks
For several generous donations to COFA:
$50,000: St. Peter Lutheran Foundation, Arlington Heights, IL.
$40,000: Michigan District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) to build the Tuck Shop at St. Peter Christian College.
$25,000 anonymous donor for scholarships at St. Peter Christian College and contributes to our Scholarship Endowment Fund.
News from St. Peter Christian College
Two important components of the school’s “Good to Great” initiative are its agricultural and reading programs. Watch this video to see teachers and students discussing how, from its garden to it’s bookshelf, the school’s facilities are preparing students for the future.
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
