Nikki Bolton of One Land Love It (OLLI} reports on the launch of two rhino conservation initiatives on World Rhino Day and calls on Christians to participate in the battle to save the species threatened by relentless poaching The Eastern Cape has seen great success in rhino conservation in recent […]
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Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders call for new local elections to address governance crisis
The united leadership of Nelson Mandela Bay has called on the majority parties — the ANC and DA — in the metro to convene new local elections “in order to create a more productive balance of power” capable of addressing dysfunctional local governance structures. “Alternatively, the church leadership urges the […]
Kareedouw ‘speaking Jesus’ again on September 23
The small Eastern Cape town of Kareedouw will be hosting a “Speak Jesus” event for the second year running, on Saturday September 23, said Christo Vorster who arranged last year’s event in obedience to detailed instructions he said he received from God. “The heart of the event is just to […]
Entering the ‘Holy of Holies’ in prayer
Barbara Kolver spoke to Nelson Mandela Bay prayer coordinator Pastor Joan Keeling about their last month-end prayer warriors’ gathering God has always been faithful to “fill the chairs” at the monthly prayer warriors’ gathering held at the GAP (Greenacres Presbyterian Church) in Gqeberha, says Transformation Christian Network prayer coordinator Joan […]
No stopping this Middelburg church when it comes to Bible-reading challenges!
In April this year the Lofdal Gesinskerk in Middelburg, Mpumalanga hosted their first Bible Reading Marathon after accepting a challenge to SA Christians issued by Eastern Cape Bible Reading Marathon pioneer Illona de Wit. The Middleburg group read the Bible non-stop, from cover to cover in 90 hours and 35 […]
Christian restaurant couple making difference with R10 soup
By Nkosazana Ngwadla — Originally published in UD Express Just a little over a month ago, Sikelelwa Nofemela and her husband, Mbulelo, opened the doors to their restaurant, Ribs Etc, in Despatch — and they are already making an impact in the area with their signature soups that cost only […]
Nelson Mandela Bay primed for 3 days of prayer, fasting for revival and restoration
The prayer pointers are ready; the fasting guidelines are posted; the enormous amount of legal and technical groundwork needed to to prepare for a motorcade through the city [see route and time schedule] on Saturday has been done; videos, banners, t-shirts, badges have been produced; and the hard-working team behind […]
WATCH: 3 days of fasting, prayer to heal Nelson Mandela Bay
The municipality and 700 churches in Nelson Mandela Bay are working hard together to finalise arrangements for a campaign of three days of prayer and fasting aimed at bringing unity and healing to the deeply-divided metro. Watch the video above in which the chairman of the One People, One Vision, […]
Bible Reading Marathon spreading: are you ready to take up the challenge?
Three independent Bible Reading Marathons will take place at different centres in late October and perhaps there will be even more, says Illona de Wit, visionary of the inaugural event in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) in 2018. Illona and her team are looking forward to hosting their sixth annual Bible […]
Leaders make visonary call to unite Nelson Mandela Bay through 3 days of fasting, prayer
“For too long divisions and disagreements have torn the fabric of our society. Now is the time to mend and strengthen bonds between us,” says a press release from the visionaries of an ambitious campaign to pursue unity and healing in Nelson Mandela Bay through three days of fasting and […]