Power of Prayer

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray for goals in our key operation areas as we begin the second half of the school year. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. ~ Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee Class and Club Goal. Increase participation across schools to 1,500 Courage Youth members. Progress. Halfway through the year we currently have 837 members. Request. Heave

Prayer Laborers, This month please join representative Courage Youth members in their prayer requests. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. ~ Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee LOFENTSE GIRLS HIGH – Tumelo Mthombeni Praise. I thank God for His unfailing grace, protection, provision, and strength throughout this academic journey. Despite the pressure and challenges we fa

In South Africa, many boys witness more violence than most adults ever experience. Substance use doesn’t sit on the sidelines of that reality, it exacerbates it. What starts as a way to cope with the challenges of life quickly becomes part of a cycle of violence. Your generosity interrupts this pattern… creating a path toward healing for boys like Bokamosho. “Bokamosho” means “future.” And his story is one of transformation. Bokamosho came to Setshabelo Family and Child Servi

Prayer Laborers, This month please join our Life Coaches in prayer for their schools and ministries. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee Pictured: some of the Courage Youth staff and Life Coaches LOFENTSE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Makama Amanda Praise: Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your love and faithfulness. Even in this difficult economy,

Here, children receive the care and protection they need before it’s safe to return home, or until a loving home is found. Moments like this — full of joy, celebration, and belonging — are possible because of people like you. Today, millions of children across South Africa are living without one or both parents. Some are doing their best to survive in child-headed households, siblings suddenly carrying adult responsibilities far too soon. One family like this came to Setshabe

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray for goals in our key operation areas as we begin the second term. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee Class & Club GOAL. Our platform goal is to reach 2,000 learners across all sites and to retain 1,000 out of that total. PROGRESS. So far, we have 547 new members across all sites, and we have

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray by organization dimension for the Courage Youth ministry. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. ~ Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee Lead Team Praise. Lord, thank you because this vision began with you. Thank you for 20 years of your amazing grace and mercy. Thank you for the donors who have sown into this vision. Thank you for the

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray by school for the Courage Youth ministry. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners.

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray for goals in our key operation areas as we begin the 2026 school year. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. ~ Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee Class & Club Goal : Our goal is to achieve 2,000 strong Life Coach - learner relationships. Progress : We thank God for the connections already formed with learners in 2025. We are trusti

Prevention. Intervention. Nation-Building. Our team is working hard to start this exciting new chapter In 2026, Courage Youth steps into a new chapter — one that feels like growth and divine alignment. Two remarkable schools, Thabiseng Primary School and Thuto Mfundo Community Center, have opened their doors to Courage Youth, ready for their learners’ lives to be transformed. This expansion is not simply an addition of programs. It’s a commitment to shaping the future of Sout

Published December 5, 2025 My feet just touched American soil after a couple of weeks in South Africa… and I couldn’t wait to update you. Every year, Zeke and I spend four focused days with our Courage Youth (CY) team and Setshabelo Family and Child Services (SFCS) team. We review the year, plan for the next, and pray boldly. The Courage Youth team hard at work And now… something big is ahead . God has placed it on our hearts to double our impact in the next three years.

Prayer Laborers, As you may remember, the school year in South Africa begins in mid-January and ends in mid-November yielding a two-month summer vacation that also includes Christmas and New Years. Please join us as we look back with gratitude on the school year just ended and look ahead with anticipation to the year ahead. ~ Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee The team during this year's annual planning session. For more pics please be sure to foll

How one young woman’s journey from hardship to healing shows the power of faith, mentorship, and love in transforming South Africa’s youth through Courage Youth.

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray by school for the Courage Youth ministry. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, schools and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. ~ Courage Youth Lead Team, Life Coaches & Management Committee Mafori Mphahle High School Tlaleng Mokoena Praise. We thank God for His presence and for always leading us in doing His work. Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20 Petition. We ask

Remember the Courage Youth Camp you helped make possible? The transformation that began there didn’t stop with the young people — it’s spreading through their families. The Courage Youth children have been so deeply changed by what they’ve learned at camp and through our ongoing programs that their parents began asking for help too — for tools to understand their children, and to heal their own hearts. Thanks to your support, we were able to say yes. For the first time eve

Prayer Laborers, This month please pray for progress toward 2025 goals. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff,...

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August Prayer Requests

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