Originally published in ioL Newswith additional reporting by Gateway News A14-year-old girl found herself in “modern-day slavery”, in the words of a Wynberg magistrate, when she was sold for R8 000 and forced to marry a man who held her captive and beat her for sex. Last Thursday (February 13), […]
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Stellenbosch pastor revived at Toronto Blessing 20th anniversary celebration conference
A Stellenbosch pastor who recently attended the Catch The Fire Conference in Toronto, Canada, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ‘Toronto Blessing’ outpouring of the Holy Spirit, says he came out of a 10 year spiritual drought there and received a mandate from God to “go and anoint My […]
Call to ring church bells, pray for SA and elections
A Port Elizabeth attorney, Dr Ross Harker, is calling on churches throughout South Africa to join a church in Cape Town and a church in PE in ringing their bells at 12noon daily to rally Christians to pray for South Africa and the forthcoming elections. “We need to mobilise to […]
Miracle at Midmar Mile
By Marisa Fockema (The Witness) — Originally published in Sport24 Hennie Muller, 59, from Tierpoort near Bloemfontein knows he could easily have drowned in this year’s Midmar Mile, just like Thabo van Straten. But unlike Van Straten, whose body was found five days after the race on Thursday, about 800m […]
Designer prayer room at House of Bread caters for continuous intercession
Bloemfontein’s unique restaurant-discipleship centre, House of Bread, has taken prayer to a new level with the addition of a designer prayer room where intercessors can pour out their hearts to God at any time of the day or night. And according to hotelier Andre Venter, who established House of Bread […]
Giving impoverished SA youth a REAL START in life
I recently spent a few days in George as an observer at a camp that happens once a year at the start of a year-long youth development programme. I came away from the camp bubbling with excitement for the future if we have brilliant programmes like this one for the […]
Time to bring God into voting equation — Meshoe
It is time for South African Christians to bring God into the equation in their voting, said African Christian Democratic Party President (ACDP), Rev Kenneth Meshoe in an interview screened on Watchman On The Wall on TBN last week. Interviewed by Family Policy Institute Director, Errol Naidoo, following his recent […]
SA intercessory networks combining to mobilise election prayer strategy
South African intercessory networks are joining forces to ensure that the 2014 elections are soaked in intensive, strategic prayer and fasting throughout the country. On Friday, February 7, the Institute for Christian Leadership Development (ICLD), Jericho Walls (JW) and SA Prayer Movement for Change (SAPMG) held a consultation in Pretoria […]
‘Monday Morning Atheist’ author will help SA Christians partner Christ at work
Doug Spada, Co-author of “Monday Morning Atheist – Why we switch God off at work and how you fix it” will be in South Africa next month to help people who want to find out how to take Christ into the workplace. Spada, who founded the ministry, Worklife, after a […]
Pastors cast out ANC
Originally published in Times Live The ANC tried to lure churchmen into its ranks at a meeting with more than 200 pastors yesterday – only to be cast out. Said ANC Western Cape chairman Marius Fransman: “For us there is an important role [for the church]. We joined the struggle […]