South Africa’s emergency-response Chaplain on Board Initiative (COBI) owes its birth to a pledge he made in the 1990s after somebody knocked on his door and stopped him from committing suicide, said the ministry founder and CEO, Professor Willie du Toit. Speaking at the recent commissioning of eight COBI chaplains […]
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IHOP founder Mike Bickle accused of sexual abuse, asked not to teach or preach
Originally published in CBN News Mike Bickle, the founder and longtime leader of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri (IHOPKC) has been accused of sexual abuse by women spanning several decades. In a statement released kast Saturday, former IHOP leaders Dwayne Roberts and Brian Kim, along with Wes Martin, […]
The artist, the evangelist and a picture of 3 brothers in Christ arising in joy and glory
When Free State artist Loezytha Maritz saw a photograph of three men exuberantly embracing one another she “immediately knew” she wanted to paint it as her contribution to a prophetic art exhibition at an upcoming Time2Rise event outside Bloemfontein. “I always want to capture emotion in my paintings. I want […]
‘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 […]
Siya living out his faith authentically but don’t ‘put him on a pedestal’, says sports chaplain
Double World-Cup-winning Springbok rugby captain Siya Kholisi’s “growth as a disciple of Jesus has been amazing,” says Bruce Nadin co-founder of Sports Chaplaincy South Africa and sports chaplain at Stellenbosch Football Club. “It’s so easy to go out on the field, you know, and say, I give all the glory […]
Leading Christian apologist to Muslims visiting SA
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 […]
Bela Bill passed, DA vows to fight it all way to Constitutional Court
The National Assembly (NA) this afternoon approved the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which the DA vowed earlier today to challenge “all the way to the Constitutional Court”. At 12.15 today the DA, ACDP, FF+ and civil society groups united outside Parliament to protest against the forcing of […]
SAFI says two SA women among Hamas hostages, calls on Pandor to assist in their release
South African Friends of Israel said today it has learned that two elderly South African women are among more than 200 held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. In a press statement SAFI calls on Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor to use her apparent “direct line” to Hamas to […]
Nelson Mandela Bay ‘imbizo’ targets longstanding gang shooting crisis
Two months ago local churches and the municipality in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) united to conduct a three-day campaign of prayer and fasting called One People, One Vision, Heal Our Bay. Currently One People, One Vision, Heal Our Bay – a movement that has grown out of the campaign – […]
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 […]