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Update 8/19
Prayer request’s – Our Sunday School class – Our young men in discipleship – to book meetings – Cultural adaptation – Language learning – Youth on Fridays My family and I are so blessed to be here in South Africa with amazing families to help train us. My wife and I continually see the benefits…
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July Prayer Letter
Praise God for his joy he brings to those that serve him. There are many obstacles we may face here in SA but the joy that God brings is greater than anything we face. Pastor Sipho and I have been continually discipling about 5 young boys. They age from 13-15 and all profess Christ. They…
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update July 1-11
God has done a great work at New Life Baptist Church. The Builders are finishing up with a few things on the church. The church now has a sidewalk, the basement is being worked on and the Sunday school rooms are closed off. Pastor Sipho and I are working with the teens in Kwadewsi. We…
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Missions from a Kid’s Perspective
One of our supporting churches, Believer’s Baptist Church in Griffin, Ga, asked me if I would would record a message to share with the kids during their VBS to highlight missions in South Africa. After thinking about it for a while, I thought a video from my son’s perspective would be more fitting for the…
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Update June 22-29
It’s Holiday It is now holiday here in Port Elizabeth. All students (including my daughter) now have a 3-week break from school. With that said we only had 5 people at or youth night this Friday but we are not going to let that hold us back. Our Sunday School class was low as well…
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Coffey Family May 2015 Prayer Letter
Our first pastors retreat in the little town of Addo was a great success. We had a wonderful time with our team of missionaries and pastors. The classes were a big help in encouraging everyone to keep their eye on the mark. It’s amazing how easily distracted one can get when doing the Lord’s work. …
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Pray for Lungisa High School
Sipho and I had the privilege to speak to the students at Lungisa High School this past week. Lungisa High School is a public high school very close to our church. We now have an open door to come and spend time with the students during their lunch break each week. This is a great opportunity…
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More Building
Here lately, I’ve felt that most of my life has been about building projects, which for me isn’t a bad thing. I love building, or better said, I love organizing the building and watching others build. It’s been neat seeing the walls go up on New Life Baptist Church. We are hoping to have the…
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Building without Delay
Over the past two weeks, $15, 600 came in to help with the building of New Life Baptist Church. This has enabled us to continue building without any major delays. We are grateful to those who gave, and want to thank the Lord for bringing the funds in so quickly. We are hoping and feel pretty…
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