[notice]Alf James talks to Mighty Men Conference coordinators around South Africa about a Sacred Assembly called by farmer-evangelist and MMC founder Angus Buchan at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on November 19 in the first of a series of perspectives on the visionary prayer event which Gateway News is publishing […]
Author: Alf James
No revival without repentance
During the last week churches in the Middelburg area of the Karoo’s heartland, were involved in seven days of 24-hour prayer for spiritual breakthrough and revival in South Africa, which was part of Jericho Walls’ Seven Days on the Wall night-and-day prayer initiative earnestly seeking God for revival among the […]
Sharing Jesus naturally — at work, in the shops, on the sportsfield — is his passion
Lifestyle evangelism, in which there is little-or-no separation between our everyday life and our obedience to Jesus Christ’s great commission (Matthew 28:19) is Wally Gerstmeier’s passion. Ever since he committed his life to Christ in 1977 he has had a heart for those who don’t know God. And it is […]
A true leader is an obedient follower — and a shining example
[notice]Alf James reports on a leadership talk by author and coach to elite sportsmen Myan Subrayan at a church breakfast in the Karoo. [/notice] As Christians each and every one of us is called to be a leader in our families and in the world around us, however, it is […]
Call to save lives through prayer and fasting
40 Days for Life in Cape Town is appealing for support to change the community through prayer, fasting and a peaceful vigil to save lives through its campaign which is being conducted in tandem with groups in other cities around the world. “For 40 days, from Wednesday 28 September 2016 […]
Holding onto lessons from the cross
When Michael Yeomans, who passed away recently, was first hospitalised due to cancer in 2013 he was given a holding cross as a present. Thereafter, he was never without his holding cross, as he found it to be a material reminder of the Lord’s presence and promises. The inscription on […]
The power of our words — and control of the tongue
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John1:14) God created […]
God-orchestrated MMC set to draw Soweto residents
Historic event expected to build unity and reconciliation in SA A Mighty Men Conference (MMC) will be held in Gauteng near Soweto next year as a result of a rapid-fire series of prophetic events. Excited convenor of the breakthrough MMC, Pastor Karabo Molefe, said although he saw people of all […]
The merciful mystery of God’s grace
I often think of how fortunate we are to receive God’s grace because we don’t deserve it. Yet, without the grace of God, I for one would still be floundering around in sin, much like a pig sloshing about in slops, oblivious to the mess I was in. Instead, we […]
Ex-AWB stalwart turned around by the grace of God
To see Bertus Deysel cuddling and kissing a little black child in his arms, it is hard to believe that 22 years ago he was a uniformed member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), a far-right separatist political and paramilitary organisation. Today, he is the loving father figure at the Emmanuel […]