David Grootboom was a gangster, yet today he is a church and community leader, and youth worker in Bloemendal, Port Elizabeth. He is eagerly planning to take a church and youth group to the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC). Grootboom, who pastors the Heal and Deliver Ministry, has been planning […]
Eastern Cape
Van Stadens Bridge getting barrier to deter suicide jumps
Construction will start this week on a 2.7m high steel mesh pedestrian barrier designed to deter suicide jumps off Van Stadens Bridge west of Port Elizabeth, Friends of Van Stadens Bridge Trust (FOVSBT) said in a surprise announcement in PE today. The erection of the barrier which will run along […]
John Burke visiting SA to teach on reaching post-modern, post-Christian culture
How do you introduce Jesus to spiritually skeptical people in a post-modern, post-Christian culture? John Burke, a US Christian leader and author who has helped thousands of such people become Christ followers will be in South Africa in May to share his unique approach to evangelism that reaches the ‘ugly […]
WC taxi and church leaders in 1000km prayer trek for road safety
Hundreds of Western Cape taxi leaders and church leaders trekked 500km to a high-accident stretch of road in the Central Karoo on March 21 to pray for an end to road accidents on the route between Worcester and Aberdeen, and for road safety over the Easter holidays. Showing remarkable resolve […]
Army of intercessors needed for 40-day Karoo Mighty Men countdown
The Karoo Mighty Men Conference committee has sounded an urgent call for prayer warriors to pray for 40 days from Monday (March 18) until the start of the KMMC on Friday, April 26. “We need a mighty army of people praying and interceding that God will do an awesome work […]
‘Cross of Hope’ construction starts on Van Stadens bridge site
Construction has begun on the site of the giant ‘Cross of Hope’ that is being erected opposite the Van Stadens River Bridge near Port Elizabeth. A 3m steel pedestal that will support the visionary, 5-storey high (14m) steel cross has been deeply embedded in a foundation of 12 tons of […]
Baton passed on Karoo rubbish dump
The baton was passed on Sunday at a worship service on a rubbish dump on the outskirts of the Karoo town of Middelburg. The poignant occasion marked yet another stage in a remarkable story of grace that was set in motion when ladies at a Port Elizabeth church knitted scarves […]
‘See you at KMMC’, says horseback Angus
Power of the Holy Spirit Mighty Men founder Angus Buchan says he is expecting the Holy Spirit to do a sovereign work in the life of each man attending the Karoo Mighty Men Conference at Middelburg next month. “If ever we have needed the power of God in our lives […]
Lesse van besoeker met vlerke
Deur Tasha van Zanten Ons het twee katte en n klein hondjie, so ons hou die sekuriteitshek gesluit en die voordeur oop sodat hulle deur die nag kan uitgaan. My man werk skofte en juis die aand het hy nagskof gewerk. Vaatjie (een van die katte) lĂȘ toe op my […]
PE youth invited to FreshFire conference
Young people in Nelson Mandela Bay are invited to participate in FreshFire Conference, a life-changing, annual youth event that kicks off again this year on Friday, February 8 at Word of Faith Christian Centre. FreshFire, launched initially in 2010, and has grown substantially ever since. The conference is free and […]