Power of Prayer

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,...

In the heart of Soweto, Orlando, where life’s battles are fought in narrow streets and small homes, lives a young man whose story defies...

Please keep Courage Youth and encompassKids in your prayers this month

August Prayer Requests

Aren’t they beautiful?  And, yes, it does get cold in South Africa 😊.  The girls are 3 months old now and are well cared for in our...

This month please pray for progress toward 2025 goals. Thank you for interceding on behalf of Courage Youth staff, platforms and, most importantly, Courage Youth learners. 

SFCS is working to combat violence in the home.

June 2025 Prayer Requests

Prayer Laborers,  This month we’ve asked each of our Life Coaches and our Social Worker to list their respective petitions and praises....

Part 1: She was called "ugly". . . "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its...

As Courage Youth restarted its annual camp, students grappled with emotional and powerful moments.

Prayer Requests for April 2025

It takes a strong woman to raise a child. But it takes an even stronger woman to make the hardest decision of all. Baby Bokamoso, which...

Prayer Laborers, This month please join our Courage Youth staff as they pray for outcomes in their respective areas.  Thank you for...