2020 was the year we planned to open up Camp Rhino to year round camps. Unfortunately, those plans didn’t work out like we wanted for obvious reasons, but 2021 is looking much brighter. We held our first teen and junior camps in January and just finished another teen and singles camp at the end […]
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Coffey Family January 2021
“These are crazy times” is quickly becoming the go-to cliche every where:). That’s definetely true for things in South Africa. Because of higher Covid numbers here in South Africa, tighter restrictions have returned. The closing of churches and not being able to sell alcohol are really the only things that have changed. We’re glad about […]
2020 Coffey Family December Prayer Letter
Prayer Request Wisdom concerning Junior and Teen Camps in December and January at Camp Rhino. Higher restrictions were placed on our province this past week that will probably change the way we do our normal camps. Our churches here are struggling a bit, just as churches in the States, from Covid. Our […]
Update on New Roof at Camp Rhino
Before the lockdown in South Africa, we began construction on what were animal stables when we first purchased the property for Camp Rhino. We cleaned about 3 to 4 feet of manure and dirt out of the space and built a cement floor slab. Once restrictions started easing a bit, the crew returned to finish […]
Coffey Family June 2020 Prayer Letter
Wedding Day The day has finally come for my oldest son Tyler to get married. We are excited that Lydia Bush will be an official part of our family in a few hours. I’m thankful for Jeff and Mindy Bush raising such a wonderful daughter. Tyler and Lydia at their rehearsal dinner We were uncertain […]
Change in Plans
As many of you have heard, we were supposed to fly out on April 23rd for the States to be back for my son’s wedding and to also raise extra support for Camp Rhino. Unfortunately, because of the lockdown, our tickets were canceled. We originally decided we were just going to wait it out and […]
Coffey Family February 2020 Prayer Letter
Prayer Requests & Praise We praise the Lord for the 27 young people who trusted Christ during our first ever Junior Camp at Camp Rhino. Thank you so much for praying. We had 55 Juniors in total attend our camp, which means almost 50% of those in attendance made a profession of faith. Since […]
Teen Camp 2019 at Camp Rhino
23 Trusted Christ as their Savior 2019 Teen Camp at Camp Rhino Our 2019 Teen Camp has come to an end, and what a terrific end it was. 25% of 90 campers made professions of faith in Christ before our week was over. There were teens from every one of our churches who were saved. […]
Bionic Ear – Quick Update
My wife Amy’s surgery appears to have gone very well. We won’t know for sure until 3 months have passed, but her hearing seems to be returning. I actually feel like she has bionic hearing now. We were so used to having to talk louder before the surgery, we get accused of screaming now:) […]
Coffey Family January 2019 Prayer Letter
Prayer Requests Classes for Bay Baptist College at Camp Rhino officially starts on February 12th. We are encouraged about our first group of students who will be training full time for ministry. Please pray for this first group of students. Our 2nd oldest son, Chase, is leaving this week for Bible college […]
