South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in God Reports While they have never qualified for the World Cup, the national Rugby Union team known as the Cranes finds inspiration for their play with prayer and hymn-singing before and after each game. “If I live a holy life, shun the wrong and do the right, […]
Though God created each of us and though we belong to Him, our faith that He desires only the best for us often stutters in hard times. If circumstances are suddenly not to our liking, we start questioning His intentions; as though we know what is best for us. Hardships […]
God’s appointment with Israeli family on a South African farm Anyone unconvinced about God’s special love for the Jewish people should look no further than this remarkable story set in the mountains of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where I grew up. A Christian meeting was set to take place at a […]
[notice]A new monthly column bringing you frontline testimonies of what God is stirring up across the globe. By international revivalist Lindy-Ann Hopley, Beautiful Witness Ministries.[/notice] ‘I believe and pray that as you read these testimonies of what He has done — you too will receive breakthrough in your life’ In […]
Originally published in Charisma News. The prophetic worshipper has experienced health issues, including a brain bleed, for more than a year. Last December, he suffered a brain aneurysm doctors said was likely caused by an infection in his heart. The family issued a statement on the sad loss. “It is […]
Originally published in BCNN5. For the first time in centuries, a remote African tribe called the Batwa Pygmies is being introduced to Jesus Christ. “We smoked, we drank, we performed witchcraft,” said Jovanis Nyirakayanje, a Batwa Pygmy. “We were devil worshippers.” For centuries, the Batwa were rain forest dwellers who […]
[notice]The pollsters got it wrong. The media got it wrong. Described as one of the greatest upsets in US election history, controversial US billionaire Donald Trump this week was elected the 45th president of the United States. But God was not surprised and amidst the euphoria and shock following the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post WATCH: ‘Hannelie’, testimony of South African missionary, produced by Voice of the Martyrs for International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church As Christians from around the world are facing persecution in unprecedented numbers, churches and Christian organisations will hold special prayers for the […]
[notice]It is common to hear Europe referred to as post-Christian and under threat of Islamisation. And so it is refreshing to hear about a major gospel wave that will be rolling across Scandinavia this weekend — building on an earlier wave of life that was started in Germany last year. […]
Originally published in Virtue Online. The Anglican Church of Southern Africa voted last Friday to reject a proposal to allow prayers of blessing to be offered for people in same-sex civil unions under South African law. The vote was taken by the church’s Provincial Synod, its top legislative body, on a […]