South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Mission Network News Last Sunday, a lively café in the northern part of Burkina Faso was the site of a horrific attack by jihadist gunmen. A large group had gathered there to celebrate a birthday party when chaos broke out. The attack took place just a few […]
By Harry Farley — Originally published in Christian Today Almost 400 people have died and at least 600 still missing after a devastating mudslide and flooding hit Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital. A national emergency has been called and several Christian charities are warning thousands more are still in danger with […]
Six members of a family belonging to the Fulani tribe — a predominantly Muslim, nomadic, cattle-herding people frequently in the news over violent conflicts with farmers — recently became Christians after Jesus revealed himself directly to them in a village in Nigeria’s middle-belt Plateau state. This was disclosed to Gateway […]
Originally published in God Reports An Ethiopian evangelist suffered significant wounds to his head when he was attacked by a group of radical Muslims with machetes. The 27-year-old man – who cannot be named for security reasons – was attacked on July 16 while he was alone in his home […]
Originally published in The New Times Kenyans have intensified prayers for their country as the tightly contested August 8 general election draws closer. Citizens across the East African nation are seeking divine intervention in the election as they pray on the streets, in churches, in public rallies and in […]
Originally published in Christian Today Seven hundred teddy bears were placed on the steps of London’s St Paul’s Cathedral today as part of a campaign by the international children’s charity World Vision to highlight the plight of child refugees, 700 of whom are crossing the border from South Sudan into […]
Originally published in Christian Today Seven Christians have been killed in Kenya by al-Shabaab militants, according to International Christian Concern. The killings took place earlier this month in three separate villages. Three policemen were killed in the first raid, when 200 militants attacked Pandanguo village in Lamu county. Three days […]
This is the story of the “miracle safari” – a recent 4 200km mission-impossible road trek from Johannesburg to Mombasa, to meet a tight business deadline. But, to appreciate this prayer-powered story, we need to step back more than 40 years to the day that Steve Kalue was born in […]
By Open Doors SA It is estimated that for one in every 12 Christians around the world,persecution is a daily reality –they endure intimidation, prison and even death because of their faith. During 2016, Open Doors distributed 2.5 million Bibles and Christian literature worldwide, trained a million people and provided […]
The US has extended its sanctions against Sudan for another three months, saying “more time is needed” to review whether Sudan has done enough to merit their removal. Sudan’s President, Omar Bashir, responded by suspending his negotiating committee until the end of the three months. The committee has been in negotiations with […]