South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Street children and other youth at risk are encountering the Father heart of God and new life horizons through a unique surfing ministry at South Africa’s surfing capital — Jeffreys Bay. Aleph Surf Foundation was established in 2007 through the conviction of a young man, Rehgert van Zyl, that street […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] My husband was given a Moleskine notebook recently. I suggested that he give it to me, putting forward the argument that, as an aspiring writer I would make better use of it than he would. He said he would be keeping it for himself […]
There will be an opportunity for women to deepen their relationship with the Lord while their husbands are worshipping Him at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) 2012. Middelburg’s “Vroue Sonder Grense” (Women Without Borders) are a hosting a breakfast conference with popular speaker and bible-school lecturer Edith Baartman on […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] Over the past year, I have had the joy of journeying with two of my best friends as they met and fell in love with their husbands. This past weekend I attended one of their weddings where I was privileged enough to serve as […]
Churches can make a vital contribution to education by encouraging Christian parents to participate in the current school governing body (SGB) elections, says veteran educationist Dr Johann McFarlane. “But they must act today”, he says. If they do not move quickly they will miss a unique window of opportunity to […]
When Bill and Anne Sieberhagen sent their four sons to Sunday School because it seemed the “right thing to do” they had no idea that they were opening a door that would take them all into the global mission field. Now, 35 years later all of their sons are in […]
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba, 51, will be inaugurated this evening as the new chancellor of the University of the Western Cape. He takes over from Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 80. In an interview with Radio Tygerberg today, Makgoba said: “I think there is a lot of money […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] I was driving on the freeway on my way to a meeting the other day. As I neared my destination, I wasn’t concentrating and I took the wrong off-ramp. This resulted in me driving for 10 kilometres in the wrong direction. I regretted my […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] Do you sometimes find it difficult to turn your brain off, to slow down the internal dialogue in your mind? There is an analogy of the difference between the brain of a woman and the brain of a man; you might have heard it […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] I hope that you enjoyed a relaxing and refreshing break over the Christmas holidays. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel to an exquisite little piece of Africa on the coast of Mozambique. I greatly appreciated the time spent far away […]