The annual National Alliance for Life (NAL) Conference and March for Life will take place respectively on Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4, 2015 in Durban, and other pro-life events will take place in Cape Town, East London and Bloemfontein to coincide with International Life Chain Sunday — the […]
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Gang leader ‘switched on’ to Jesus during citywide evangelism campaign
One of the blessings of the recent Switched On evangelism campaign in Nelson Mandela Bay was the salvation of former, notorious gang leader, Xola Ngxolo and members of his gang who all accepted Jesus during evening meetings in a tent in Zwide. Ngxolo who was crippled after he was stabbed […]
God’s timing to launch Gospel-centered empowerment programme in Karoo town
The seemingly hopeless plight of the inactive and discouraged residents of South Africa’s townships who are unemployed, especially those in Middelburg in the Eastern Cape, have long been on Annette Kingwill’s heart and mind. Together with this burden she has carried a deep conviction to contribute to the empowerment of […]
Golf pro loses livelihood in protests but trusts God
Gary Packer, professional golfer for more than 25 years and involved in development golf for township children, lost almost all his livelihood in the recent Port Elizabeth Walmer Township protests. His golf shop, which is at the Walmer Country Club, was looted of close to R400 000 worth of stock. But […]
Life Skills trainees who persevere find new hope and jobs
“I had given up hope a long time ago on finding a job when I received the phone call letting me know about the Life Skills training. I had nothing coming in except the social grant for my 3-year-old son, so I had begun to sell fish in the community […]
Nelson Mandela Bay will be Switched On — to Jesus!
Openness of schools to Gospel overwhelms film crew Five days into the week-long Switched On mission in Nelson Mandela Bay reports are coming back of people responding to the Gospel message that is being proclaimed in every corner of the city in the greatest evangelism outreach every undertaken in the […]
Biggest-ever NMB evangelism thrust launches on Sunday — but soul-winners already off the starting blocks
The biggest evangelism thrust ever undertaken in Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch) will officially “Switch On” on Sunday (August 16, 2015). But in reality fired-up evangelists who couldn’t wait that long have already been out winning souls. And at a pre-launch pastors’ breakfast and meeting this morning […]
End-Time Handmaidens “Open Heaven” convention for East London
For the first time East London will be hosting an End-Time Handmaidens and Servants Convention which will include a morning with special focus on Israel. The conference, entitled Open Heaven, will be attended by the president of ETH&S, Sharon Buss and her husband, vice-president, Philip Buss, who took office in […]
Marriage and ancestors in focus at PE youth seminar
What does the Bible say about marriage and about the veneration of ancestors? Youth from all walks of life are invited to a seminar in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, from Friday July 31 to Saturday August 1, where these “controversial topics” will be put under the microscope says Youth Back To […]
NMB churches asked to take up special offering for Switched On mission
Churches in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) have been asked to take up a special offering on Sunday, July 26 or Sunday August 2, to raise funds towards the historic Switched On evangelistic mission in the metro in August. The mission, comprising evangelism training from August 13 to 15 and Gospel […]