Category: Kids in Missions
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Coffey Family September 2026 Prayer Letter
I’m excited to present a terrific mission trip opportunity coming up December 1 through 13, 2027. Evangelist Scott Pauley with Enjoying the Journey Ministries and members of his team will be here with us in South Africa for a citywide evangelistic campaign and our teen camp at Camp Rhino. We are opening this trip to…
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Coffey Family August 2026 Prayer Letter
The construction of our new church building has started, but it is currently on hold. The walls are up, but we ran into an issue with the municipality, so we have had to pause the project for now. We are excited about this new space and pray that we will be able to complete it…
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Coffey Family May 2026 Prayer Letter
My friend Pastor Lubabalo (43) passed away last week. He was a blessing to so many and probably the greatest encourager I’ve ever met. He helped me with many of my mission teams that visited here in South Africa, and always impacted visiting groups with his testimony and kindness. Please pray for his wife and…
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Coffey Family March 2026 Prayer Letter
I’m not sure writing this email on the last day of March qualifies it as my March prayer letter, but here we go. We left South Africa last Monday for the US for a short furlough and to take part in VBM’s Orientation for new missionaries. I still have a few meeting slots available, mainly…
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Coffey Family January 2025 Prayer Letter
Happy New Year. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you to all who gave special Christmas offerings this year. Those funds were a great help in covering our junior and teen camp expenses at Camp Rhino. We were also blessed to receive a shipment of 1,600 Bibles, thanks to Direct Line Ministries and…
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Coffey Family December 2025 Prayer Letter
We are in the middle of our Summer Teen Camp, also known as Christmas Camp, and we are so thankful to have Dan and Amy Brooks with us this week helping lead the camp. They serve with Camps Abroad and The Wilds in Brevard, North Carolina. Dan and Amy were here for our very first…
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Coffey Family November 2025 Prayer Letter
We had the joy of baptizing two men and one teenager this past Sunday at Lighthouse Baptist Church! The church is growing, and we’ll soon begin construction on a new church auditorium. This new space will be a great blessing to our children’s ministries, as they will be able to use the current building for…
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Coffey Family October 2025 Prayer Letter
God has greatly blessed Lighthouse Baptist Church these past few weeks. Our men are stepping up and getting more involved in ministry. Four men are now leading their own Bible studies and serving faithfully during our services. It’s been encouraging to see their growth and commitment. This past week, I was asked to oversee another…
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Rhino Youth Home Update & A Special Thanks
This past week, we were blessed with two new children at the Rhino Youth Home, Lupawo (11) and his half-sister Siya (7). They have been faithfully attending Soweto Baptist Church for years with their grandmother and are also students at Bay Baptist Academy. Tragically, both of their mothers were killed by their boyfriends, leaving their…
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Coffey Family August 2025 Prayer Letter
We were honored to host a mission team from North Life Baptist Church in Wooster, OH, this month. They were a great blessing to our churches and missionaries. We are praying that the Lord continues working in their hearts, and we hope that God will call missionaries from this wonderful group of young people (and…