The Lord God Almighty spoke to Günther Hess in a dream in 2002 saying that He would give him three gifts: love, knowledge and technical skills to build houses, which he did not entirely understand at first. “When I woke up I was emotionally and physically drained, yet I did […]
South Africa
Runners logging 1 400km to raise funds and awareness around human trafficking
On Friday (March 6, 2015) a group of 12 adventurers set out from Grahamstown on a 1 400km run across South Africa to raise money and awareness around human trafficking. The runners from South Africa,the United States, the United Kingdom, Mozambigue and Belgium are completing the distance in nine days […]
Salvation Army puts ‘black and blue’ female in #thedress to spotlight abuse of women
Originally published in The Christian Post The Salvation Army’s South Africa branch has used the viral frenzy over the picture associated with the hashtag #thedress to spread awareness of violence against women on Twitter. In a tweet, the Christian ministry featured a bruised woman wearing a white and gold dress, […]
Parliament seeks more time on sexual offences law
With more than 400 submissions on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act to weigh up, the chief justice and Correctional Services parliamentary portfolio committee said yesterday it will be asking the Constitutional Court for an extension of time, reports The Citizen. In October 2013 – in […]
“Naturally supernatural” kids love on East London
They are aged between 9 and 13. They regularly go on outreaches in their city. And God works through them with signs, miracles and wonders. They are East London’s Powerclub kids – a group of about 15 children who gather together every Tuesday with God Adventure Church Children’s Pastor Esme […]
Helping world’s traumatised kids is “child’s play” for SA ministry
South African ministry couple Dirk and Taleta Coetsee recently visited Singapore and Ukraine to present courses on how to help traumatised children through the medium of play. It is not the first time that the couple, from Petra Institute near White River, Mpumalanga, have been invited abroad to share the […]
Fired-up after Brazil, Buchan looks to October rally at FNB Stadium
Angus Buchan has booked the largest soccer stadium in Africa — the FNB Stadium in Nasrec, bordering Soweto — for October 12, the farmer evangelist says in an interview recorded for Gateway News shortly after his return from a mission trip to Brazil. Touched by the hunger for revival he […]
Jamaican government, business and church leaders join Unashamedly Ethical campaign
Five hundred Unashamedly Ethical (UE) commitment forms were signed and many more sign-ups were made online during an exciting 5-day visit to Jamaica by South African businesman and UE campaign founder Graham Power. What began simply a little over a year when John Roomes, CEO of Wycliffe Bible Translators Caribbean […]
ACDP wants to debate “terror camps” and religious freedom
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) wants the House of Assembly to debate “the apparent failure of State Security to stop South Africa from becoming a viable base for terror groups directly linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State”, said ACDP President Rev Kenneth Meshoe yesterday. In a notice of motion […]
Numbers and expectations for KMMC continue to grow
Over the past four years it has been phenomenal to see the growth in numbers of both men and Churches who attend the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) from the Port Elizabeth-Despatch-Uitenhage-Jeffrey’s Bay area, according to Lance Walton, KMMC coordinator for the region. “I have been amazed by what this […]