Sir James & Moriah Offord
Hi, it's Sir James & Moriah
We are the Offords. We love quiet mornings with a cup of coffee, eating tacos for dinner, and dancing in the kitchen with our baby girl.
We are natives of Texas and Sam Houston State University graduates. While at SHSU, our lives were changed forever by Jesus through our involvement with Chi Alpha.
Our stories
Sir James: As a high school senior, I felt an immense burden for the poor and hurting. It was through Mike, my Chi Alpha small group leader, that I came to experience how real Jesus actually was — and how He was the solution to all we needed.
Moriah: I entered college believing that I could live a "double life." I thought I could honor God with my lips and live my life without His wise counsel. As soon as I stepped foot on campus, I discovered a community of believers who read and studied their Bible daily, thought deeply about the principles of the Kingdom, and loved God with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength. I was confronted with my lukewarm heart, immediately turned from the path of destruction, and fell in love with the only One who could satisfy my soul.
If we don't go, then who?
After graduation, the Lord set our attention on students of similar cultural backgrounds who were spiritually underserved in discipleship. We asked ourselves, "If we don't go, then who?"
We envision that through Prairie View A&M Chi Alpha there will be a full-time ministry team on every major HBCU in America, each dedicated to making committed disciples that make committed disciples — transforming the Black community, urban cities, and world missions.
Budget
Figures as of September 2026 from our partner records. The budget for missionaries is set by the Assemblies of God based on the location of the ministry (cost of living in that area) and what a campus director or other missionary would need to effectively balance their family and have an effective college ministry.
Budget breakdown
Family budget
The fruit of our ministry does not primarily come from programs or projects, but people impacting people. This is accomplished by a sustained, high level of life-on-life discipleship — so our biggest budget need is simply a long-term, sustainable standard of living for our family.
This takes into account our home, bills, insurance, savings, personal spending, tithes, student loans, taxes, and last but not least, our wonderful baby girl Genesis.
Ministry budget
Because our primary approach to ministry is life-on-life discipleship, we operate with a relatively low ministry budget — yet it covers a wide area of ministry and student needs:
- Mission trips
- Student retreats
- Ministry activities
- Ministry materials and equipment
- Staff & leadership training
- Student needs: food, gas, tuition, etc.
Other / administration
A few items don't fall under family or ministry but are important to account for:
- 5% budget cushion
- 5% administration fee
- National and district costs
- Support-raising expenses