[notice]Our Stand Up Sport columnist Cobus Kruger and his wife Philna interview athletes who qualified and might represent South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio in August. Accomplished athletes themselves, Cobus and Philna minister together in the sports arena and will accompany Athletes In Action as part of […]
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Notable Christian responses to the mass shooting in Orlando
The shooting that claimed the lives of 49 people and the wounding of 53 others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, June 12 — the deadliest terror attack in the US since 9/11 — has shocked the nation and the world. Terror group ISIS praised the 29-year […]
TESTIMONY: From AWB to Mission work in Africa
[notice]In recognition of Youth Day today, we publish this moving testimony which appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016. Next week we will publish news about today’s and last Saturday’s events in Soweto to mark the 40th anniversary of […]
TESTIMONY to celebrate the “other”
[notice]In recognition of Youth Day today, we publish Peter Tarantal’s moving testimony which appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016. Next week we will publish news about today’s and last Saturday’s events in Soweto to mark the 40th anniversary […]
Nearly 46 million trapped in modern slavery — report
Almost a quarter of a million slaves in SA Nearly 46 million people across the globe — including a quarter of a million in South Africa — are living in modern slavery, a system of exploitation that governments and businesses must do more to end, according to the Walk Free […]
Salute the captain of all the OM ships — PART 1: CAREER
[notice]The Logos Hope mission ship, with its international crew of 400 volunteers, left Cape Town for West Africa on Tuesday July 12, after spending four months visiting South African ports. David Melvill interviewed the captain, Tom Dyer while the world’s largest floating bookshop was in Cape Town.[/notice] Read Part 2 […]
TESTIMONY: Healing encounter with an extreme white politician
[notice]This testimony penned by Michael Cassidy appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016[/notice]In 1992 in the run-up towards the first South African non-racial elections in 1994, the country was in a terrible state of alienation, almost everyone from everyone […]
TESTIMONY: God’s grace in the midst of great darkness
[notice]Ina Smit’s moving testimony appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016[/notice] Ina Smit is a South African woman whose life was suddenly turned upside down when crime affected her life in a devastating way. She rose above her dark […]
TESTIMONY: Nqobile, the girl whose name means “conqueror”, conquered in Christ!
[notice]Nqobile’s testimony appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016[notice] My name is Nqobile, I grew up hearing stories of oppression from the apartheid years. My father told us stories of how they were belittled as young men by white people. They […]
30 days of prayer for Muslims over Ramadan
Church’s across the world are participating in an annual 30 days of prayer for the Muslim world reports CBN. It began on June 6, coinciding with Ramadan, an important month of fasting and religious observance for Muslims. The 30 days of prayer for the Muslim world is an international movement that […]