There has been a 100% decrease in violent crime in Helenvale, Port Elizabeth, since 100 prayer warriors prayed in the area and anointed the streets with oil a week ago. South African Police Services Commander for the Mount Road Cluster, General Dawie Rabie said in an interview today that since […]
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East London Christians taking stand on abortion
[notice]Pro-life campaigning is gathering momentum in South Africa and other parts of the world[/notice] Opponents of abortion in South Africa and overseas have been participating in co-ordinated prayer and picketing campaigns since February. In South Africa, pro-life Christians held “life chain” events in various centres to co-incide with the 14th […]
Container school taking shape by faith
Six years ago Joe Slovo, outside Uitenhage, was just another dusty, forsaken squatter camp where the children of the poorest of the poor sniffed glue on the street. But God had other plans. Some Christians from Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth started reaching out to Joe Slovo residents in 2005, beginning […]
Helenvale anti-crime prayer walk in pictures
About 100 prayer warriors walked through the streets of Helenvale Port Elizabeth yesterday morning in a campaign to combat crime and poverty in the area which has become known as the city’s worst violent crime hotspot. Before the prayers split into small groups and walked the streets of Helenvale, they […]
Prayer warriors head for Helenvale
Port Elizabeth prayer warriors will gather in force in Helenvale on Saturday morning to pray against crime in the troubled area. Organisers of this mass prayer event, the Helenvale Upliftment Forum (HUF), urge Christians in the city to turn out in numbers for this strategic prayer initiative that was inspired by […]
IGNITE still firing up youth leaders after 15 years
By Tim Marshall Hundreds of youth leaders from the Eastern and Southern Cape met at Harvest Christian Church, Port Elizabeth at the weekend for a time of training, equipping and inspiration. The annual Ignite conference, started some 15 years ago as a children’s workers’ conference, has grown to include those […]
GM training police to drive safely at speed
The South African Police Services’ Flying Squad division is participating in safe driver training this week offered by General Motors South Africa (GMSA). Over the next two days the Flying Squad will be put through vigorous training to ensure safe driving practices under high speed conditions. This driving course precedes […]
PE Christians commissioned to minister at work
Members of two Port Elizabeth churches were recently commissioned to serve as missionaries at their workplaces, in a step which workplace ministry advocate Mike Smith hopes will soon be adopted by many more churches. The commissioning, which took place over a period of three weeks, through prayer and laying on […]
Wat die kerk in PE oor onderwys sê
Deur Danie Mouton “Die onderwysbedeling in Suid-Afrika, en spesifiek die Oos-Kaap, moet gered word,” blyk uit die terugvoer van ’n wyd-verteenwoordigende konsultasie tussen predikante en pastore in Port Elizabeth. Die konsultasie word beskryf as die mees verteenwoordigende gesprek ooit in Port Elizabeth se geskiedenis. Die hele geloofspektrum, van denominasionele kerke, […]
EC church leaders send letter of encouragement to schools
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders have sent a letter to all schools in the region, encouraging principals, teachers and learners to persevere through the current educational crisis. In the letter signed by representitives of a broad spectrum of churches, the Christian leaders invited schools to share their needs with churches […]