South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
She moved to the edge of the observation deck of the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and removed her coat. She gently hung the coat over the rail and proceeded to write a letter expressing her sorrow. She moved to the edge and just stood there. As the […]
As the scent of sickness and death passed through the passageways of the government hospital, I made my way to Ward 3. Instinctively, I covered my nose, to avoid the germs that so keenly sought out willing and naive carriers. Overcrowded beds lined the passageways and family members shed tears […]
The day I met Dennis, I was a little alarmed, to say the least. My minister had asked me to take the 20-year-old under my wing and try to work with him on the farm. He was an addict with a preference for ‘Tik’ and from our initial meeting, it […]
Dr Clarence Emersley was a small, bald man who sported wide-rimmed spectacles and walked with an unnaturally healthy spring in his step for a man his age. He had been a teacher his entire life and had loved it, which explained why he was still teaching past retirement age. The […]
In 1954 Graham Sutherland was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of Winston Churchill which was presented to him at a public ceremony celebrating his 80th birthday. Sutherland was a brilliant painter, but he had the reputation of capturing the “real side” of his subjects. He painted Churchill exactly as […]
“What on earth are you planning on doing with all those cupcakes?” I asked, as my wife stumbled over the pathway, carrying two large trays filled with the most colourful looking confectionaries. She responded with that familiar, gorgeous looking smile and said: “It’s leftovers from our school’s ‘Derby Day’ and […]
“The flames are too high, we need to get out of here,” she shrieked as the flames from the bush fire leaped two meters high. The flames seemed to jump and leap, dancing to an unheard rhythmic tune. Like surfers, they were caught in a tunnel while the flames attempted […]
“You never talk to me. You never share how you are feeling!” My wife was definitely not in a good mood. I had just got home from responding to the rape of a five-year-old girl. The last thing I wanted to do was talk about work or my feelings. As […]
It was bitterly cold as the young Rebekah wandered down the frost-laden streets of the old city. Most people were in bed, snuggled up next to loved ones or sitting in front of the evening fire. Rebekah had no family and the only thing on the young girl’s mind was […]
It was 2am when I jolted up in bed; there was a banging on my bedroom door: “Mark, we can’t find Cathy!” cried Jenny. The look on her face startled me and I knew the girls were worried. Cathy was a quiet lady who had come to the farm for […]