A month after having a double mastectomy during an ongoing battle against breast cancer would not typically seem like a good time to start a ministry of fostering problem children — especially when you are already mom to two little girls and run a demanding ministry to the destitute. But […]
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Rebuilding Nelson Mandela Bay: time for believers to play active role, says Lance Grootboom
Alain Walljee reports on his recent interview with Nelson Mandela Bay ACDP councillor Lance Grootboom, a member of a coalition that supported the election of the DA’s Nqaba Bhanga as Executive Mayor of the metro which has been without a mayor for a year. Bhanga’s election at a chaotic meeting […]
Church leaders urge president to intervene in Nelson Mandela Bay crisis
Senior church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay sent an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa today urging him to intervene directly in the metro which they say is facing a potential law and order crisis due to a collapse in local governance. The resultant instability in the major metropolitan hub […]
‘Land of the Living’ reaping rewards of pressing on with city transformation vision
I would have despaired unless I believed I would see the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living — Psalm 27:13 Gateway News interviews Dr Scott Worley founder and director of Land of the Living Tell us a little about yourself. I am originally from the USA […]
Coronavirus provokes an avalanche of prayer in Nelson Mandela Bay
Special report by Nelson Mandela Bay prayer coordinator Pastor Joan Keeling While many have been enslaved in chains of lethargy by the coronavirus pandemic – and all the horrors that it has brought with it — it has provoked Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) prayer warriors to get down to the […]
The Senekal miracle: nothing could have saved us but God
Be part of special Senekal prayer meeting on December 16 — details below During October God intervened in Senekal in a way that saved South Africa from civil war, said a local church leader. Senior Pastor John Mathuhle of Beyond Walls Community Church told Gateway News that what God did […]
South Africans invited to join another Christian ‘courageous conversation’ on race relations
Everybody is invited to attend an online “courageous conversation” next Thursday (December 10) in which Christian leaders will address some of the tough topics which typically divide South Africans into opposing camps. You can register to participate in the 7pm to 8.30pm Zoom webinar titled “Lessons learned from Senekal and […]
Christian education stakeholders attend imbizo in King William’s Town
Educators, parents, students and believers attended an education imbizo at Vineyard Ministries, King William’s Town last Saturday hosted by the Eastern Cape Christian Educators Forum (ECCF) which aims to restore God in the education sector. Speakers included ECCEF chairperson Prophet Nikiwe Apenteng, Students’ Christian Organisation (SCO) leader A Dlomo, teacher […]
‘Miracle of multiplication’ unfolds as feeding strategy reaches more people with healthier food
By Donovan Reeve The Covid-19 pandemic keenly highlighted as never before the plight of poorer vulnerable communities in South Africa. As people struggled to earn a living and feed their families during the early lockdown levels of 4 and 5, God created a spiritual awareness in our church, Breakthru Life, […]
TESTIMONY: Holy Spirit inspires ‘Bowl of Hope’ campaign to feed desperately hungry children
About two weeks ago Matthew and Marion Peake were feeding children in one of their regular feeding locations in East London when children from another area also arrived and they could not help them because they did not have enough bowls. Matthew saw a few small boys scratching in a […]