South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A 70-year-old pastor was killed in Uganda on June 11 after a group of radical Muslims stopped him and his wife on their way home from a market. Bishop Francis Obo was the senior pastor of Mpingire Pentecostal Revival Church Ministries International in Odapako village Mpingire Sub-County and oversaw 17 […]
Originally published in CBN News When Richard Scott William Hutchinson was born nearly four months early, he was given a 0% chance of survival. He was so small, could fit into the palm of one of his parents’ hands. Not only did he beat those extreme odds, but he’s […]
Originally published in News 24 It is not possible for government to have a different disaster management dispensation for faith-based organisations, especially in the third wave of Covid-19 infections, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said. On Tuesday, several religious leaders complained to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative […]
Originally published in Christian Today The beach was shrouded in darkness. The eerie silence was occasionally broke by the sound of waves gently lapping the seashore. Hundreds of Christians were silently clustered on the coast of Southern China. They were waiting to take part in what is now considered a […]
Originally published in Christian Today Iran goes to the polls on June 18 to elect its new president. The election has been described as fraudulent and rigged and is likely to be spurned in record numbers by Iranian voters, who consider the outcome a fait accompli. Most of the candidates […]
Julita Kok reports on her latest road trip with Jesus — this time to Gauteng Oh what a place to be!!! Johannesburg!!! It is so hectic here. It feels as if there is no rest here, very unsafe and soooo lawless and yet, God is also here. And He so […]
On Youth Day, June 16, Christians in Port Elizabeth kept prayer and worship going on the square in front of the City Hall from 7am to 7pm as a number of churches and ministries in the city led half-hour slots. “We had a wonderful prayer meeting,” said Richard Crompton, senior […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A Christian couple acquitted by a high court in Pakistan fear for their lives as Islamic extremists have started a campaign calling for their murders ahead of their yet unconfirmed release from jail, sources said. The Lahore High Court on June 3 overturned the 2014 conviction […]
A veteran lobster diver didn’t get the big catch he wanted last Friday, but he did return to shore with a Bible-like story that is drawing worldwide attention. Michael Packard, a 56-year-old commercial lobster diver, was swallowed by a humpback whale off Cape Cod, Mass. – and lived to tell […]
Multiple SAMA winning group, We Will Worshi have released Difela an EP consisting of four modern-day hymns, with standout tracks Grace Alone and Pholoso featuring multi-platinum selling South African Gospel singer Lebo Sekgobela. Using the structure of hymns, the songwriters Langa Mbonambi, Ndumiso Manana, Lesego Lebese and Themba Ntuli, say […]