South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Gerda Potgieter reports on the pioneering work of Lidia Dube, a community builder who initiated an influential youth conference which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary Lidia Dube is a community builder who has a heart for young people, for the helpless and for the Lord. She has done pioneering work […]
By Gerda Potgieter, Devoted Magazine Cedar International Academy in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal last weekend celebrated 30 years of training missionary teachers with festivities on Saturday and a commemorative service on Sunday. The events were attended by people from far and wide and Cedar alumni led Saturday evening services. The founders of […]
The Church in Durban will be ignited through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit to win the lost and impact communities and cities for Jesus, say the organisers of Ignite The Fire Durban which will take place at the city’s Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday June 15. Apostle […]
Open Doors South Africa has called on athletes running in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town in April and the Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermarizburg in June to support the persecuted Church by participating in their Challenge 1000 project The project headed by Biblegivers 4THEM, the sports arm […]
The OM mission ship and world’s largest floating book fair, Logos Hope, is due in Richards Bay on Sunday at the start of a five-month visit to South Africa which will include stopovers in five ports. The SA port dates are: During the ship’s time in Richards Bay members of […]
By Gerda Potgieter, Devoted Magazine About 7 000 young people from all corners of KwaZulu-Natal and further afield attended the KwaSizabantu Youth Conference from December 7 to 14. On Sunday December 10 the 10 000-seat auditorium at the mission station was packed with locals who also attended the service. The […]
God has given a theme for OM mission ship Logos Hope’s current African voyage, OM South Africa coordinator Francois Pienaar told church and ministry leaders in Gqeberha today. The theme is “Our Story, God’s Story”, he said, at a briefing on the ship’s South Africa visit early next year. Logos […]
Leading Christian apologist to Muslims and evangelist Dr Jay Smith will be speaking at various venues in Cape Town from Tuesday October 31 to Thursday November 2, in Johannesburg on November 7 and in Potchefstroom on November 10 and 11. The events are all free. His visit to South Africa […]
Rev Erlo Stegen, the influential founder and director of the KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) died yesterday at the age of 88. “Fondly known as Baba Mfunsdisi”, Stegen was born on the farm, Paardefontein, in KZN and responded to “the call of God at a very early age”, going on […]
By Gerda Potgieter, Devoted Mag Veteran politician Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 94, addressed thousands of young people this week duing one of the highlight sessions at the KwaSizabantu Youth Conference which was held at KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal from June 28 to July 5. Buthelezi, who is a MP, founder […]