Author: The Coffeys
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Coffey Family December 2015 Prayer Letter
The last day of the year; it’s hard to believe. 2015 has been a great year. We praise the Lord we were able to start New Life Baptist Church. We have a superstar group of supporting churches and individuals that have been with us all along. We truly don’t deserve you. We finished strong this…
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Coffey Family November 2015 Prayer Letter
Praise the Lord, we had 4 Baptized last week and will have 1 more baptized tomorrow. We just completed the construction of our baptistry and are happy to put it to use. We are starting to gain traction in the area of faithful people making the right steps in their Christian life. As our…
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Coffey Family October 2015 Prayer Letter
Prayer Request More laborers for Southern Africa New Church Plant in Soweto Language learning Youth Conference at Madiba (Oct 5-10) As I sat with three teenagers at my home this week during a discipleship lesson, I was reminded about the priority of our ministry here in South Africa. I’m excited about the people who were…
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August 2015 Coffey Family Prayer Letter
Prayer Request Bay Baptist Bible Institute More laborers for Southern Africa Two future church plants Language learning Plans for ministry expansion in the next few months This past Sunday morning at New Life Baptist Church we had visitors from an area called Kwadwesi Extension. This is an area that can been seen from our church…
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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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Coffey Family July 2015 Prayer Letter
Prayer Request The start of Bay Baptist College More laborers VBS this coming week Language learning Plans for ministry expansion in the next few months God has blessed New Life Baptist Church. Our best Sunday this past month we saw three people (one older lady and two teens) come forward and put their faith in…
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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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The Church Building Open and Ready for Use
On January 22nd, the construction began for New Life Baptist Church Kwadwesi. Other than lacking a few doors, electricity, and water, the building is ready for use. Well, we’re going to use it anyway:) We will be having our first service in the main auditorium this morning, April 19th at 10am. I want to thank everyone…
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We may soon have a floor
The main beam for our auditorium was delivered this past week. It was nice seeing things advance when I went by the church yesterday. Our main floor should be ready for use by next Sunday morning.