Category: Updates
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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 June 2026 Prayer Letter
Seasons of life can be slow and fast. The last eight weeks or so here in South Africa have flown by. It has been such an exciting and full few weeks. On Friday, I was able to say goodbye to our group of 45 people from Oakwood Baptist Church in Anderson, SC. Brother Cory and…
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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 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…
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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…