Representatives of South Africa’s two oldest church denominations walked a path of confession, forgiveness and reconciliation during a so-called Pilgrimage of Grace from September 23 to 25.. Sixty pilgrims, mainly from the two church families, participated in the initiative, organised by the South African Christian Leadership Initiative (SACLI). The pilgrimage […]
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Conference aims to ‘awaken’ believers to transformational power of Gospel
Jenni Pretorius previews the upcoming Awaken conference at God Adventure church in East London When Samson stood bound between two pillars in the temple of pagan god Dagon, the once-champion and judge of Israel appeared a defeated man. The Nazirite, who had been the dread and fear of all Philistine, […]
Brave Jesus-lover Rozanne Visagie passes away
Rozanne Visagie, a tireless and courageous ambassador for Jesus, who kept on promoting prayer, worship and evangelism outreaches in Cape Town in the midst of a gruelling personal battle with breast cancer, passed away in hospital on October 2. A well-known singer, wife and mother of two, and daughter of […]
National restoration visionary embarking on ‘Jonah 3’ tour
Resolute national restoration and reconciliation visionary Erna Goedhart told Gateway News she is embarking on a nationwide “Jonah 3” tour starting from Cape Town on October 10 to draw attention to a God-inspired national restoration project she has been working on for 25 years. She has presented the project, which […]
Love powers Daily Bread Organisation in caring for needy, vulnerable
By Careen Liando The Daily Bread Organisation — a non-profit charity started in the Douglasdale area of Johannesburg in 2008 after police left an abused child in the care of the founder Charmaine McGinley — today provides food, clothing and other forms of help to children and adults as far […]
Mogoeng in Israel for Feast of Tabernacles celebrations
Healing the Nation leader and former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and his wife Mmaphefo arrived in Israel today on a spiritual journey to the land of the Bible, to be part of Feast of Tabernacles celebrations organised by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ). The couple, who are visiting Israel […]
Church delivers free medical services to rural community — and patients accept Jesus!
Medical care is a challenge for the rural community of Hankey in the Eastern Cape where most people work long hours on farms and rarely get days off to attend to their health needs. For this reason local clinics are open at weekends but are still unable to attend to […]
‘Faithful soldiers of God do battle’ on mall car park every morning
If you were to visit Retail Park shopping mall in Boksburg at 7.30am any morning you would see a surprising sight — about 40 uniformed men lined up in three rows like soldiers on a parade ground. These men “under the command” of their elected leader Mucha Sithole are indeed […]
Historic summit unites delegates in vision of ending sexual exploitation in Africa ‘in our lifetime’
The first-ever Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation (CESE) Africa Summit took place in Pretoria from September 20 to 22. The three-day programme was filled with invigorating, terrifying, sobering, and hopeful presentations on the why, what and how we can bring to an end the scourge of sexual abuse and exploitation […]
Christians launch declaration calling on SA government to improve relations with Israel
Hundreds of Christians gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria today to launch the Tshwane-Jerusalem Declaration and to pray for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and its minister Naledi Pandor to support peace in the Middle East. Members of the crowd, which included many pastors, proudly waved […]