South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in BCNNN Churches across the East African nation of Kenya have expressed opposition to a bill that if signed into law would legalize polygamous marriages. As Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta considers signing the marriage bill into law, his administration faces the vocal opposition of multiple church groups. In […]
Originally published in CBN. In Nigeria, Christians in the Muslim-majority North have been the targets of relentless deadly attacks by Islamic extremists. More than 200 pastors in the Northeastern Borno state have either fled, closed their churches, or have been murdered by the militant Islamic group Boko Haram. Christian leaders who […]
By Open Doors SA The Christian enclave of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria has been thrown into mourning over the mass abduction of girls from a secondary school last week. “Almost every family had a student in the school. Cries of parents could be heard all over the town as […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph More than 70 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, officials say, reports Jeremy Reynalds, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service. According to a story by the BBC’s Haruna Tangaza, the explosion […]
Originally published in the Gospel Herald In an incredible display of grace, Alice Mukarurinda not only forgave, but befriended Emmanuel Ndayisaba, the man who killed her 9 month old baby and severed one of her hands with a machete during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Over two decades later, the former […]
Originally published in Christian Life News A Christian revival is touching the northernmost reaches of Africa. In a region once hostile to the gospel, now tens of thousands of Muslims are following Jesus. As the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea, Muslims across Northern Africa are converting to faith in […]
Originally published in Christian Post A Roman Catholic priest from Kenya is mobilising churches and believers to tackle the growing slaughter of rhinos and elephants, arguing that humans are supposed to help protect, not destroy, animals and the environment. “I’m raising awareness that conserving the environment and protecting the animals […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph Two gunmen stormed the Joy in Jesus Church near the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Sunday (March 23, 2014) and opened fire on worshippers, killing six people and wounding others in what police called a terrorist attack, reports MNN. One survivor described the attack […]
The Government of the small nation of Namibia needs special mention for declaring March 6, 2014 as a National Day of Prayer on Gender-Based Violence countrywide, says INcontext Ministries in its latest World In Motion newsletter (Number 95) published yesterday (March 20). The newsletter report notes that all religious denominations […]
Originally published by International Christian Concern International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian mother of two and her cousin were beheaded by al-Shabaab Islamic extremists once their Christian faith was discovered. The extremists beheaded them publicly in front of her daughters and many of the villagers in the […]