Chris van der Burgh, a 32-year-old Christian filmmaker from Salt Rock on the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphin coast had a 45-minute encounter with Jesus in the early hours of the morning of Monday May 11 that left him literally shaking, drenched in perspiration and with the responsibility to share a message from […]
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Wheelbarrows of love and good food reach vulnerable Howick families
The timing of the start of the national lockdown was terrible for Howick NPO African Spirit — their 12-months Lotto funding lifeline had just expired and now they could not complete their application for ongoing funding. Their craft shop, charity shop and other activities also had to close down leaving […]
WATCH: Doctors For Life helping rural KZN community resist pandemic
Originally published in IOL News The fact that hope is always stronger than fear, is happening in rural KZN. Where the Covid-19 pandemic has yet to make the full force of its fury felt, there is a team of caring volunteers who have taken steps to halt its relentless advance. Doctors […]
Man walking 324km to Maluti Mighty Men on mission to help young addicts
Edward Pozyn, 55, who has been walking for Jesus, since God rescued him from death in 2011, is preparing for his 7th walk-with-a-purpose — from Howick to the Maluti Mighty Men conference at Fouriesburg. His latest walk, which he plans to start on March 23, is 324km long, and his […]
WATCH: BBC clip on SA town ‘fixing itself’ inspires Kingdom nation builders
A recurring theme of conversation in Christian circles in South Africa is that it is time for God’s children in every sphere of life to step up and display God’s goodness and wisdom by providing solutions to all manner of problems faced by communities and the nation as a whole. […]
KZN matric pupil says his art is not satanic but explores commercialised religion
Also see commentary by Afrika Mhlophe: https://gatewaynews.co.za/when-artistic-licence-gets-pushed-too-far-afrika-mhlophe/ A Kwa-Zulu Natal matric pupil whose art is at the centre of a social media storm for being blasphemous says his sketches and sculptures “are a far cry from the satanic panic some people claim it to be”. In a statement released on […]
Vryheid challenges SA to share ‘John 3:16’ video during Rugby World Cup
Originally published in Vryheid Herald At precisely 16 minutes past 3pm on Saturday afternoon, an airplane flew over Vryheid High School’s rugby field. Below, a massive crowd of Vryheid’s residents looked up and saw “JOHN 3:16” boldly printed beneath its wings and cheered as it soared above them, in celebration […]
Pro-life conferences and marches planned for first week in October
Representatives from pro-life congregations and organisations in South Africa are invited to participate in the annual National Alliance for Life (NAL) Conference which will be taking place on Saturday October 5 from 9am to 1pm at Gateway Church, Umhlanga. For those in the Cape who cannot participate in the NAL […]
Networking session for Christian women entrepreneurs in Durban
Women entrepreneurs are resilient in their challenging entrepreneurial journey but more support is needed to propel them to even higher levels. So says Dr Natanya Meyer, an entrepreneur and lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences ahead of a networking session in Durban where the Christian […]
Cape Town conference to tackle addiction scourge through collaboration
A Culture of Recovery Conference that will take place in Cape Town at the end of August will seek to ensure that no one is left behind in the delivery of effective prevention and addiction intervention services. This is according to Karin Ussher from Project Exodus, which is described as […]