South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Elizabeth Kendall — Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin As Nigeria’s General Elections loom, one cannot help but feel a dreaded sense of déjà vu. Tensions soared and conflict loomed back in March 2015 as Muhammadu Buhari (a Fulani Muslim from the north) ran for the presidency against the […]
Originally published in Captial News Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the […]
Is it your dream to visit the lands of the bible? If so, you can make your dream a reality by joining the 2019 Israel Tour with Major Daughter in November. Come with Major Daughter to the Holy Land and walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ experience Nazareth the birthplace […]
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) yesterday urged the government to stop using state security agents to indiscriminately shoot at protesting civilians who were exercising their constitutional right to demonstrate, reports NewsDay. And in another development linked to this week’s bloody protests in Zimbabwe over 150% fuel hikes, popular pastor […]
Persecution of Christians continues to rise with 73 countries showing extreme, very high or high levels of persecution, reports the authoritative Open Doors World Watch List (WWL) for 2019. A year ago 58 countries were listed in those categories. Five years ago, North Korea (#1) was the only country categorised […]
Greetings from Cape Town! Hot off the plane From Pakistan! What an adventure! It’s my privilege to share it with you here on Gateway News. God is looking all around the world for someone who will say: “Here I am Lord, send me!” Both God and I took it literally […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A 99-year-old man living in a communist country where some have no conceptions of the gospel of any kind has said he wants to follow Jesus, a pastor and missionary revealed. Jordan Standridge, pastor of evangelism at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, Virginia, wrote […]
Multitudes of people who attended the recent It’s Time prayer day in Pretoria were blessed by the playing of two verses of Amazing Grace by English professional trumpeter Dan Newell. There was also an air of mystery around his performance, as Angus Buchan shared that Newell had come out from England at […]
Originally published in Fox News A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad today remained a closely guarded secret in the wake of demands by radical Islamists that she be publicly executed. Asia Bibi was with her family and […]
A monthly column bringing you frontline testimonies of what God is stirring up across the globe. By international revivalist Lindy-Ann Hopley, Beautiful Witness Ministries. PANAMÁ PARA CRISTO Jesus is king. Not just here, not just there, but everywhere! This month I have been in South Africa, Pakistan (via video) & […]