Originally published by Independent Online In a bid to get to the bottom of large-scale corruption involving Covid-19 emergency funds, the SA Council of Churches (SACC) has announced a partnership with civil society groups to mobilise “a comprehensive societal response against corruption”. The council said it would work with other […]
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Elderly couple beat Covid-19 with prayer — despite underlying illnesses
Originally published in Herald Live Despite suffering from cancer, hypertension, diabetes and asthma between the two of them, an elderly Motherwell couple say their faith in God and support from their loved ones was how they survived Covid-19. Both feel blessed to be alive after falling critically ill with the […]
WATCH: SA Christians putting feet on street to bring hope, healing
South African Christians this week started putting their feet on the street across the length and breadth of the country in response to a call by Worship South Africa on SA believers to bring hope and healing to the people of SA through worship and acts of love and kindness […]
Prestigious psychiatry journal retracts findings, admits sex-reassignment surgery didn’t fix mental health
Originally published in CBN News The American Journal of Psychiatry says it got it wrong when it came to analysing the numbers in a large study of transgender patients undergoing sex-reassignment surgery. Last fall, the journal published the results of the study and found the surgeries improved patients’ mental health. […]
Tribute to a legend: Apostle Dr PF Molefe — Tshego Motaung
Tshego Motaung writes about Pentecostal elder statesman Apostle Dr Philip F Molefe who died at the age of 92 on Saturday August 1 I had the privilege of interviewing Dr PF Molefe at his home in Sharpeville just before his 90th birthday celebration two years ago. We had arranged to […]
Zimbabwe intercessors ‘fixing gaze on God’ in ‘final push’ of 90 Days of National Prayer
As an intensive campaign of “90 Days of National Prayer” launched in Zimbabwe on June 1 enters its final weeks resolute intercessors are not deterred by an apparent escalation in corruption, repression and economic collapse in the nation. “As intercessors we do not focus on the natural realm because often […]
Encouraging start to three-months revival prayer campaign in PE
People who “are so hungry to pray and to seek God” are registering daily to join a 90-day campaign to pray for world revival that was launched in Port Elizabeth on Saturday August 1, says the campaign visionary, Blessing Marunga. “The first five days have been confirmation that God is […]
Global hit song from SA inspires virtual ‘prayers for Jerusalem’ event
Jerusalema, the uplifting global hit song from South Africa by Master KG that has got the world dancing through lockdown has inspired SA Friends of Israel (SAFI) to host a virtual “prayer for Jerusalem” event at 12.30pm on Friday. “We would like to celebrate the global success of this remarkable song […]
Burning to declare the praises of Jesus on the streets and squares of Nelson Mandela Bay
Pete Gooch SA coordinator of Burn247 and a member of the exco of Worship South Africa which is launching a national “Feet on the Street” campaign, shares on the call to declare God’s praises in the midst of troubled public spaces that has always been part of Burn247’s mandate in […]
WATCH: God commissioning churches to birth revival on streets — Janet Brann-Hollis
God is calling on church leaders on Sundays to take their people out of the four walls and onto the streets to make disciples across South Africa, says prophetess Janet-Brann Hollis. She says the Lord has been speaking to her about the fact that the Church has been silenced and […]