Last Saturday a large motorcade rolled through the length and breadth of Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) to boldly proclaim a message of revival and restoration as part of a three-day campaign of prayer and fasting led by local churches and the municipality. Travelling behind a mass procession of motorbikes was […]
Testimonies
Dusty Bible introduced atheist Jew to Jesus — Charles Gardner
How does a Jewish atheist brought up on an Israeli kibbutz end up a missionary to his own people? Asaf Pelled, 43, admits that being an atheist and Jewish is something of an anomaly in view of their being God’s chosen people, but he was far from alone on that […]
CRAMMED WITH HEAVEN: When Wealth came to serve us
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Wealth opened a locked gate for us one day in the middle of August. My family and I had spent the morning exploring the forested belt along East London’s Nahoon River estuary. […]
Hope-filled Mrs SA finalist believes God has solutions for country
Gateway News spoke with Nadine Van der Wateren who was recently selected as one of 30 finalists for the 2023 Mrs South Africa pageant which will take place in November. Nadine a 47-year-old wife of 18 years, mother and career woman from Muldersdrift, Gauteng, says she believes God made a way […]
Testimony: Jailed for her faith, Iranian woman shows love of Jesus to torturers
By Charles Gardner Watching a beautiful and vivacious Iranian woman being interviewed in Israel for the Christian Broadcasting Network, you would hardly believe she has endured torture and imprisonment for her faith. But the face of Marziyeh Amirizadeh lights up with joy as her eyes glisten with the love she […]
TESTIMONY: The empty tomb: ‘I knew that Jesus wasn’t there,’ Jewish believer confesses
By Charles Gardener College lecturer and evangelist Richard Harvey faced two main obstacles as he considered the validity of the Christian faith while at school in Winchester, England. Firstly, he was Jewish – his family (formerly known as Hirschland) fled Germany with the rise of the Nazis and many of […]
TRUE STORY: The girl in the hospital bed– Mark Roberts
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 […]
CRAMMED WITH HEAVEN: People who change the world
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Recently I attended East London’s ‘Inspiration Awards’: a ceremony that “promotes and celebrates the inspirational ventures of NGOs and individuals”, as is stated on the programme brochure. Following the presentations, the audience […]
Learning more about Switzerland — and about God
Julita Kok continues her special report from Switzerland I am thankful to be in warm Switzerland in a time when my home town, Cape Town, is under severe cold attack. Cold and I are not friends. It has been lonely here though. Nearly nobody speaks English here and I do […]
Julita walking for God in her “vellies” in land of Switzerland which has forgotten Him
A special report from Julita Kok from Switzerland where she in on a different kind of assignment than her Africa missions of recent years Many Gateway readers will remember me as the woman traveling through SA and then Namibia and then, oh my word, Cape to Cairo. Just by typing it, […]