South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Ind Christian News The government of Eritrea has arrested 150 Christians in the last three months, while dragging others before courts and asking them to “renounce Christ.” The first 70 were seized on June 23 in Keren. Almost two months later, on 18 August, 80 more Christians […]
A group of leaders from Ghana, Namibia, Kenya, Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, and the US, together with counterparts from Israel, will gather in Jerusalem from September 1 to 4 at the fourth biennial Africa Leadership Summit (ALS). The ALS, hosted by the Insitute of Christian Leadership Development (ICLD), is held every […]
Originally published in Persecution International Christian Concern A large scale assault took place just three days ago in Northern Burkina Faso near the town of Koutougou. The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Kabore, said in a statement that: “August 19th is a dark stain on the life of our national […]
Originally published in Premier News Freedom charity Middle Eastern Concern (MEC) are urging the Christian community to pray as authorities continue to close churches and stop Christians meeting in Algeria. Following the closure of buildings in the northern regions of Akbou and Ighzer Amokrane last Sunday, MEC has reported that […]
Originally published in UG News Born-again Christian soldiers serving with the Ugandan armed forces have announced a 4-day gospel crusade in eastern Uganda. This crusade scheduled for September 4 to 7 will be conducted in conjunction with the Butaleja Pastors and Elders Fellowship at Buffujja primary school playgrounds in Butaleja […]
Originally published in UG Christian News Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, the successor to Reinhard Bonnke and new President of Christ for all Nations (CfaN) on Wednesday reported that more than 200 000 people gave their lives to Christ during a 4-day Gospel crusade in Nakuru, Kenya started on August 8 . […]
By Anna Deckert — originally published in Mission Network News In many countries, nationality and religion are practically synonymous. This is especially true for Somalis. Todd Nettleton, Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for Voice of the Martyrs, recently interviewed Ibrahim, one of the first ethnic Somalis to […]
More than 100 pastors, community leaders and business leaders gathered in Lilongwe, Malawi last Thursday for a special repentance conference called by Christian leaders against a backdrop of ongoing unrest in the country over allegedly rigged presidential elections on May 21. The conference at the Simama Hotel was the main […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A priest in Southern Nigeria was killed on Thursday by suspected Fulani radicals while five pastors from a Pentecostal denomination were abducted in a separate incident just outside of Lagos. The Catholic Diocese of Enugu announced the killing of Father Paul Offu by unidentified […]
Originally published in Uganda Christian News God has enabled all of us to minister to Him and for Him. Discovering our place and our part is a crucial step in advancing discipleship. Two years ago, Pastor Samuel Kasigwa, the global team leader of Uganda For Evangelism Ministries, began reaching out […]