South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
ANC president and deputy president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has been urged not to implement the recent ANC policy conference resolution to downgrade the SA embassy in Israel or to allow the ANC to be used by haters of Israel to create the impression that South Africans hate Israel. […]
Globally there are 2.48 billion Christians. Out of these, approximately 215 million or 1 in every 12 Christians in the Top 50 countries of the World Watch List, is considered to be suffering from “extreme” levels of persecution, according to the Open Doors 2018 World Watch List (WWL), released today. […]
While the Open Doors 2018 World Watch List (WWL), released today highlights the alarming extent of persecution of Christians today Open Doors reports that there is good news from a few countries where the level of persecution has declined. Tanzania tumbles off the list Tanzania is the most eye-catching example […]
Originally published in Fox News Israel last Sunday (January 7 2018) identified 20 activist groups from around the world — including South Africa-based BDS South Africa — whose members will be banned from entering the country over their calls to boycott the Jewish state, stepping up its fight against a […]
Botswana has shut down Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s Enlightened Christian Gathering Church (ECG) in Gaborone, due to concerns over the church’s use of “miracle money” — promises of money appearing as if by magic, reports the Botswana Gazette. Malawian-born Bushiri — who is based in South Africa and has churches across Africa, […]
Originally published in Premier Christianity News A US woman who was battling cancer has died 18 hours after she tied the knot from her hospital bed. Heather Mosher’s vows to Dave Mosher at Saint Francis Hospital in Connecticut were one of her last words on December 22, 2017. The couple […]
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service The Bishop of Abuja, Nicholas Okoh, has used his New Year Message to predict a “year of optimism and happiness” for Nigerians. Archbishop Okoh, the Primate of All Nigeria, made his comments in a New Year’s Message as it emerged that 17 churchgoers […]
Anti-government protests in Iran have entered their second week. The Iranian government is a major sponsor of global terrorism and is committed to the destruction of Israel. It is a nuclear threat and a persecutor of Christians. Yet, reportedly Christianity is growing faster in Iran than anywhere else in the […]
Originally published in CBN The leader of Bethel Music whose son, Jaxon, 2, and daughter, Addie, 4, have been fighting the same dangerous E Coli infection in the hospital says they’re doing a little better but aren’t out of the woods yet. Supporters around the world have been praying for […]
Nigeria: Fulani herdsmen kill four Christmas carollers Suspected Fulani militants attacked Christian worshippers in Nimdem village, Southern Kaduna, Nigeria, reports International Christian Mail, quoting International Christian Concern. The Christians were singing Christmas carols around 10pm when gunmen struck, killing four and injuring 10. The four who were killed were named […]