South Africa’s first Bobby Mighty Men — catering for men and women in uniform — is taking place next weekend at the coastal village of Struisbaai close to the southern tip of Africa. The theme of the conference, which will be led by popular conference speaker, Johnny Louw, is ‘Courage […]
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TEN aims to equip hundreds of thousands to disciple new believers in Africa
Hundreds of churches in seven Southern African nations will participate in a live simulcast event in September at the launch of a campaign that aims to equip hundreds of thousands of men and women to disciple new leaders. The ambitious Teach Every Nation (TEN) campaign is the dream of US-based […]
26th annual Bless The Nations conference in PE
The 26th annual Bless the Nations missions conference in Port Elizabeth will take place from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23 with one of the founder members, David Mnki of Duytywa among the keynote speakers. For more than a quarter of a century Bless The Nations has played a […]
Flying missionaries make life-changing deliveries to village children
[notice]SHARON WAUGH chats with Chimwemwe Calawe, a volunteer at Mission Aviation Fellowship who recently flew with a ‘Flying for Life’ team to make a special delivery at a remote village crèche in Venda, Limpopo.[/notice] When a Flying for Life team arrived at Gondeni Crèche at the end of May they […]
Many prayers, well-wishes for ailing Mandela
Originally published in News 24 Well-wishes were pouring in for former president Nelson Mandela on Monday after he spent a third day at a hospital in Pretoria. The 94-year-old former statesman was admitted to hospital on Saturday with a recurring lung infection. African Union (AU) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the […]
‘Sexless’ now official birth certificate status in Australia
Originally published in Charisma News A man in Australia who claims to be neither a man nor a woman has been officially recognized by Australian authorities as “sexless” on his birth certificate. Norrie May-Welby, a British expat, was born a man but had a sex change operation in 1990 when […]
Atheists raising funds for hotline to help those leaving faith
What a hopeless cause! God will always welcome back those, like Jonah, who ran away — American Family Association Originally published in Christian News Network An international atheist organization is currently collecting funds for a planned telephone hotline that will assist former believers with abandoning their religious faith. Recovering From […]
Wheels of justice wobbling along in Throp’s pro-life sticker case appeal
The wheels of justice are turning slowly and somewhat erratically, it seems, in the case of the appeal by Cape Town Christian pro-life activist Peter Throp against his conviction for damaging municipal property by placing pro-life stickers over illegal abortion stickers. Nearly four months after a Cape Town magistrate fined […]
NMB Mayor snubs church leaders
Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Ben Fihla has not responded at all to a letter sent to him on May 21 by church leaders requesting an urgent meeting about tensions between the political and administrative heads of the metro, a church leader confirmed on Tuesday. The letter, signed by senior church […]
Prayer power making impact in Eldorado drug battle
Zuma visit was turning point Prayer power is producing results in a battle to take a Gauteng town back from ruthless druglords, says a pastor at the frontline of the struggle. A turning point in the battle for Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg was reached when President Jacob Zuma […]