South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]Sharlene Stafford, 34, of Pietermaritzburg experienced a taste of hell and a touch of heaven 20 years ago. Since then, Sharlene, who teaches dance and drama at her local church, has shared her powerful healing testimony all over the country. But until now she has never published her story. She […]
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] Originally published in Charisma News ‘Tis the season that many try their hand at singing their favourite Christmas tunes, but rarely […]
Originally published in CBN News. Three Christians who spent months in one of the worst prisons in the world are now free. Earlier this year, Iranian authorities arrested Bahram Nasibov, Eldar Gurbanov and Yusif Farhadov for allegedly conducting missionary activity. In their first television interview hours after being released, the […]
Originally published in Christian Today. Samari Kasabi, a 55-year-old Christian, was recently stripped naked, beaten to death and then burnt by her neighbours in her village in the Chhattisgarh region of India. It is feared she was murdered for being a Christian. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has made […]
Originally published in Christian Today. “They want life, and they’re going to fight for it.” A mother from California said this just before her two-year-old conjoined twins underwent high-risk separation and reconstructive surgeries on Wednesday (December 7 2017). Expressing her strong faith in God, Aida Sandoval, 46, said whatever happened […]
Judgment prevented ‘tragic social experiment’ The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein yesterday (Tuesday December 6 2016) overturned a potentially far-reaching court order granting the medical profession permission to assist in the death of a terminal cancer patient, Robin Stransham-Ford. The successful appeal by the state against the judgment of the Gauteng […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen The later years of marriage come with many potential joys — but also their own unique challenges such as disappointments or anxieties over finances and health. This is a book to inspire and equip you for the challenges – and adventures -= which lie ahead. […]
Book review by Val Viljoen If you are looking out for a children’s bible storybook that offers something a bit different, take a look at My Own Keepsake Bible. There are 172 stories from the Old and New Testaments, with 95 illustrations to colour-in. This means of course that kids […]
Youth Transformation Africa (YTA) hosted a pastors and leaders meeting at Athlone Stadium, Cape Town on Saturday (24 November 2016) to pave the way for a strategic youth and church event — #YTAUnite — at the stadium on April 17 2017. Kyle Driver, the visionary of the 2017 event said […]
Originally published in news24 The Limpopo High Court has granted an interdict against the ‘Doom prophet’. Limpopo Health Department spokesperson Derrick Kganyago says the department has been granted an interdict by the Limpopo High Court to stop the “Doom prophet” Lethebo Rabalago from spraying poisonous insecticide on his congregation. The […]