South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Pretoria News A Christian voluntary organisation is taking the government to court over its new regulations allowing for a wide range of food packaging to be religiously certified and to carry religious signs, such as the halaal certification mark, without regulating the labelling. It is claimed that […]
As busy as Angus Buchan has become travelling to conferences all over the world, his heart is still lifted by attending local Mighty Men Conferences. Buchan has just returned from the Bushveld Mighty Men Conference in Polokwane, Limpopo and he can’t wait to attend the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (Karoo […]
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) released a Holocaust Day statement today in solidarity with Israel in remembrance of the six million jews killed in the Nazi genocide in World War 2, and calling for global commitment to denouncing the “growing tide of anti-semitism”. ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley said in […]
A leading Romanian pastor and scholar who stood up against the oppressive Communist regime in his country during the Cold War years, will share his experiences with Christians in South Africa and Namibia in May. Dr Paul Negrut, who is often referred to as the ‘Billy Graham of Europe’ will […]
[notice]Simulation training exercise brings home harsh reality of abuse of Christians in Eritrea and other persecution hotspots.[/notice] OM teams recently met at two churches in East London and ministered to the youth, while challenging and mobilising them for missions. “We taught them about the persecuted church and how to live […]
Stephen Mbogo has been appointed as the new International Team Leader for African Enterprise (AE) International. Rev Mbogo’s appointment follows a comprehensive, and international search led by Mr John Reynolds former Chairman of AE USA and Chairman of the Selection Committee, reports AE in a newsletter today. Mbogo joined the […]
A call has gone out to Karoo prayer warriors to join the seven-day, 24/7 prayer countdown from 6pm on Thursday (April 19) to the official start of the Karoo Mighty Men at 6pm on Friday (April 27). The KMMC has been soaked in prayer for months and organisers plan to […]
By Nina Golgowski and Matt Roper — Originally published in Mail Online A ‘stillborn’ baby was found alive in a drawer in a hospital morgue by her distressed mother 12 hours after the girl was declared dead. Analia Bouter was 26 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to her fifth […]
By Dan Wooding — Originally published in Assist News Service Yesterday (April 11, 2012), was Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s birthday, and sources in Iran confirm that he is still alive. Thirty-five years ago, on the 23rd of the Farvardin month of the Persian Calendar, Youcef was born in Iran. Tiffany Barrans, […]
By Charles Gardner — Originally published in Assist News Service A Christian leader has been beheaded and others are being threatened with similar treatment as Islamic militants run amok in Mali, West Africa. Christians have fled the town of Timbuktu in the north of the country where harsh Sharia Law […]