South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
No matter how just the cause behind student protest sweeping the country there is no justification for the loss of life, destruction of property and injury to students and others currently taking place, say Port Elizabeth church leaders. “It is now enough” and “unintentional as it [violence and destruction] may […]
[notice]Riaan Janse van Vuuren reports back on the inaugural Norther Cape Mighty Men Conference near Kimberley last weekend. [/notice] The very first Northern Cape Mighty Men Conference — hosted by Kimberley Christian Network and organised by a team of 15 under the spiritual oversight of Pastor Herman Steyn and Rev […]
South Africa has given the enemy legal grounds to use students as pawns to wreak havoc on the nation through the “gate of education”, says Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God (SABTG). In the video clip below she calls for a three-day fast from October 3 to 5 to restore […]
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland — Isaiah 43.19 (New Living Translation) As the Bethel Musicians walked into the press conference on […]
20 years at the frontline of grassroots bible translation [notice]Lauren Sprout reports on a South African family’s response to God’s call to translate the bible into a language they did not know and which was not even written down — and on a ministry’s vision to make God’s word available […]
[notice]A new fortnightly column by a team of real people dedicating their lives to the fight against human trafficking, exploitation and social injustice. This week’s writer is Bertha Bresler of STOP and Prevention vs Cure[/notice] National Human Trafficking Resource Line 4am, the phone’s ringing. At 4am it’s never good news. “Hello.” “Hello, […]
As news of violence on South African campuses over the issue of university fees dominates news headlines, Jericho Walls International Prayer Network has published a timely call to pray into the education crisis and campus violence. We publish the prayer guide in full: Prayer for the education crisis and accompanied […]
[notice]Alf James reports on a leadership talk by author and coach to elite sportsmen Myan Subrayan at a church breakfast in the Karoo. [/notice] As Christians each and every one of us is called to be a leader in our families and in the world around us, however, it is […]
Sunday October 2 is International Life Chain Sunday and South African Christians are invited to take a stand for the right to life of pre-born babies by participating in the National March for Life in Durban, or in Life Chains in other centres. On previous Life Chain Sundays, up to […]
Originally published in World An Australian pastor died yesterday in a South African hospital after a weekend assault in Malawi, his family announced today. Salvation Army Major Geoff Freind, 59, had embarked on a five-week trip to train Christian pastors in several African countries, stopping last week in Rwanda. Freind’s […]