Originally pubished in Fox News Shamal Ahmad Tofiq was a fun-loving barber from the northern Iraqi town of Said Sada who liked women and a party – before he left his small hometown to find himself in Europe. Now he is back, and, as a fast-rising member of Islamic State, […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
JOYburg aims to call out the gold in the city!
Johannesburg was built on gold — and today there is an ambitious move to call out the gold in the city and to ‘reform and rebrand’ the city as JOYburg. Joy activist and laughter coach, Sue Jameson, says everbody is invited to join in the joyful movement to “build a […]
Karoo Mighty Men cross inspires PE intercessors
When friends who were attending the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) in April sent him photos of the landmark white cross on a koppie overlooking the campsite, Rodney Jooste knew exactly what he had to do. Jooste said God had given him a vision to put His name on a […]
The Perfect Wave rolling on with DVD sales, devotional
South African DVD sales of The Perfect Wave are going well with 9 500 units sold to date and a new order of 1 400 DVDs from CUM books, says Bruce McDonald, director of the South African-made surfing adventure feature film based on a true-life miraculous healing testimony. He attributes […]
US scientist fired for questioning evolution
Originally published in Christian News Network A legal defense organization filed a lawsuit this week against California State University, alleging that the school fired a biologist for discovering scientific evidence that contradicted evolutionary theory. Mark Armitage was a scientist at California State University—Northridge (CSUN), where he worked as a researcher […]
Kidnapped girls’ parents die as Chibok’s trauma rises
By Worldwatch Monitor For the missing Nigerian girls kidnapped over 100 days ago, another trauma has emerged. Eleven of the group of grieving parents have died, many of them after heart attacks and stress-related illnesses. Some reports said that at least four fathers’ bodies were among those brought into the […]
NEWS DIARY
THIS WEEK [Hospital singers — Zizonke – Wednesday] Weekend outreach — Joe UPCOMING Whites to Whites — Trevor Jennings Tanzania trip — via Kate — should be back around mid next week — so perhaps get story around Wednesday 2nd August Ryan la Strange visit — via Kate — […]
SA-made ‘The Perfect Wave’ making an impact in the US
The Perfect Wave, a South African-made feature film inspired by a true life miraculous healing testimony opened in the United States on Friday (July 11, 2014) and is off to a remarkably positive start, says Cape Town director, Bruce Macdonald. “The film opened in some 13 cinemas across the US, […]
Messianic Jews, Arab Christians gather amidst violence and anger
Displaying opposite spirit to Arab-Israeli conflict “Dancing together with Arabs? Laughing together with them? These are the people I hated my whole life,” says Chava, a Messianic Jewish girl who grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Israel. Chava was part of a three-day gathering where she met with […]
First Mighty Men Central SA at Welkom at end of Month
It has been a long time coming but it is finally happening — the first Mighty Men Conference in the central region of South Africa will be held at Bundu Game Lodge just outside Welkom from Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29. After Mighty Men movement founder Angus Buchan […]