[notice]Great need for research and education on rare Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) condition[/notice] March has been designated MSA awareness month in order to draw attention to this rare, currently incurable neuro- degenerative illness that afflicts about one in 400 000 people. MSA if often mistaken for Parkinson’s Disease and the […]
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Oom Angus getting genuine Mighty Men kilt
Mighty Men founder Angus Buchan will be presented with a unique Mighty Men kilt at the Mighty Men Conference Cape at Elohim’s Farm at Paarl at the weekend. Buchan ordered his kilt after he saw the South African designed tartan at its first public showing — at the launch of […]
Churches called to work together to impact society
[notice]A diverse group of Christian leaders representing the many different styles and traditions of churches active in Nelson Mandela Bay recently got together to pray about pressing challenges in the areas of education and crime, and to seek God’s will for the church in the area. At the end of […]
Nuus van Oos-Kaap sendelinge in Japan
[notice ]Hieride berig is van ‘n spesiale uitgawe van die Oos-Kaapse NG Kerk nuusbrief, Grens-Pos, oor die verskriklike aardbewing, voortgaande na-skokke, die tsunami en ontplooiende kernkragkrisis in Japan. [notice] Deur Danie Mouton Drie gesinne met noue Oos-Kaapse bande werk as sendelinge in Japan. Stephan en Keiko Smithdorff, met hul gesin, […]
Helenvale crime rate drops drastically after prayer walk
There has been a 100% decrease in violent crime in Helenvale, Port Elizabeth, since 100 prayer warriors prayed in the area and anointed the streets with oil a week ago. South African Police Services Commander for the Mount Road Cluster, General Dawie Rabie said in an interview today that since […]
East London Christians taking stand on abortion
[notice]Pro-life campaigning is gathering momentum in South Africa and other parts of the world[/notice] Opponents of abortion in South Africa and overseas have been participating in co-ordinated prayer and picketing campaigns since February. In South Africa, pro-life Christians held “life chain” events in various centres to co-incide with the 14th […]
Container school taking shape by faith
Six years ago Joe Slovo, outside Uitenhage, was just another dusty, forsaken squatter camp where the children of the poorest of the poor sniffed glue on the street. But God had other plans. Some Christians from Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth started reaching out to Joe Slovo residents in 2005, beginning […]
Japannese Christene gee Xhosa Bybels aan SA kinders
“Weet julle waar is Japan? Dis baie ver, anderkant die aarde, en van doer ver af kom Miwa,” het die 80-jarige Ouma Nellie Johnson onlangs aan 40 opgewonde gesiggies van Mbekweni verduidelik terwyl ‘n Japanese besoeker, Miwa Teauche, aan elkeen ‘n kleurvolle Kinderbybel in hul moedertaal, Xhosa, uitgedeel het. Miwa […]
Bok coach signs new sports ethics code
Springbok Rugby coach Peter de Villiers and other rugby celebrities signed Unashamedly Ethical’s (UE) Sportsperson’s Commitment Form which was launched at a gala dinner in Cape Town on Friday. The new sports code which includes pledges to be a good role model on and off the field, was pioneered by […]
Helenvale anti-crime prayer walk in pictures
About 100 prayer warriors walked through the streets of Helenvale Port Elizabeth yesterday morning in a campaign to combat crime and poverty in the area which has become known as the city’s worst violent crime hotspot. Before the prayers split into small groups and walked the streets of Helenvale, they […]