South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post An unlawfully detained Christian convert awaiting trial for more than three years in Egypt has been denied medical treatment despite his deteriorating health. On December 15 2021 Yemeni refugee Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo was arrested inside his home after Cairo police stormed his property. During […]
His prayer for attendees of the most diverse meeting of Christian leaders globally is that they will see that God is one the move, says Rev Dr Casely Essamuah, secretary of the Global Christian Forum (GCF). Roman Catholics, Pentecostals, Orthodox, Evangelicals, Mainline Protestants and independent church leaders — are all […]
Originally published in The Washington Times A landmark Dutch study found that most adolescents ultimately outgrow their gender confusion, fuelling the growing unease over the advisability of treating those under 18 with gender-transition drugs and surgeries. The newly published research in the Archives of Sexual Behavior tracking 2 772 adolescents […]
Tears are falling around the world over the deaths of 11 Youth With a Mission (YWAM) missionaries and eight others injured in a grisly crash near Arusha, Tanzania, says Darlene Cunningham who co-founded YWAM with her late husband Loren Cunningham in 1960. “I am personally reeling from the weight of […]
Why did a group of Dutch Christians worship Jesus and pray together on a wintry public square in front of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Sunday? They did it for Israel – and for Christians in South Africa, explained Wim Hoddenbagh, preacher and founder of Dutch outdoor worship […]
Originally published in The Times of Israel The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday hit out at South Africa’s allegation that comments by Benjamin Netanyahu referencing the Amalekites, the biblical enemy of the ancient Israelites, in relation to Hamas were incitement to genocide. Netanyahu’s references to the Amalekites were part […]
The statement below was released by ACDP president Rev Kenneth Meshoe last week before the hearing of the South African government’s lawsuit at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. We publish it now as Gateway News was on a seasonal publishing break when the statement was released. The African Christian […]
The statement below was released by concerned Christian leaders last week before the hearing of the South African government’s lawsuit at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. We publish it now as Gateway News was on a seasonal publishing break when the statement was released. STATEMENT BY CONCERNED […]
Persecution of Christians has risen at an alarming rate all over the world — especially in Africa — says Open Doors International in its 2024 World Watch List which it released today. The annual list — now in its 31st year — shows the top 50 countries where Christians experience […]
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