South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]Bloemfonteinse dokter Faan Oosthuizen is toegewyd om teen aborsie te staan ten alle koste. Alhoewel hy nie altyd pro-lewe was nie het hy vanaf 1997 gevoel die Here roep hom om die waarheid oor aborsie te vertel – dat dit moord van hulpelose babas is. Hy glo dat Suid-Afrikaanse Christene […]
She prays that her testimony will help others see God’s greatness [notice]This story does include sexual content that may be shocking to some. It is however a testimony of the grace of Jesus and His power to transform lives.[/notice] I recently had the privilege of talking to a young woman […]
Deur Chris Smith — Oorspronklik gepubliseer in Kerkbode Baie Suid-Afrikaners ken die akteur Hennie Smit as die sagmoedige Bertie van die sepie Egoli, maar God het aan “Bertie” ’n nuwe naam gegee – en ’n nuwe kans in die lewe. Nadat Egoli van die kassie verdwyn het, wou dinge maar […]
Delegates at a recent human trafficking conference in Port Elizabeth were told how the trafficking and sexual abuse of a young boy in the 1990s had contributed to the imminent launch of a new ministry in PE. Gary Lewinson, founder and chairman of the anti-trafficking Vine of Judah Trust, said […]
[notice]Operation Mobilisation Ships CEO Peter Nicoll is in South Africa training on leadership development. Bonnie Mentel met him in Pretoria where they chatted about unusual ministry opportunities opened up by the ship, Logos Hope which has had more than 3 million visitors in the last three years.[/notice]Operation Mobilisation (OM) Ships […]
Originally published in Charisma News Gripping his black-and-white composition notebook and worn Bible, 11-year-old Ezekiel Stoddard commands the pulpit, preaching original sermons, laying hands on the sick and speaking in tongues at his family’s Maryland church. The sixth grader, who can barely see over the lectern, says God called him […]
Turning a dead weed into a sparkling flower By Sonya Joubert as told to Nico Bougas — Originally published by ASSIST News Service I didn’t have the greatest start to life. My father was an alcoholic who physically abused me. My daughter was raped and turned to drugs. I have […]
But what is his secret? [notice]Kurt Van Vollenhoven interviewed a Port Elizabeth newspaper vendor who blesses motorists every day with his friendly, joyful demeanour. Kurt wanted to find out what makes him so cheerful. He was inspired indeed by what he discovered.[/notice] The 27 September 1974 was a huge day […]
[notice]Allan Verryenne, an elder on staff at the Storehouse Church in Port Elizabeth, sent us the following report on a recent New Covenant Ministries International outreach to a remote part of Africa where churches and missionaries seldom reach. It is our pleasure to publish his report word-for-word and picture-by-picture. Thanks […]
He is known in Bloemfontein Christian circles as “Paul from the Congo”. A burly man with a ready smile, he is recognised by his predominantly white, Afrikaans Christian brothers in Bloemfontein as a missionary sent by the Lord to pray for “the great revival” — an End-Time national revival that […]
