An alarming number of children are raped every day in South Africa. And tragically the deep pain and shame of these childhood experiences launches many young people into lives blighted by substance abuse and sexual bondage. Nina Blount, 40, was sexually abused by family members from the age of 4 […]
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‘Breaking the Cycle of Drug Dependence’ seminar in PE at weekend
Port Elizabeth restoration ministry, A Fighting Chance (AFC), is hosting a Drug Dependence Seminar at Father’s House Church, PE, on Saturday (May 24, 2014) to equip addicts and their families to break the cycle of drug dependence. Drug addicts and their family members generally don’t know what to do about […]
Visiting Chinese Christians ministering in PE
A leading evangelist, a superstar actress, and a peasant girl whose Holy Spirit-inspired hymns are sung all over China, are among a team of Chinese Christians who will be ministering and sharing their testimonies in Port Elizabeth on Monday, May 26 and Tuesday, May 27. The Monday night session, which […]
PE inner city church booming
Blessed by the Holy Spirit says Pastor George By Committed Christian* — Special Correspondent for Gateway News Father’s House Church has recently relocated to a 2 500-seat venue in North End, Port Elizabeth to house it’s burgeoning congregation. Gateway News spoke to Pastor George Georgiou to ask where it all […]
Schools art competition raised awareness of human trafficking
Several school principals who attended the prize giving for a schools art competition on human trafficking in Port Elizabeth said they had not been aware that human trafficking happens in their communities and felt empowered to further educate their learners on the issue, reports Amanda van der Westhuizen of the […]
Lesotho Bible mission was ‘Christ-filled experience’
A Despatch family, accompanied by a group of friends, have returned from an outreach trip to Lesotho where they fulfilled a commitment to hand out 500 Bibles to Christians in remote mountain villages. “It was a Christ-filled experience,” said Eben Grobler whose family developed a passion for the cause after […]
Missionary celebrates 30 years ministry with mission training week in Bhisho
Scottish-born missionary Pastor Laurette Mkati who celebrates 30 years missionary service in South Africa on May 17, says she sought God on how to thank Him for the privilege and heard Him say she should hold a missions conference to raise up more missionaries. Mkati, who has been based in […]
Youth focus at 27th Bless the Nations conference in PE
The 27th annual Bless the Nations World Missions Conference (BTN) will take place during the first weekend of the winter school holidays (Friday, June 27 to Sunday June 29) at the Hoogland, Dutch Reformed Church in Charlo, Port Elizabeth. Tobie de Wet who worked as a missionary in Japan will […]
Encountering Jesus in the Karoo: Latest KMMC reports
Glorious Karoo sunsets, the tangible presence of God and a multicultural gathering of some 20 000 spiritually hungry men made for a memorable and life-changing weekend on Rusoord farm near Middelburg last weekend. The links below give a small taste of the wonderful things God did in the hearts of […]
Many got baptised during Mighty Men weekend
Not even the cold nights could stop men from seizing the opportunity to be baptised last weekend during the Karoo Mighty Men Conference near Middelburg. After the opening Friday night meeting in which more than a thousand men responded to an altar call to commit their lives to Jesus, hundreds […]
