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 three children during this difficult time. Funeral expenses will be close to $3,600. Several people have already reached out offering to help. If you would like to help our team cover these expenses, please let me know.  We will also be helping his family establish a new home, as they are currently living in the church building where Lubabalo pastored.

Eastern Avenue Baptist Church donated the first $5,000 toward building a guest lodge for visiting mission teams at Camp Rhino. We are trusting the Lord to help us reach the full goal of $45,000. This lodge will help us host groups, pastors, and guests while also giving us more space for camps and events throughout the year.

Our time back in the States was very profitable. One highlight was the birth of our grandson, Roman. We were also able to meet our 2nd grandson, Zayden, for the 1st time, who our son Tyler and his wife, Lydia, are fostering to adopt, and spend quality time with our 1st grandson, Liam. We also had another excellent orientation with Vision Baptist Missions at The Wilds in NC.

Please pray for our missionaries in Burkina Faso, Dallas & Ashley Brown, along with Jason & Charity Rishel, and our new missionaries, Michael & Victoria Turner. The visa situation there is the worst I’ve seen, with missionaries only able to obtain 3-month visas, creating a great deal of uncertainty.

Soon, a group of 45 from Oakwood Baptist Church will be visiting us in South Africa for their second trip here. We are praying that the Lord uses them greatly through the churches, schools, camps, and outreach ministries.

My son Luke and his family will move to Colombia this summer for a six-month missions internship as he completes his degree through Vision School of Missions. Thank you to so many who have invested in this next step of training. If you would like to support Luke and his family, you can give through Vision Baptist Missions marked for Luke Coffey.

Prayer Requests & Praise

I’m excited to announce that my oldest daughter, Emilee (23), has decided to return to South Africa as a full-time missionary. Lord willing, she will begin raising support in June after officially joining Vision Baptist Missions.

Please pray for her as she takes this big step of faith and prepares to return to help in the ministries here. Starting out as a single missionary can be intimidating, but we are thankful to see her willing to follow the Lord wherever He leads.

If you would be interested in supporting her monthly, contact me, and I can get you her info.

 

Here is the latest prayer letter from my son Luke regarding his upcoming internship in Colombia.