South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Charisma News “Really, only God could pull this one off.” Those were the words of E3 Partners Middle East expert Tom Doyle, talking to Mission Network News about the miraculous way the gospel is reaching the hearts of the Syrian people. According to Doyle, “There are five […]
Originally published in Charisma News Samaritan’s Purse is providing emergency supplies and relief for thousands of families displaced by floods in Mozambique. The international Christian relief organization is coordinating relief supplies coming from three countries—by planes and across land. Officials estimate that catastrophic flooding in Mozambique displaced more than 150 […]
Originally published in Spero News A Kenyan Anglican priest has appealed to Christians around the world to pray for the people of Garissa, a violence-stricken city in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The Revd. Canon Francis Omondi’s plea comes after at least five people were killed and four others […]
By Cardinal Wilfrid Napier — Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Durban Originally published in the Sunday Independent If I were a true Christian my answer to the question: What is wrong with South Africa, would be: I am. Yes, I am what is wrong with South […]
The Right to Life is the most fundamental of human rights for those both inside and outside the womb. Human life has lost its sanctity in South Africa as a result of tax-payer funded abortion on demand. Friday February 1, 2013, marks the 16th anniversary of the legalisation of abortion-on-demand […]
The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has announced Open Doors will receive the Milestone Award during the NRB Convention in early March. The Milestone Award is given annually to ministries which have more than 50 years of continuous ministry in Christian outreach and broadcasting. Open Doors is celebrating 58 years of […]
Prayers were answered yesterday when a 103-year-old, Durban, Christian-run hospital that has the biggest HIV Aids programme in South Africa was given a new lease of life, two weeks after announcing it had to close down because of lack of funding. In a welcome media announcement KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, […]
A survey on biblical literacy by the South African Theological Seminary (SATS) has reaffirmed that it is crucial for churches to have biblically sound teaching and theologically knowledgeable pastors. The results of this biblical literacy survey were released yesterday at an event held at the Lonehill Village Church in Johannesburg. […]
Gateway News is giving away two DVD copies of the moving Afrikaans romantic drama, Stilte, that hits South African store shelves on February 11, in time for Valentine’s Day. Directed by Oscar nominated SA filmmaker Darrell Roodt, it is the heartfelt story of Antoinette (Angelique Pretorius), a singing sensation with […]
By World Watch Monitor Iran on Sunday sentenced an American citizen to eight years in prison because a judge determined his work to establish Christian churches threatened Iran’s national security. Saeed Abedini’s sentence, delivered after a trial he was partially forbidden to attend, was denounced by the US State Department […]