South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Church must proclaim Biblical truth to world As I monitor the local and international news networks, I am amazed at the speed at which deception is disseminated through the media. Truth has become the ultimate casualty in the culture war. The once Christian West has departed so far from its […]
16 Jewish youths arrested Originally published in CBN News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decried an early morning arson attack on Thursday (June 19, 2015) on the Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee. “This morning’s outrageous arson attack on a church is an attack on […]
[notice]By Mike Pothier — Research Co-ordinator[/notice] Originally published in Response, June 17, 2015 — SA Catholic Bishops Conference Parliamentary Liaison Office There may be some validity to the argument that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has shown a bias against prominent African figures by focusing its prosecutorial efforts on warlords, […]
Alleged shooter has no SA links despite old SA flag on jacket Originally published in The Christian Mail The gunman wanted in the killing of nine people at a prayer meeting at a historic black church in this city’s downtown area was taken into custody on Thursday morning (June 18, […]
Originally published in allAfrica.com A South African legal NGO is “strongly considering” bringing contempt of court charges against government officials for allowing President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country on Monday. The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC), the group which secured a court order for Bashir’s arrest, said in a […]
The “very dedicated” Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Disaster Response Team serving in earthquake-battered Nepal have been working hectic, 7-day weeks since their arrival six weeks ago, says South African aviation Mark Liprini who joined the team at the beginning of June. He is coordinating the strategic helicopter response service operated […]
[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 posted in CBN News More than two months have passed since gunmen from the jihadist group Al-Shabaab stormed Kenya’s Garissa […]
Originally posted in Christian Today Despite the daily news of the persecution of Christians around the world by Islamist groups, there is another, lesser-known story of growing numbers of Muslims around the world who are turning to Christ as Lord. Missionary David Garrison’s book, A Wind in the House of […]
Originally posted in Christian Post The 23-year-old widow of Malak Ibrahim, one of the 21 Egyptian Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in Libya earlier this year, says she’s proud and comforted by the fact that her husband refused to deny Christ and was praying to Jesus when […]
Originally posted in The Christian Institute The Christian missionary, author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot has died aged 88 after suffering from dementia. Elisabeth was born to missionary parents in Belgium, and moved with her family to the US at a few months old. She attended Wheaton College, and then went as a […]