The terrorist insurgency in northern Mozambique is not just a Mozambican problem but is a Southern African regional emergency that cannot be ignored by governments of the region, says the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa (FOCCISA) in a statement released this week. According to the statement FOCCISA has […]
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Women unite in second Africa prayer-connect
A multi-aged, multinational and multi-denominational army of women prayer warriors joined ranks last Saturday in a second Africa-wide vittual prayer connect hosted by Dr Fay Nqoloba, CEO of Warrior Woman of the Kingdom and Talitha Cumi Foundation this year. Following on a general Africa prayer connect on January 30, this event was […]
Tiger in the woods: my prayer for golf’s ‘comeback kid’ — Charles Gardner
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent As a former golf correspondent, I was shocked to hear of the serious car crash involving Tiger Woods in Los Angeles. According to those on the scene, he is lucky to be alive after what was evidently a terrifying high-speed incident, the cause of which […]
Makgoba calls for SA government intervention in growing ethnic crisis in Ethiopia
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has called on South African faith groups and civil society lobbies to press the SA government to intervene in a Ethiopia where the government is accused of committing war crimes against the people of the northern province of Tigray. Warning that what […]
OM’s Ship Ministry celebrates 50 years of service at sea
The pioneering vessel, Logos, and her volunteer crew left a shipyard in Rotterdam on 18 February 1971. They were bound for London, where the refitted ship was shown to supporters of the venture and loaded with literature for her maiden voyage to India. In the five decades since, the ministry’s […]
Tribute to Nico Bougas who served the Lord to the end
David Melvill writes about the life of husband, father, Christian journalist and missionary to Greece, Nico Bougas, 80, who went to be with the Lord on Wednesday When a spiritual giant such as Nico Bougas dies, we experience mixed feelings of rejoicing and sad loss. Nico has already been crowned […]
‘Goliath trampled’ as prayer warriors unite in Africa-wide prayer connect
Prayer warriors from across Africa joined together on January 30 for a five-hour prayer connect event to ask God to have mercy on the nations of the continent. The fiery prayer gathering, which saw believers of all ages from a wide tradition of churches from South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, […]
Envision conference will update Christian leaders on what God is doing in Israel
Pastors and ministry leaders are invited to register for Envision, the annual leaders’ conference of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) which will be held online from January 25 to 28. Each year Envision connects leaders from around the world to what God is doing in Israel and particularly within […]
Beloved international evangelist Steven Lungu dies from Covid-19
Steven Lungu a leading African evangelist and former international team leader and CEO of African Enterprise passed away in Lilongwe, Malawi today from Covid-19 complications. The evangelist, whose powerful testimony of how God transformed him from a bitter freedom fighter to a global evangelist has touched multitudes of people around […]
The love of Jesus can pre-empt persecution, says Jan Gouws
The best way to counter potential violent, anti-Christian extremism in South Africa is to “spread the love of Jesus”, said Jan Gouws executive director of Open Doors Southern Africa (ODSA) during a virtual media conference today. He was responding to the question: “What is the possibility of Islamists persecuting Christians […]
