ACDP MP Steve Swart, who was one of 39 people who tested positive for coronavirus after attending a prayer conference in Bloemfontein three weeks ago, this week shared his experience with Covid-19 “to help others at this time”. He writes: “I have been asked to share my experience with COVID-19 […]
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Angus Buchan, wife test positive for coronavirus
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan confirmed today that both he and his wife Jill have tested positive for coronavirus. They were tested last Saturday after it was discovered that five people from overseas who attended the recent Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast (JPB) in Bloemfontein had tested positive for the virus. Angus Buchan […]
Bloemfontein Christians thank God for abundant rains
In November last year Christians gathered in the Toyota Vrystaat Rugby stadium to pray for rain for their drought-stricken province and other parched regions of the country. At 3pm last Sunday Christians again gathered in the stadium — to thank the Lord for abundant rains that have fallen in parts […]
‘Bridge of blessing built at Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in Bloemfontein’
The first Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast (JPB) in South Africa which took place in Bloemfontein this week concluded “with a sense of great celebration and triumph — and a feeling that something very significant had happened and we were witnesses and participants”, said Albert Veksler, director of the JPB in an […]
‘Redeeming your city’ training seminar in Welkom
Kingdom Ministries International will be holding a “Redeeming Your City” training seminar for leaders, intercessors and prayer warriors in Welkom on February 7 and 8. “It is time to take our cities by influencing the culture of our local government. This can take place when we understand the spiritual roots […]
Bloemfontein Christians unite in prayer for rain
Thousands of people — many holding umbrellas aloft in faith — united in a day of heartfelt prayer for rain at the Toyota Vrystaat Rugby Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Against a backdrop of a serious drought in the Free State, Northern Cape and other parts of South Africa, prayers […]
Mighty Families expected to bring healing to families, hope to nation
Families will enjoy a festival time in God’s presence — and send a message of hope to the nation — when they gather at Wilde Als farm outside Bloemfontein next weekend for the second Mighty Families Conference. So says Dr Arno van Niekerk chairman of the Mighty Families organising committee […]
‘I think he is an angel’ — Doctor who charges what patients can afford inspires stranger to raise funds
Originally published in News24 A Bloemfontein doctor’s many acts of kindness inspired a complete stranger to create a crowdfunding campaign for him. Dr Paulo de Valdoleiros, 56, who has been nicknamed “The Walk-in Doctor”, opened his practice in June and has always dreamed of helping people, irrespective of whether they can […]
Bloemfontein doctor whose patients pay what they can afford, says God gave him idea
“It’s a God idea. It’s not my idea. It goes against all human logic and that’s why it’s caught the imagination of so many people.” So said Dr Paulo de Valdoleiros in a telephone interview with Gateway News yesterday, on the 11th working day since he opened his unique practice […]
Maluti Mighty Men aims to renew relationships
The heartbeat of the Maluti Mighty Men conference, from April 12 to 14 on the farm Karmel near Fouriesburg in the Eastern Free State, is to create an opportunity for healing in families and for marriages on the brink of divorce to be saved. “The healing of a family starts […]