South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
What a year of change it has been, shaped by elections, Olympics, war, rising antisemitism, prayer and the Gospel! The headline links, images and edited excerpts below reflect a sprinkling of the news we published in 2024. May you and your loved ones experience peace, hope and refreshing in Jesus […]
By James Thomson — Originally published in Christianity Today November 8 started off as a normal Friday for Ryan Koher. The 33-year-old missionary pilot was at his desk in a hangar at Mission Aviation Fellowship’s (MAF’s) headquarters in Nampa, Idaho, where he had been working for several months. But then […]
By David Parsons, ICEJ senior vice president and spokesman The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is appalled by the shameful decision by the three-judge panel of the International Criminal Court on Thursday to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes […]
Jericho Walls International Prayer Network invites you to join them in reading the Bible for 40 days from December 1 to January 9. Watch the promo video above for more information on the campaign which offers you the option of choosing a reading plan that will fit your schedule best, […]
By Open Doors Southern Africa With World Children’s Day, which is celebrated on Wednesday November 20, to commemorate the United Nations 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the spotlight falls again on children worldwide and improving their welfare. It is, therefore, shocking to learn that the persecution of […]
The Church must embrace every technological tool at its disposal to engage with today’s digital world or else lose the next generation, the head of the Lausanne Movement has said. Dr Michael Oh laid out the vision for the global evangelical movement during its 50th anniversary celebrations in Incheon, near […]
Is there reason to believe that recent changes in South Africa’s political landscape could pave the way for a shift in South Africa-Israel relations? Apparently the Israeli government hopes that South Africa’s new coalition government will adopt a different approach to Israel and the war in Gaza than the increasingly […]
Over 29 000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since the October 7 Hamas invasion and massacre, according to a recent report from the World Zionist Organization (WZO) in Tel Aviv, reports allisraelnews. The unprecedented surge in aliyah (immigration to Israel), despite Israel’s war against the Hamas terror organisation in Gaza in […]
Originally published in Israel Today The head of the Catholic Church and the leader of the Church of England are effectively rejecting the Bible by supporting policies that negate the connection of the Jewish people to the Holy Land, the chief rabbi of South Africa said on Sunday. The blunt […]
Ashlee Bond has been on a truly captivating journey. The US-born show-jumping rider is the first Christian athlete to represent Israel at the Olympics. Bond participated in the Tokyo Games in 2021 and was in Paris this summer to once again compete in the Olympic games. “I am part Jewish, […]