South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Iranian and European human rights and religious rights organisations have urged the international community to use new opportunities for trade with Iran to hold the government there to account over its treatment of Christian converts. Nineteen NGOs, including Middle East Concern, Article 18, Impact […]
Originally published in The Times of Israel With a Nazi pistol pointed at his head, Master Sgt Roddie Edmonds refused to reveal which of his soldiers were Jews. This week he was awarded the ‘Yehi Or’ Award for his bravery. In a singular act of humanity and defiance, Master Sgt […]
Marilyn Hickey’s obedience to God reaps a great harvest Originally published in Charisma News Marilyn Hickey, 85, preached to over a million people in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, earlier this month. The momentous meeting came during an eight-day missions trip to Pakistan. But that trip and the millions […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Christian family told they will be killed if they return to their home Muslim villagers in eastern Uganda on November 23 destroyed the maize crops of a former Islamic sheikh (teacher) in eastern Uganda who was beaten unconscious after revealing his faith in Christ, […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald. While ISIS attempted to eliminate any trace of Iraq’s history from the Middle East, one Christian teenage boy from the country is fighting back, replicating ancient artworks and sculptures destroyed by the militants. According to CNN, Nenous Thabit, 17, an Assyrian Christian from the […]
Nelson Mandela Bay Christian radio station Kingfisher FM this week celebrated 21 years of broadcasting. “Kingfisher FM has so much to be grateful for and so many people to thank from one of the founders Manie Steyn to current head of our board Wouter van der Westhuizen. In short we […]
Originally published in Charisma News. The prophetic worshipper has experienced health issues, including a brain bleed, for more than a year. Last December, he suffered a brain aneurysm doctors said was likely caused by an infection in his heart. The family issued a statement on the sad loss. “It is […]
Originally published in FOR SA. It has been brought to our attention by friend and ally INcontext Ministries (www.incontextministries.org), that it may be necessary to shed light on and clarify two e-mails that are currently doing the rounds relating to “State Control Religion in South Africa”. (Note that FOR SA […]
Originally published in For SA. Following news reports of a pastor who sprays his congregants with insecticide, claiming that it will heal them of their sicknesses, a group of 99 major denominations and churches in South Africa have issued a Joint Statement repudiating the actions of this self-styled “Prophet of […]
Originally published in Christian Today. Jesus has been declared King of Poland in a ceremony attended by the country’s president Andrzej Duda. The ceremony was held at the Church of Divine Mercy in Krakow on Saturday and the liturgy was repeated in churches across the country the following day. According […]