South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post A persecution watchdog group has shared the story of a Muslim extremist who upon witnessing a church service led by Christians in war-torn Syria decided to abandon his radical lifestyle and turn to Jesus Christ. Open Doors USA’s Emily Fuentes shared in an article […]
Originally published in Israel Today Jewish visitors to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Monday did something that many are calling a prophetic breakthrough–they prayed, openly and without harassment. Typically, non-Muslim visitors to Judaism’s holiest site are accompanied by officials from the Islamic Trust (Waqf) to ensure they don’t engage in acts […]
Originally published in Christian Today ISIS militants have been purged from their occupation of Mosul, Iraq — but while some Christians are eager to return home, many have no home left — or fear that an Islamist ideology may yet remain. Partners of the religious persecution watchdog Open Doors have […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor An Iranian church leader and two men who converted from Islam to Christianity have received lengthy jail sentences for offences relating to evangelism and acting against national security. The defendants were not in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court when the sentences were read out July 4, […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor A video showing a call for jihad from a senior Iraqi Shi’ite cleric has caused anger among Iraqi Christians. The undated footage shows Sheikh Alaa Al-Mousawi, head of the Shia Endowment, a government body that looks after Iraq’s Shia holy sites, describing Christians as […]
The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. The Kingdom lost one of its most fearless labourers in the Middle East last week, Antony Simon. Many South Africans who have visited Israel may have had a bible handed to them by the evangelist or even served on his team. […]
Originally published in Christian Today President Donald Trump prayed to have God’s wisdom as he touched the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem Monday. “Yesterday, I visited the Western Wall, and marvelled at the monument to God’s presence and man’s perseverance — I was humbled to place my […]
Originally published in CBN News The day after US President Donald Trump ended his 30-hour visit to Israel, the nation began its annual Jerusalem Day celebration, this year marking 50 years since the capital was reunited under Israeli sovereignty. “Hundreds of police officers, border police and special patrol units were […]
WATCH dramatic video footage below Originally published by CBN News Stunning video is emerging of American missionaries dodging ISIS gunfire in the heart of enemy territory in order to save the life of a trapped teenaged girl. Faithwire has been documenting the efforts of the Free Burma Rangers, a Christian […]
A top army officer was converted after being struck by the reality of the risen Christ during a visit to Jerusalem over Easter. It changed him forever, and his Christian faith is now the driving force of his life. In an interview with New Life Publishing1, Major-General Tim Cross (now […]