Annabelle Beam’s story has long captivated audiences, as she fell into a hollowed-out tree in 2011, plummeted 30 feet, and hit her head at the bottom — a situation that could have been deadly. Annabelle, who suffered from a rare and debilitating digestive disorder before this incident, was already weak […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of ongoing Gaza hostage crisis
Originally published in The Times of Israel Israel marked its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a series of ceremonies both in the country and in Poland, with grief for the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and laments over the plight of dozens of people held hostage in […]
Angus Buchan says he is ‘healed and strong’ after mild strokes, asks for continued prayer
In a short video clip he shared on social media today, farmer-evangelist and author Angus Buchan thanked everybody who has been praying for him and his family after he suffered “two mild strokes”. He said he got home from hospital late last night after two days in hospital. He said […]
UK Supreme Court rules that ‘man’ and ‘woman’ refer to biological sex
Originally published in Harbinger’s Daily The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled unanimously on Wednesday that the terms “man”, “woman”, and “sex” in the U.K. Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex. Observers have called it a landmark ruling, as it confirms that biological males who identify as female can be excluded from places […]
‘Miracle’ rescue of abducted US pastor amid deadly shootout
In what police describe as a miracle, officers yesterday rescued a US missionary pastor from his kidnappers during an intensive shootout in Gqeberha (PE), in which three unidentified suspects were killed. The pastor, Josh Sullivan, 45, was found unharmed in the vehicle from which the suspects had launched their attack […]
ACDP rejects ANC attack on fact-finding trip to Israel
ACDP president Rev Kenneth Meshoe said today that the party rejects the ANC’s condemnation of a week-long fact-finding mission to Israel by a group including DA, PA and ACDP MPs and Christian and Jewish religious leaders. In a statement released on Friday, the day the group returned from Israel, the […]
Prisoner to prophetess: Part 2 – Great harvest
In Part 1 you can read how Jesus intervened radically in Sebita’s life one day in a Malawi prison where she was serving a 6-year sentence for illegal business activities. God continued to use her mightily in prison until she was released after serving four years. After her release from […]
NPA must apologise for failing victims in televangelist Omotoso case, says ACDP
ALSO READ: Omotoso verdict: the urgent need for justice reform by Michael Swain, FOR SA The NPA owes an apology to victims of sexual assault and human trafficking and witnesses who it failed during the case of Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso and two co-accused who were acquitted of all charges […]
Conference centre becomes training hub in war against killer drug abuse in Sierra Leone
Almost a year ago I reported how God used a pastor in Sierra Leone and an evangelist in South Africa to minister to young people in Sierra Leone who were addicted to the killer drug, Kush. Suzanne Pillans of Step Out in Faith Ministry, who was based in Gqeberha, SA. […]
Gqeberha dialogue uncovers city change agents
On March 25 70 Christian influencers in 10 different spheres of society in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) participated in a dialogue aimed at changing the city for the better through multi-stakeholder collaboration. The dialogue, which was initiated by the Nelson Mandela Bay Church Leaders Network focused on poverty and unemployment, […]