South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
It is so amazing to see how God can connect people all over our country, as we saw last week during our outreach to Clarkson, a small Eastern Cape town between Storms River and Humansdorp, near the scenic Langkloof. Last year I subscribed to Gateway News after discovering it through […]
With the recent buzz around Valentines Day, the notion of love has been a topical subject in most communities, driven of course by the commercial sentiment behind February 14. A Gateway News correspondent in Durban has however come across a 9-year-old cancer patient’s story that challenges Christians to apply love […]
‘Tears’ campaigns to rid SA of world ‘rape capital’ image As South Africans feel outrage at latest rape headlines a movement of hope called Tears calls on citizens to wear blue tomorrow (February 14) in solidarity with Tears and V-Day, a day of global rising against abuse of women and […]
A memorandum that was signed at the end of a 1 000-strong pro-life march in Phoenix, Durban on Sunday, will be presented to key Government leaders. The memorandum, which says that a staggering 1 567 legal abortions were performed daily in South Africa in 2011, was signed by African Christian […]
DVD Review by Andre Viljoen WHEN GOD? — ANDY STANLEY Genre: Teaching DVD ‘When God?’ Is the title of an Andy Stanley DVD that was sent to me to be reviewed. Before I got to view it, a friend, Greg, who is experiencing tough times, spotted the DVD — still […]
Christian leaders from South Africa and other parts of the world are expected to attend the 18th annual KwaSizabantu Ministers’ Conference in KwaZulu-Natal from Monday March 4 to Wednesday March 6. The conference, which is held alternately in Europe and South Africa is usually attended by more than 1 000 […]
Originally published in Charisma News Pope Benedict said today he will resign on February 28 because he no longer has the strength to fulfill the duties of his office, becoming the first pontiff since the Middle Ages to take such a step. The 85-year-old pope said he had noticed that […]
Originally published in God Reports Nestled in the beautiful countryside of Spain is an Arab training camp. Not the kind of camp you have recently heard of coming out of the Arab world, but a training camp that empowers Arab Christian nationals, equipping them with the mighty Word of God. […]
Originally published in Persecution Blog International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that 19 children, who were to be sold to fundamentalist Islamic boarding schools (madrassas), have been rescued. Traffickers lied to the children’s parents, saying they would take the children to Christian boarding schools in Dhaka, when in fact, they […]
Originally published in Chinaid News Throughout 2012, Chinese persecution of Christians intensified, according to a new report from ChinaAid, a Texas-based organization that monitors religious freedom. The number of persecution cases increased in 2012, the seventh consecutive year where there’s been an uptick. But despite that persecution, Christianity is thriving […]