By Wayne King — Compass Direct News CAIRO, Egypt – In a show of partiality to Muslims who go unprosecuted for like offenses against Christianity, a juvenile court in Egypt on Wednesday (April 4) sentenced a Coptic Christian teenager to three years in prison for allegedly insulting Islam. Gamal […]
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SA prisons launch 50 days of prayer for revival
Prisons throughout South Africa are embarking on 50 days of non-stop prayer for revival in the nation. This bold, historic initiative, which begins at midnight on Easter Sunday and ends on Pentecost Sunday (May 27), has been arranged in obedience to clear directives by the Holy Spirit, say the organisers. […]
Potjie en Pelle will minister to inner man at Karoo Mighty Men
The Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) 2012 will have a unique flavour as men have the rare opportunity to enjoy sharing a ‘potjiekos’ meal cooked in a pot big enough to feed 2 000 people. “We plan to have a mass “potjiekos” meal for everyone attending on Saturday 28th April, which we are […]
Share Jesus ONLINE! It’s Digital Outreach Month.
Internet Evangelism Day is set for Sunday April 29 this year, with the entire month of April designated as Digital Outreach Month. Internet Evangelism Day is an annual focus day that creates a space for churches, ministries and individual Christians to investigate the many options for sharing the good news […]
Serving God in Ingwavuma
[notice]An occasional guest column by Esther Labuschagne, ZUMAT (Zululand Missions Air Transport) public relations practitioner, about people she meets in off-the-beaten track places of KwaZulu-Natal.[/notice] It was a typically hot and muggy day in Ingwavuma, a small KwaZulu-Natal town on top of the Lebombo Mountain range overlooking Swaziland and Mozambique. […]
African media and Christianity explosion in focus at ACM conference
Africa is experiencing explosive growth in media and technology and as “the beating heart of world Christianity” says influential writer, filmmaker and media consultant Phil Cooke, who will be keynote speaker at the Association of Christian Media (ACM) conference in Gauteng from June 7 to June 9. “The combination of […]
Explosion at Christian revival meeting in Kenya kills boy, woman
By Simba Tian — Compass Direct News NAIROBI, Kenya – An 8-year-old boy died today from injuries after suspected Islamic extremists on Saturday (March 31) threw a grenade into a Christian revival meeting near Kenya’s coastal town of Mombasa. A woman was killed in the blast and t least 30 […]
Radio station ordered to apologise to Christian schools body
Jacaranda FM radio station has been ordered to apologise to Die Beweging vir Christelik Volkseie Onderwys (BCVO) after “satirical” remarks by a presenter about matric results at BCVO schools backfired. The order, by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) follows a complaint by the BVCO about remarks made […]
Holy Spirit revival in Cape Town
Holy Spirit revival has broken out in the Cape Town township of Mitchell’s Plain according to reports reaching Gateway News today. Pastor Mark Bloemstein of the Westridge Evangelical Community Church, which is at the epicentre of the current move of God, said they were into their fourth week of exciting […]
Joyous VMI Restoration 2012 celebration in PE
The Victory Ministries International (VMI) family of churches in Port Elizabeth celebrated a joyous time this week as they held their annual , high-powered, 4-day Restoration conference in their grand new auditorium for the first time. The Restoration event, which VMI enthusiastically describes as more of a “breakthrough” time than […]