Teachers and principals attending the third National Christian Teacher’s convention in Bloemfontein from Saturday (October 1) to Tuesday (October 4) will be encouraged to rediscover a sense of calling in their work. Christian educators, especially in Government schools, often felt isolated and discouraged, and the convention hosted by the Foundation […]
South Africa
Life Chain Sunday protesters standing for right-to-life of pre-born babies
[notice]931 248 babies aborted in SA since 1997 — official statistics. [/notice]Hundreds of pro-life Christians in South Africa are expected to join with hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers worldwide in observing International Life Chain Sunday on October 2. Official life chain events in South Africa are scheduled in Cape Town, […]
Global Leadership Summit: Profiles 10 & 11/12
[notice]It is just over a week to the launch of the 2011 Global Leadership Summit (GLS) in South Africa. Today we profile the 10th and 11th profiles of the 12 expert speakers who will challenge and inspire summit delegates around the world with the end goal of empowering local churches […]
UK lawyer to brief SA Christians on danger of anti-Christian laws
United Kingdom barrister Paul Diamond, who specialises in defending the rights of Christians in a culture that has become hostile to believers, will address a church conference in Stellenbosch next week. Shofar Conference Speakers Other speakers at the conference include the fathers of the modern worship movement Brian Doerksen (Canada) […]
Parliament protesters highlight delay in laws to combat human slave trade
Organisations opposed to human trafficking protested outside the gates of Parliament in Cape Town yesterday to draw attention to the long delay in finalising legislation to protect vulnerable women and children from traffickers. About 50 representatives of STOP, Justice Acts, Not for Sale, Straatwerk, the National Freedom Network and the […]
Global Leadership Summit profiles: 8 & 9/12
[notice]It is 3 weeks to the launch of the 2011 Global Leadership Summit (GLS) in South Africa. Today we profile the 8th and 9th profiles of the 12 expert speakers who will challenge and inspire summit delegates around the world with the end goal of empowering local churches to transform […]
“Happy Birthday to me!” — piperjames
Piperjames (James McGowan) turned 50 today as he celebrated another landmark on his 1 500 km solo, Mighty Men trek from Cape Town to Mooi River in KwaZulu-Natal. “I am on the border of Lesotho, staying here for the weekend,” he says in a message to Gateway News readers. “Today […]
Bakkies miraculously healed — De Villiers
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers said that Bakkies Botha’s return from injury to play in tomorrow’s Pool D World Cup clash against Fiji is one of the greatest miracles he has seen in a long time. In an interview with Radio Tygerberg News, De Villiers said that as a Christian […]
NMB Metro Prayer Day steps up a gear
Planning for the historic Metro Prayer Day in the 48 000-capacity Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium stepped up a gear this week as organisers confirmed that the event will start at 2pm on Saturday, October 22. As the NMB Metro Prayer Day campaign gathers momentum, a mighty mushroom cloud of prayer […]
“Prayer mushrooms” springing up all over SA
[notice]In this guest writer feature, Helen Phillips, Cape Town author of “Fly With Me” — an account of her healing from multiple sclerosis — and part-time Christian radio presenter, shares a testimony of how God gave her a vision of mushrooms that is finding fulfilment in strategic prayer groups that […]