Originally published in All Israel News The funeral of Urija Bayer, 20, a German Christian believer who died on Sunday after being critically wounded while fighting for Israel in the Gaza Strip, drew a crowd of thousands of mourners on Tuesday. The report of his death and the story of the Bayer […]
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Pope allows priests to bless same-sex couples
In a landmark development this week Pope Francis formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples. A Vatican document approved by the pope restates the Catholic church’s position that marriage is defined as the union of one man and one woman and says that a blessing may be imparted to […]
‘Still no response from Pandor on call to help secure release of two SA women hostages’
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has not yet responded to a call made on it last Thursday to help secure the release of two South African women kidnapped by Hamas, says South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) national spokesperson Bafana Modise. “We still haven’t received any response […]
SA woman tourist, among three killed by suspected Muslim extremists in western Uganda
Originally published in The Christian Post The killers of a tour guide and two tourists in western Uganda accused them of supporting Christian work, days after an evangelist in Kampala was beaten unconscious after Muslim extremists attacked him for being an “infidel,” sources said. Those killed were Ugandan Christian tour […]
Former Hezbollah fighter, now Christian ministry leader, prays with Israeli victim of Hamas terror
In early October, Afshin Javid was visiting Israel with his ministry Cyrus Call, which promotes friendship between Persians and Jews, reports CBN News. But like millions of others, he found himself in the middle of a war when Hamas launched a bloody attack on October 7. As a former Hezbollah […]
US missionary pilot, SA volunteers back home after Mozambique releases their passports
United States Missionary pilot Ryan Koher and two South African volunteers – Eric Day and Willem du Plessis – have returned to their home countries after Mozambique authorities released their passports and permitted them to leave the county, says Missions Aviation Fellowship) communications officer Jazz Christie. The missionaries were arrested […]
‘Bang, bang’ from child alerts SA tourists to terror in Israel
Last week I published a short update from Israel from Vivienne Myburgh national director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), South Africa, who was leading a tour group of South Africans at a joyful Feast of Tabernacles celebration. Little did either of us suspect that the next week we […]
Bok-Tonga post-match prayer huddle goes viral
A video of a rare moment in world rugby — when Springbok and Tonga players huddled together in a circle and then knelt and prayed together after their bruising pool match last Sunday — has touched millions of people on social media and even non-believers were positively moved. The 49-18 […]
Nation-building Time2Rise movement spreads to Malawi
The Time2Rise movement that is uniting the Body of Christ for change in South Africa has spread to Malawi. Time2Rise Malawi was launched in central Malawi on August 29 at a gathering hosted by movement founder Pastor Francis Ananda Chipukunya and Pastor Amanda le Roux, a leader of Time2Rise South […]
Sharing the Gospel from South Africa to Scotland
Originally published in Christian Today Steve Osmond, a zoologist and scientist, has just moved with his family from South Africa to Scotland to take up a new role at the Solas Centre for Public Christianity as an apologist and evangelist. Solas’ assistant director Gavin Matthews has called Osmond an answer to prayer […]