A founder member of the Hezbollah in Iran who has since found Christ will be one of the international speakers at an upcoming conference that will challenge Christians to partner with God in mission in a changing world. The two-day “A World In Context Conference” hosted by INcontext Ministries will […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
Bet Sheekoom, where captive women are set free
Bet Sheekoom is a Hebrew phrase meaning “House of Restoration”. And for hundreds and hundreds of women who have been set free from drug addiction and prostitution, that is exactly what the Bet Sheekoom ministry in Port Elizabeth has been over the past 10 years. For the current “mom and […]
Global Leadership Summit profiles: 4/12
[notice]It is 9 weeks to the launch of the 2011 Global Leadership Summit (GLS) in South Africa. Today we profile the fourth in our weekly series of profiles of the 12 expert speakers who will challenge and inspire summit delegates around the world with the end goal of empowering local […]
Prayer mission to suicide bridge area
A Uitenhage church prayer group is going to Thornhill on Saturday (August 13) to pray with police who patrol the Van Stadens Bridge area and to pray over the bridge where 80 people have committed suicide since it was opened in 1971. Volkswagen employee and Uitenhage Methodist Church member Dave […]
Hope in the Darkness: Unity and optimism among churches
[notice]Helenvale in Port Elizabeth has gained notoriety as the worst gangster violence hotspot in the city and one of the most dangerous places in South Africa. But for the people who live there, this small, poor, Northern Areas suburb is home. This article, is the second in a series of […]
Cape church launches documentary on Christianity in India
A Call to India (2011) — a 60 minute documentary on the current realities of the church in India — will have its world première on August 25 at the Stellenbosch High School. Produced by Empty Canvas Productions, in collaboration with Every Nation Church, Somerset West, the movie was filmed […]
Gospel concert for Ashleigh tonight!
Ten leading local Gospel music acts are performing in Port Elizabeth tonight to raise funds for PE teenager Ashleigh Botha to have life saving arterial bypass surgery in the USA. Concert organiser and one of the performers, Ron Reynolds, appeals to PE people to come and enjoy a great evening […]
God’s plan for PE prayer day for matrics
A Port Elizabeth woman is taking steps in faith to arrange a citywide day of prayer for matrics at a date and a time that she believes God has revealed to her. Sandy Peasnell has approached the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium management about hiring a 12 000 people capacity open […]
Blast near church in Kirkuk, Iraq injures 13
By Damaris Kremida – Compass Direct News A car blast outside a Syrian Catholic church in Kirkuk, Iraq yesterday morning left 13 wounded as police located and disarmed two more car bombs targeting churches in the city, according to area sources. Online video images of the attack against the Holy […]
Kidnapped Christian girl in Sudan escapes, traumatised
By Compass Direct News Hiba Abdelfadil Anglo, 16, has escaped from a gang of Muslims who kidnapped her last year, but it may be a long time before she recovers from the trauma. As she told Compass how the kidnappers beat, raped and tried to force her to convert from […]