David Wilkerson, 79, author of the The Cross and the Switchblade and founder of World Challenge Ministries and Times Square Church in New York City, died in a car crash in Texas yesterday. His wife, 70-year-old Gwendolyn Wilkerson, was seriously injured in the collision between their car and an 18-wheeler […]
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Obedience to God leads to global movement of hope and transformation
[notice]In a recent interview in Port Elizabeth, Gateway News spoke to Cape Town social media and IT entrepreneur Marlon Parker whose innovative use of social media is making a positive impact around the world[/notice] Four years ago university lecturer and PhD student Marlon Parker felt God challenging him to use […]
Still time to attend Karoo MMC, say organisers
With just days to go to the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) on Rusoord farm near Middelburg organisers say the venue is ready to host tens of thousands of men who are expected to camp there from Friday March 29 to Sunday May 1. Men who have not yet made […]
PE gang members follow leader’s example and turn to Jesus
About 20 members of a Port Elizabeth Northern Areas gang yesterday committed themselves to following the example of their former leader who recently made a decision to turn his life around and follow Jesus. The young members of the Bad Boys gang made their decision after a meeting with a […]
New Christian convert from Islam murdered in Somalia
Originally published in Charisma News Two Muslim extremists in Somalia on Monday (April 18) murdered a member of a secret Christian community in Lower Shabele region as part of a campaign to rid the country of Christianity, sources said. An area source told Compass two al Shabaab militants shot 21-year-old […]
Easter – A Time To Reflect
The history of our world is littered with specific and special events whose occurrence has changed the way we live our lives. The different discoveries and inventions that have been made in the area of science, transport, communication, agriculture, etc. have left us with a sense of amazement of what […]
Fear that grassroots revolutions could be hijacked by Islamists
The spate of revolutions in the Middle East were started by young people who wanted jobs, an end to government corruption and freedom, but there was a real risk that these events could be hijacked by the Muslim Brotherhood and extreme Isamists, a Middle East expert said in Port Elizabeth […]
Test your spiritual mettle at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference!
From Charlie Parsons, Port Alfred Dear Editor It was good to experience the buzz in Port Elizabeth over the past week-end and “hats off” to the organisers of the Iron Kids event on Saturday (However the time of 1 o’ clock seemed to take its toll of these young matadors….) […]
Government halts Karoo fracking licensing
Originally published in Eyewitness News The South African Cabinet today ( Thursday, April 21) announced that it will endorse a decision by the Department of Minerals to invoke a moratorium on fracking licences in the Karoo. The department will now lead a multi-disciplinary team to fully research the implications of […]
From Yesterday’s Victory to Eternal Victory
[notice]This article was written by Port Elizabeth full-time-mom Anneri Olivier last year with the Soccer World Cup in mind. Its message of true victory is pertinent to Easter and so it is fitting that its first publication should be in Gateway News at this time[/notice] In the game of soccer, […]