A group of 16 Christians recently completed a unique mission to prophetically proclaim God’s light into South Africa by giving 90 cm high brass lampstands (menorahs) to a ministry in each of the nine provinces in South Africa. The so-called Menorah Mission which was conducted without any publicity from March […]
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Christians to protest outside Sudanese Embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday
Christians plan to picket in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday (June 3) afternoon in protest against a death sentence ruling by a Sudanese court against a young Christian mother and medical doctor, Meriam Ibrahim, 27, for refusing to convert to Islam. Ibrahim who gave birth to […]
Church awakening to religious freedom threat says Selley
An urgent meeting of South African church and ministry leaders in Johannesburg yesterday to address threats to religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church went “incredibly well”, says Andrew Selley, founder and CEO of FOR SA which hosted the meeting in Rosebank Union Church. “The church is hearing and […]
Beautiful Gate reaches out to children, families in need of restoration miracle
The name Beautiful Gate, which is inspired by a Biblical miracle of healing and restoration, could not be more appropriate for the non-denominational Western Cape-based children’s ministry that has spent the last two decades reaching out to children and families in distress who have little or no hope for the […]
Zola Budd dedicates her Comrades run to Pierre Korkie
Originally published in ecna.com Veteran athlete Zola Budd says she will dedicate her Comrades Marathon run to Pierre Korkie, who coached her in the late 1990s. She will run the ultra-marathon on Sunday with a yellow ribbon to honour the former Bloemfontein teacher who has been held by […]
Building Godly character in SA youth
Old army base is home to new mission A disused World War 2 military base beneath majestic Cape Peninsula mountains has become the training ground for a new mission – to develop Godly character in the youth of Africa. Jabulani Africa Ministries (JAM), an inter-denominational ministry and registered section 21 […]
New threat to homeschooling: call to action
Homeschooling action groups in the Western Cape fear that the Government intends to introduce draconian anti-homeschooling legislation in draft national policy on home education that is due to be published in August. Cape Home Educators and the Pestalozzi Trust are concerned that the national policy will override gains that homeschooling […]
Second woman in jail for ‘apostasy’ as Meriam Ibrahim gives birth in Sudanese prison
Originally published in Morning Star News As Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, sentenced to death for leaving Islam, gave birth early yesterday morning (Tuesday, May 27, 2014) in prison, another Christian woman in Sudan has been jailed for “apostasy,” sources said. Ibrahim’s second child was born at about 3:30 a.m. in the […]
Wisdom of Solomon needed to resolve baby mixup
Originally published in Times Live A South African court will rule on the future of two four-year-old girls who were accidentally switched the day they were born and have been raised by each other’s biological mother, officials involved in the case said today (Wednesday, May 28, 2014). One of the […]
Call for 21 days prayer and fasting over Marikana
A call has gone out to intercessors, church leaders and members of the body of Christ to unite in 21 days of prayer and fasting from Monday, May 26, for the situation at the platinum mines at Marikana near Rustenburg where a protracted strike is resulting in massive losses for […]