Testimonies of God’s responses started coming in six hours after they prayed Last week we reported on how God independently prompted the owners of two Eastern Cape farms to host prayer days for rain on their land on Saturday March 13. This week we report on what happened after the […]
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God arranges prayer days for rain on two Eastern Cape farms on Saturday
While many parts of South Africa have experienced abundant rain recently, some areas — mainly in the Eastern and Northern Cape — are still in the grip of a prolonged drought. And so, when Eastern Cape farming couple Tommie and Carine van Kerken both independently sensed God tell them to […]
TESTIMONY: A cool breeze from Jesus in a time of crisis — Paul Raper
The testimony below was sent to Gateway News by Paul Raper, a marriage registration officer and pastor who lives in Port Elizabeth. At the age of 69, when many folk you know end up in hospital having contracted Covid-19, not to make it home again, the thought of it happening […]
Nqaba Bhanga says God had hand in his re-election as mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
Eastern Cape DA leader Nqaba Bhanga was re-elected as the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay at a special council meeting today. He defeated EFF councillor and regional chair of the party Amandlangawethu Madaka with 62 votes to 57. Today’s special meeting was held after the Port Elizabeth High Court last […]
Foster parents rescue teenage mom and her unborn son off abortionist’s table
A month after having a double mastectomy during an ongoing battle against breast cancer would not typically seem like a good time to start a ministry of fostering problem children — especially when you are already mom to two little girls and run a demanding ministry to the destitute. But […]
Rebuilding Nelson Mandela Bay: time for believers to play active role, says Lance Grootboom
Alain Walljee reports on his recent interview with Nelson Mandela Bay ACDP councillor Lance Grootboom, a member of a coalition that supported the election of the DA’s Nqaba Bhanga as Executive Mayor of the metro which has been without a mayor for a year. Bhanga’s election at a chaotic meeting […]
Church leaders urge president to intervene in Nelson Mandela Bay crisis
Senior church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay sent an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa today urging him to intervene directly in the metro which they say is facing a potential law and order crisis due to a collapse in local governance. The resultant instability in the major metropolitan hub […]
‘Land of the Living’ reaping rewards of pressing on with city transformation vision
I would have despaired unless I believed I would see the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living — Psalm 27:13 Gateway News interviews Dr Scott Worley founder and director of Land of the Living Tell us a little about yourself. I am originally from the USA […]
Coronavirus provokes an avalanche of prayer in Nelson Mandela Bay
Special report by Nelson Mandela Bay prayer coordinator Pastor Joan Keeling While many have been enslaved in chains of lethargy by the coronavirus pandemic – and all the horrors that it has brought with it — it has provoked Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) prayer warriors to get down to the […]
Christian education stakeholders attend imbizo in King William’s Town
Educators, parents, students and believers attended an education imbizo at Vineyard Ministries, King William’s Town last Saturday hosted by the Eastern Cape Christian Educators Forum (ECCF) which aims to restore God in the education sector. Speakers included ECCEF chairperson Prophet Nikiwe Apenteng, Students’ Christian Organisation (SCO) leader A Dlomo, teacher […]