South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Almost 10 months after being shot in the head while evangelising on a street corner, Hans Schmidt is sharing his miraculous story. The 27-year-old street preacher and father of two young children told a reporter he’s “still here” because of God’s grace and love. This week, Hans and his wife, Zulya, spoke to ABC15 about what […]
Originally published in The Roys Report On a recent Sunday morning, a dozen people congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighborhood of Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali to ponder their next steps after the government shuttered numerous churches for noncompliance with health and safety regulations. “We are appalled by […]
Gateway News questions passionate nationbuilder and prolific author Thabo Sizo Mahlobo about his latest book, The Role of Judges in Nation Building 1. Tell us a little about yourself My name is Thabo Sizo Mahlobo. Husband to Nthabiseng Mahlobo for over 13 years, and a father to Noluthando, Neo and […]
Good Hope Christian Centre (GHCC), Cape Town launched its annual 40-day prayer conference, titled “Appeal To Heaven” on Wednesday, September 4 at its Ottery campus. The conference, which continues until Sunday October 13, is a time dedicated to seeking God through prayer, worship, and fasting, says a church spokesperson. In […]
This week we publish the second of two articles by Open Doors SA ahead of the Amka Afrika Prayer Event for persecuted Christians in Africa on September 14 Also see: Pastor Barnabas’s story With the help of Open Doors, we recently told the story of Barnabas, a Nigerian pastor who was violently displaced by […]
Originally published in CBN News A new documentary is using specific Scripture to point out the Biblical basis for standing with Israel. CBN News talked with the film’s creator and director who says the timing of its release is no coincidence. Eight years in the making, the production of Why Stand […]
Originally published by Voice of The Persecuted A father, imprisoned for over two-and-a-half years for discussing theology with Christian converts in a private Facebook group following his conversion from Islam to Christianity, has declared a hunger strike in a heartbreaking letter to his wife and family. Religious freedom advocates are […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily The Bible is composed of 66 books, 929 chapters, and 31 102 verses, amounting to 783 137 words in the King James version. Dr Shelvie Summerlin dedicates two to three hours a day to reading the Bible, a practice he has undertaken nearly every […]
Dr Clifford Denton looks behind the big headlines to discern what’s next on God’s eternal timetable Throughout history God’s covenant purposes move forward as one generation succeeds another. His purposes are to be discerned behind the day-to-day news that is prominent in our world. What He is doing would not […]
Originally published in Christian Today A Christian missionary who was held captive by an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group has shared details of his ordeal, where he was kept in brutal conditions that saw him face extremes of heat and cold, scorpions, and scurvy. Incredibly, Dr Ken Elliott, who was 82 […]