On Youth Day, June 16, Christians in Port Elizabeth kept prayer and worship going on the square in front of the City Hall from 7am to 7pm as a number of churches and ministries in the city led half-hour slots. “We had a wonderful prayer meeting,” said Richard Crompton, senior […]
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Youth Day united prayer at NMB City Hall
This Youth Day on June 16, 22 church leaders from across Nelson Mandela Bay will each pray over the city from the City Hall Square between 7am and 7pm. Prayer topics are:1. The end of the Covid Epidemic2. Rain3. Revival among the Youth 4. The scourge of Crime to End5. […]
WATCH: The Church can bring healing, transformation in SA — Frank Chikane
Originally published in NGKOK.co.za “Unload the corrupt from society, send them in peace to jail. They must do so freely. And tell them not to play a Samson on us by bringing the pillars of society down en route to jail, ” Rev Frank Chikane, former director-general of the presidency […]
Jesu Club is good news for job seekers
More than 50 people, including 40 job seekers, attended the launch of the Jesu (Joy Employment & Skills Upliftment) Club at Joy to the Nations church in Walmer, Port Elizabeth on Wednesday morning. The club, which is a project of the church, in partnership with other ministries and organisations in […]
TESTIMONY: Goodwill flourishes as damsel comes to rescue
At the end of last week as Port Elizabeth was still suffering the consequences of a protracted, violent taxi strike, a Gateway News reader sent us the testimony below, explaining that “in light of all the negative press surrounding taxi strikes, etc. I thought I’d share a good news story” […]
Prayer and thanksgiving event at Kouga Dam next Saturday as ‘day zero’ alarms sounded
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled due to latest Covid regulations: BUT PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR RAIN!!! A call for Christians to join in a prayer and thanksgiving event at the Kouga Dam has been made by a Port Elizabeth church as the region’s largest dam is at 4.25% capacity […]
Gamtoos Valley farming community praying at Kouga Dam on Sunday
A prayer and worship event aimed mainly at farmers and farm workers in the important citrus, dairy and crop farming area will be held at the record-low Kouga Dam from 3pm on Sunday. Event organiser Tony Bergman an evangelist based at Andrieskraal which is near the dam which is a […]
Call for continuous prayer for rain in PE area
Port Elizabeth prayer warrior Blessing Marunga is calling on Christians in the area to participate in a campaign of continuous prayer for rain in the drought-stricken area from May until the end of the year. “When we go to an event to pray for rain it is good and we […]
Facing dam crisis and finding God bigger
On Saturday about 300 Christians from the Nelson Mandela Bay metro and surrounding areas trekked out to the 5%-full Kouga Dam in response to a call to worship the Lord and pray for rain. None of those seeking God’s face in the picnic area below the towering wall of the […]
Invitation to worship and pray on wall of ‘record low’ Kouga Dam gains momentum
A call to gather on the wall of the Kouga Dam on Saturday to worship God and pray for rain is getting more traction than he expected, said Port Elizabeth attorney Wikus Nel. Following alarming reports that Nelson Mandela Bay’s largest dam is at a record low 5% and could […]