South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
News that the Eastern Cape’s new, state of the art, haematology unit cannot open because there is no money to pay staff, is just another phase in a battle that started for Reverend Nicolette Leonard in 2008 when she was told that she had a rare blood disease. It was […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] While making some tea at work the other day, I looked out of the kitchen window to the street below. The neighbourhood where our office is situated is described by estate agents as ‘trendy and up and coming’, but I love that in […]
Orginally published in Charisma News Social media and smartphones are changing the way people communicate—and consume—information. And there’s a clear bias against Christian speech. That’s why the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is wading into a unique and volatile communications freedom issue—the collision course between free speech on the Internet and […]
Backpacks of Blessing, an international Christian ministry that blesses underprivileged communities by providing schoolchildren with backpacks containing stationery and basic school supplies, recently completed its first outreach in the Eastern Cape. Ministry representatives Louis Foord and Carel Strydom scompleted a 2 000km road trip between Port Elizabeth and Alice in just […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] “Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.” Proverbs 19 verse 20. My husband likes to teach me things. For instance, I could be minding my own business, slaving over the hot stove while cooking him a […]
God’s creation abounds with natural remedies and it seems that black pepper may have some health benefits of note. Researchers have found evidence of a link between black pepper and fat cells, reports Huffington Post. ‘Piperine’ gives black pepper its characteristic taste and it’s this substance that a new study […]
Two prominent Romanian friends, who remember how tough it was to be a Christian during the Communist era in their country, took time out from their schedules today to reunite in Port Elizabeth. Romanian Consul General Dr Silviu Rogobete flew in from Cape Town to catch up with prominent pastor […]
Gateway News visited St Thomas High School, Port Elizabeth yesterday to get a first-hand experience of a move of God that has transformed the school over the past two months. We spoke to the principal, Christopher de Doncker, who said there was a “new positive vibe in the school” as […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] My husband and I decided to give up watching television or movies or entertainment of any kind for seven weeks. I suppose if we were living 100 years ago, this would be no big deal. We, however, are conditioned to resort to packaged entertainment […]
In the late 1980s successful, independent coal producer Barry Nel found himself in a position where retirement might have seemed an attractive option. But Nel believed that there was more work for him to do for God’s Kingdom. “I just knew that there was more to give back,” he said. […]