South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Ready, Set, Revival… says a headline on Kimberley’s Jesus Week Invasion website. I encountered that level of excitement and expectancy for what Jesus is going to do in the city next month when I spoke to Jan van Reenen senior pastor of City of Hope Church and coordinator of the […]
In this podcast, Ryan van Rensburg shares with Ethan Black how Jesus helped him heal from ‘father wounds’ he developed while growing up with an aggressive father whose approval he could never attain. He urges people who are living with such wounds to deal with them and not to carry […]
South African Bible-reading marathon pioneer Illona de Wit is looking forward to co-hosting her eighth Bible-reading marathon in seven years — at Spirit Reign Ministries, Kariega (Uitenhage) from October 23 to 26. She is also encouraged that five churches around the country are holding Bible-reading marathons this year and is […]
Originally published in JNS A group of three dozen African parliamentarians on Wednesday affirmed Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital and pledged to enhance diplomatic, economic and security cooperation with the Jewish state. The burst of faith-based diplomacy at the two-day inaugural Africa-Israel Parliamentary Summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa comes […]
By Heather Tomlinson — Originally published in Christian Today As we mark the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that shocked the world and changed the course of history, there are many stories of courage, faith and hope that bring light out of the darkness. One extraordinary survival […]
The violence against Christians across sub-Saharan Africa is driving a serious displacement crisis. By the end of 2023, a staggering 16,2 million Christians across sub-Saharan Africa had been forcibly displaced from their homes and off their land by persecution. This escalation has been triggered by the presence of jihadist groups […]
Is there reason to believe that recent changes in South Africa’s political landscape could pave the way for a shift in South Africa-Israel relations? Apparently the Israeli government hopes that South Africa’s new coalition government will adopt a different approach to Israel and the war in Gaza than the increasingly […]
Mighty Men Western Cape is hosting a conference this weekend – the first MMC Western Cape in five years – at a beautiful new venue on a farm between Ashton and Robertson. Africa crusade evangelist Juan van Tonder who heads up the team hosting the event from Friday September 6 […]
Originally published in Christian Today Christians are among the 150 people killed in an “unprecedented” attack by Islamist terrorists in Burkina Faso. The attack happened last Friday when soldiers and civilians were digging defensive trenches to protect themselves in Barsalogho, central Burkina Faso, according to reports received by Catholic charity […]
No longer a voice in Parliament, former ACDP MP Marie Sukers has started an organisation called Voice to Parliament to “fight for Christian democracy in South Africa”. During a recent interview I found out more about her remarkable life story. This is Part 3 of a 3-part series. [Read Part […]