South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
In the past two weeks three very different things have happened on opposite ends on the African continent. First was the decision by the African Union Commission (AUC) to grant Israel observer status at the 55-member continental body after excluding it for 19 years. Israel had enjoyed observer status at […]
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. (Zech 4:6) Meditating on what God’s word says about the days immediately preceding the second coming of Jesus, I was drawn to the last chapter of Daniel. There is not much detail, apart from stating that […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines More than 3 000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria this year by Muslim militants amidst a massive wave of persecution that also has resulted in 300 churches being threatened, attacked or destroyed, according to a new report. The report by the International Society for Civil […]
Originally posted in Charisma News Pastor and social media influencer Jacob Coyne, from Vancouver, Washington, uses his phone to reach people for Jesus. He logs on to his Instagram account, goes live and shares from the Bible, bringing encouragement and praying for people during his live streaming sessions. On July […]
About 3 000 people have been killed and about 900 000 people have fled their homes in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique as a result of a campaign of terror being waged by Islamist insurgents in the resource-rich coastal region of the province. The plight of the deeply-traumatised displaced […]
Just over a fortnight ago Port Elizabeth couple Cornel and Pierre Havenga launched “We Care”, a campaign that was birthed to show passionate, hard-working hospital staff that people care about the stress and exhaustion and personal struggles they endure in this pandemic season. The campaign enables citizens and organisations to […]
Originally published in Uganda Christian News It has been confirmed that over 30 media houses will live broadcast the Uganda National Prayer Day for Unity among Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches in Uganda on July 31 starting at 11am (EAT). According to Apostle John Bunjo, the prayer event seeks to “rally […]
Originally published in Voice of the Martyrs Three Christian men who converted from Islam were recently sentenced to five years in prison after they refused to renounce Christ. In November of last year, Iranian authorities raided the homes of the three men and seized Bibles, mobile phones and computers, ordering […]
Over the past few weeks, our nation, South Africa, has been reeling from much violence, looting, and criminality that took place after former President Zuma’s incarceration. The nation was left reeling socially, economically, and otherwise, after weeks of unbridled rampages, rebellion, and anarchy. Estimated damageShopping malls have been burnt down […]
In Episode 1 of this inspiring testimony series South African missionary Lydia Venter shares how she and her husband Wilco came to Christ and how He delivered her from racism. In this episode she tells how God added three children to their family before they set out for the mission […]