Category: Missions
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Coffey Family July 2025 Prayer Letter
We started off July with our Winter Teen and Junior Mini-Camps at Camp Rhino. Many young people made professions of faith, and we all enjoyed a wonderful time during our short winter break. Please pray these young people will impact their communities with the Gospel as they return home and get involved in their local…
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Coffey Family June 2025 Prayer Letter
Not long after returning to South Africa, I traveled to neighboring Mozambique to visit two of our missionary families. The Clowers have now been there for over a year, and Josh and Morgan Barton recently arrived with their twin babies. It was encouraging to see both families thriving in different stages of ministry. The following…
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Coffey Family Prayer Letter May 2025
We are back home in South Africa! It has been a blessing to return to Camp Rhino and our church family, though leaving our grandson behind was difficult. The past few weeks have been incredibly eventful. Please continue praying for the Sullivan family as they spend time in the States. We are still rejoicing over…
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Coffey Family April 2025 Prayer Letter
On April 10th, our close friend and fellow missionary Josh Sullivan was kidnapped during his midweek church service by a syndicate crime gang operating in our city of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Josh’s church is located about 15 minutes from ours. In a calculated move, the kidnappers chose to communicate with my cousin Jeremy, attempting…
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Coffey Family March 2025 Prayer Letter
Prayer Requests & Praise Quick Updates & Needs We have been incredibly blessed during our time back in the States. God has provided new support to help cover the shortfall in our camp and youth home ministries. We are still praying for an additional $500 in monthly support before we return to South Africa on…
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Coffey Family February 2025 Prayer Letter
Sometimes the Lord opens doors you never expect. In 2016, when we first envisioned Camp Rhino, we never imagined the opportunities we’d have to share the Gospel. For the past three years, a high school about 15 minutes away has been renting our facilities. What started as a two-week rental grew to one month, and…
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Coffey Family January 2025 Prayer Letter
We’ve been back in the States since December 14th and still have a few open dates available. If you’d like me to come and present our ministry or provide a report, I’d be happy to do so. I currently have Wednesday evening services and weekday openings for mission conferences before we head back on May…
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Coffey Family December 2024 Prayer Letter
Our final weeks in South Africa before heading to the States for a few months have been incredibly productive. I’ve been enjoying Bible studies with five faithful men from our church, and we’re celebrating that 10 teenagers trusted Christ during our recent teen camp! Church attendance has been steady at around 80 people, but what’s…
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Coffey Family November 2024 Prayer Letter
December marks the beginning of our summer camp season here at Camp Rhino. Please keep our Teen and Junior camps in your prayers, as we expect around 400 attendees, including campers, counselors, and staff. We are currently seeking sponsors for our campers, and any support would be greatly appreciated! Each camper costs us about…
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Coffey Family October 2024 Prayer Letter
Please pray for our family and friends here in South Africa. We suffered a great loss on Sept 21st. The first girl who moved into our youth home and lived here for 4 years was tragically killed at 19 years old. She was like a daughter to us. She was saved at our first teen…