South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Call for protection of religious freedom Christian leaders in Cape Town today expressed deep concern at the “unacceptable level of vitriol and animosity” levelled against University of Cape Town SRC Vice President, Zizipho Pae who was “expelled” from the SRC on Tuesday (July 21, 2015) in a reportedly chaotic and […]
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Originally published in All Christian News.Com Apart from being forced to close their Oregon-based bakery, Sweetcakess by Melissa, after consistent threats and boycotts by supporters of gay marriage, Aaron and Melissa Klein were fined $135,000 for refusing to participate in a lesbian commitment ceremony. As if that wasn’t enough, a […]
South African rock legend Rob Graham, 64 — better known as Crocodile Harris — died at his Cape Town home on Tuesday (July 7, 2015) just months before he was due to play his 1980s hit song ‘Give me the good news’ at the opening of the Mighty Men Conference Western […]
In the military you train leaders or you die. As Christians we face a spiritual battle that is more intense and more real than the conflict a soldier faces in combat. But we are not as intentional as we should be in rigorously training and developing people to shepherd, guide […]
If you go drinking in a township tavern in Port Elizabeth, be warned, you may be on a fast track to attending church. Just this past Sunday (June 29, 2015) 36 people found themselves “compelled” to attend church in Zwide after encountering Pastor Kenny Nonkonyana and his “tavern toyi toyi” […]
Introducing people to Jesus has become a normal part of the working life of Port Elizabeth banker and family man, Gary Quantoi. “I develop relationships with people in the course of my work, and this creates opportunities, as the Lord leads, to minister,” says Quantoi who has worked at a […]
No, Port Elizabeth’s international cricket stadium is not getting new floodlights. But the 20 000 seater St George’s Park Cricket Oval is confirmed as the venue for the opening rally and final celebration of Switched On — the citywide evangelistic outreach in August, 2015. The opening rally will be from […]
Chokka fishermen became the catch of the day when father and son Allan and Brad Verreynne swam out to their boat moored 500m off Hobie Beach, Port Elizabeth, and presented the Gospel to them. Thirteen crew members responded and prayed the sinners prayer, says the chokka boat skipper, Gavin Ratcliffe, […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald In a powerful story of redemption and grace, an Islamic State militant known for his brutal killing of Christians has converted to his victims’ religion after dreaming of “a man in white” who offered him a dramatic message, according to one missionary’s account. “One […]