Literacy and numeracy support materials were donated to nine schools in the Port Elizabeth district of the Department of Education (DoE) this week to assist their Grades 1–3 teachers with the implementation of the Foundations for Learning campaign. These schools are part of a circuit team pilot project which is […]
Eastern Cape
Kleinskool mission is “lighthouse” in the midst of despair
For the past 21 years feisty missionaries Boet and Annatjie Walker have been preaching the gospel, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the poor in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth. Now both approaching 70-years-old they are putting their energies into starting new upliftment projects at their Jesus is Lord Ministries […]
Fast cars, fashion, good looking guys, and comedy for Ashleigh Botha
It was over a cup of coffee that Reza Ebrahim of Eastern Cape Fiat and Alfa Romeo asked Theunis Pienaar of Kingfisher FM: ‘so how can we make a difference?’ ‘Collaboration’, was Theunis’ answer. Two days later the coffee was being poured at the Treasure or Trash-store in the King’s […]
Race against time to raise funds for US surgery for PE teen
A Port Elizabeth family is desperately trying to raise a substantial amount of money to pay for major arterial bypass surgery that their teenage daughter needs to have in America as soon as possible. Victoria Park High School Grade 12 pupil Ashleigh Botha, 18 has Intimal Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), an […]
Young PE women celebrate their worth in Christ
On the weekend of May 13 and 14 Walmer Methodist Church hosted 90 young women from all over the Bay at the Worthy Young Women’s Conference. Amongst the speakers and conference delegates, 13 different churches were represented. The first-ever Worthy Young Women’s Conference was held in 2008, the second in […]
Port Alfred youth get behind drive to feed hungry
Port Alfred Soup Kitchen, in association with the international organisation Stop Hunger Now, packaged 50 436 meals last Saturday (May 14)th in less than 7 hours. They required 200 volunteers for the packaging operation at Port Alfred High School. Instead they got more than 400 volunteers from various schools and […]
New forum will speak for church in Nelson Mandela Bay
A new church leaders’ forum, known as the Nelson Mandela Bay Consultation of Christian Churches (NMBCCC), has been established to promote partnerships in which church leaders in the metropole can listen, speak and act together. The establishment of the forum was part of “an amazing move of the Holy Spirit” […]
Now, the Naked News on Kingfisher FM…
First Barry removed his shoe, then Luthando uncovered the bare facts, as the Kingfisher FM Good Morning Show presenters treated listeners to a well-deserved send-up of the e.tv show that has sparked protest actions by Christians opposed to airwaves porn. The e.tv Naked News programme, featuring women presenters who strip […]
Vote on Christian values – East London pastor
Put Christian values ahead of personal service delivery, when voting in the upcoming local government elections, says an East London pastor in a letter published in the Daily Dispatch newspaper. Pastor Stef Davi of the Stirling Worship Centre has nailed his colours to the mast by sticking a Biblical Issues […]
TOMS story inspires shoe givers
Inspired by the now famous TOMS Shoes story of sustainable charity, members of a Port Elizabeth church recently fitted new shoes to the feet of many preschoolers in Gqebera (Walmer Township). After viewing the TOMS story in church on April 3, members of St Nicholas Anglican Church joined hundreds of […]