South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in God Reports A video purporting to show many of the 200 Christian girls kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram is a clever ruse designed to mislead, according to a story released by Baptist Press. “They are not the same. They are not the girls abducted,” said […]
Originally published in Assist News It was a sight that many thought they would ever see – doctors and medical professionals dancing before the Lord to Israeli worship music during a unique medical conference in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The joyful event took place on the final day of […]
Originally published in INContext Ministries’ World In Motion, Issue 99, May 2014. Photos have emerged on Chinese social networks showing the controversial demolition of a large church in eastern China. This followed weeks of protests by parishioners, who saw the move as indicative of a larger crackdown on churches. Sanjiang church was located […]
SA’s 5th Democratic Elections was a relatively peaceful event. Voting patterns were mainly along racial lines. The majority of blacks voted ANC while whites, coloured’s and Indians mainly voted DA. The ANC’s support is declining while the DA appears to be growing with each General Election. Some smaller parties managed […]
Originally published in All Christian News.com They haven’t exactly been identified, and it isn’t even known whether or not they are more than one person. But, someone has been travelling all over the US, leaving large amounts of cash as tips for waiters and bartenders. He, or they, leaves the […]
Blessed by the Holy Spirit says Pastor George By Committed Christian* — Special Correspondent for Gateway News Father’s House Church has recently relocated to a 2 500-seat venue in North End, Port Elizabeth to house it’s burgeoning congregation. Gateway News spoke to Pastor George Georgiou to ask where it all […]
Urgent prayer call Compiled from reports in Christianity Today, CNN.com, and World Watch Monitor An 8-months pregnant, 27-year-old Christian doctor has been sentenced to death and 100 lashes by a Sudanese court for marrying a Christian. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, has been imprisoned, along with her 20-month-old son, in Khartoum since […]
Several school principals who attended the prize giving for a schools art competition on human trafficking in Port Elizabeth said they had not been aware that human trafficking happens in their communities and felt empowered to further educate their learners on the issue, reports Amanda van der Westhuizen of the […]
…and why South Africans can be grateful for the election results By INcontext Ministries As the final ballots of South Africa’s fifth post-apartheid election were tallied on Friday 9 May 2014, the governing African National Congress (ANC) celebrated another victory with their resounding 62 percent of the vote. The official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance […]
Corruption in Africa costs R52 000 per second United Kingdom Members of Parliament representing all major parties gave support this week to ending corrupt practices that steal $1 trillion from the global economy every year. The politicians gathered for a photo shoot in the Great Hall of Westminster six […]