January Appeal While the holiday season is officially over, as I write this letter to you, I cannot help but think about one of my favorite Christmas stories that is one of my favorites not only to watch on television, but to read as well. It’s the story that English author Charles Dickens wrote more than one hundred and fifty years ago. It’s called “A Christmas Carol.” Click to read more

November Appeal As I write this letter to you, the words of the Christmas carol, “OCome All Ye Faithful,” are scrolling through my mind. To be honest, I cannot really remember the first time I heard the hymn . . . I just know that it has been a part of Christmas for as long as I’ve been alive. I’ve heard it sung in churches, on radio and television -- I’ve even heard the melody playing in malls as shoppers have hurried from one store to the next. Click to read more

October Appeal Click Here to view our blog. I received a piece of mail the other day from a travel company. The company was offering “color tours” -- chartered buses which drive through various scenic parts of the country during the autumn season . . . when the leaves of the trees have reached the peak of color. For the most part, this a very American concept. We have been blessed to live in a nation where the change of seasons creates a variety of colors. But in the rest of the world, this isn’t necessarily the case. Click to read more       Update! Your support makes the difference to

Update! Your support helps build dormitory for 150 students!   If your child asks for bread--will you give them a stone? When our Lord Jesus spoke these words, He was offering His followers a message of hope . . . telling them that God the Father will care for them as we human beings care for our own children. Now -- as I write this letter to you -- I am hoping we will care for our children as well as God intended us to. Please read on and I will try to explain. A few days ago, I received a letter from Fr. Bill Moroney -- one of our Missionary of Africa priests now working in Nairobi, Kenya, in East Africa. . . Read More>>

MOA helps drill water wells in Tanzania Water can be gathered, or as some would say ‘harvested’, from below by digging or drilling boreholes to pump it up. It can also be harvested from above in those places where the groundwater would be too deep or maybe hardly existing. Mbeya, in the East African country Tanzania is one of the many places where one often collects it from above, by harvesting the rains of the rainy seasons. Read More>>

In Khartoum, MOA Helps Rebuild School "Dear Father John, I come to you with the gratitude of the people in St. Stephen Parish for your constant support in our time of need. In August, after the accidental death of Dr. John Garang, Vice President of the Sudan, sad incidents happened, leading to killings and destruction. Our school in Shigla was burnt ..." Read More>>

AFRICA, A Natural Treasure

Africa is a land of incredible beauty, natural treasure and unparalleled discovery! Its people - of nearly 60 nations throughout the Continent - are among some of the most diverse cultures and societies in all the world! But in the midst of this land of rich heritage and facsinating beauty - the lives of African people are being torn apart by war, poverty, hunger, disease and oftentimes despair . . .

Our Mission: Preach, Teach, Heal and Build

For more than 130 years, the Missionaries of Africa - a Catholic society of religious men - have been reaching out to men, women and children throughout Africa to preach, teach, heal, and build. Your support will help our missionaries continue their life saving work among those suffering from the tragedy that has gripped the people of this vast continent!

We invite you to learn more about our mission, our immense and ever-growing accomplishments, and the tragic challenges that torment the peoples of this great continent.