By Andre Viljoen [notice]Rap song and real-life testimony changing lives in notorious gangland area[/notice] A Port Elizabeth Northern areas teenage rapper and his mother have become local heroes in troubled Helenvale after they visited 10 local schools with a powerful message that “genoeg is genoeg” (enough is enough). Jean-Mikyle Roos, […]
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15 ways for churches to support schools
By Danie Mouton Internal problems in the Education Department were not the only factor behind the crisis in education in South Africa, said Uitenhage District Office of Education head, Mrs N Bashman. Speaking at a recent Port Elizabeth prayer meeting attended by church leaders and education department representatives, she said […]
Wedding story inspires honeymoon blessing
A heartwarming wedding story that was published in Gateway News earlier this week prompted a reader to offer the newlyweds a honeymoon gift of a romantic stay in a waterfront hotel at Port St Francis. The reader, Sanett Oosthuizen, of George, has also suggested that other Gateway News readers might […]
Finally a “yes” after 20 years
John and Kathy Klopper celebrated their marriage before God today in a church ceremony that followed their recent civil marriage in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court. Their love story is one of long perseverence. John says he knew that Kathy was the woman for him the moment he met her, […]
New Brighton church leads way in “adopting” school
St Stephen’s Anglican Church has set an example to churches in Nelson Mandela Bay by “adopting” Cowan High School in New Brighton as an educational support project. The move by the New Brighton Church is in line with an appeal by the Eastern Cape Department of Education for churches to […]
Historic PE “Fire Trails” will focus on education crisis, crime
The historic Fire Trails movement which aims to blaze through 400 towns in 40 days will pass through Nelson Mandela Bay from March 13 to March 15 as Christians in South Africa unite to share spiritual responsibility for the future of the country. Local action groups comprising churches, schools, civil […]