South Africa

Athletes urged to run for persecuted church by supporting ‘Challenge 1 000’ campaign

Open Doors South Africa has called on athletes running in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town in April and the Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermarizburg in June to support the persecuted Church by participating in their Challenge 1000 project The project headed by Biblegivers 4THEM, the sports arm […]

Time2RiseSA calls on Christians to ‘vote our values’ after party unity bid stalls

Talks between seven Christian parties in Pretoria on February 16 yielded “good discussions” but did not result in them taking a united stand around shared biblical values, says Kingdom nationbuilding movement Time2RiseSA (T2R), which hosted the meeting. The aim of a process, called “In One Accord”, initiated by T2R “was […]

Movement started by sisters during lockdown using creativity to connect people with Jesus

I heard about “Hope City” for the first time recently when an invitation to a “Sunday Sunsets” worship-on-the-beach gathering landed in my WhatsApp. What really caught my attention were classy photos of musicians with a professional-looking sound setup on the beach sand, surrounded by people worshiping God. Was this really […]