Originally published in News 24 It is not possible for government to have a different disaster management dispensation for faith-based organisations, especially in the third wave of Covid-19 infections, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said. On Tuesday, several religious leaders complained to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative […]
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Project Pearl: how 20 brave Christians smuggled a million Bibles into China in one night
Originally published in Christian Today The beach was shrouded in darkness. The eerie silence was occasionally broke by the sound of waves gently lapping the seashore. Hundreds of Christians were silently clustered on the coast of Southern China. They were waiting to take part in what is now considered a […]
Iran election set to intensify Christian persecution
Originally published in Christian Today Iran goes to the polls on June 18 to elect its new president. The election has been described as fraudulent and rigged and is likely to be spurned in record numbers by Iranian voters, who consider the outcome a fait accompli. Most of the candidates […]
Jesus take the wheel: Gauteng trip: week 2 — Julita Kok
Julita Kok reports on her latest road trip with Jesus — this time to Gauteng Oh what a place to be!!! Johannesburg!!! It is so hectic here. It feels as if there is no rest here, very unsafe and soooo lawless and yet, God is also here. And He so […]
PE, Cape Town, Durban among places where God doing something new
God showed her that great transformation is coming to Port Elizabeth, a city that He has a heart for, said attorney and prophetess Annelie Bevan during a prophetic prayer webinar hosted by SA Back to God on June 3. “Change is going to come to Port Elizabeth like never before. […]
PE Christians unite in 12 hours of prayer on Youth Day
On Youth Day, June 16, Christians in Port Elizabeth kept prayer and worship going on the square in front of the City Hall from 7am to 7pm as a number of churches and ministries in the city led half-hour slots. “We had a wonderful prayer meeting,” said Richard Crompton, senior […]
Acquitted Christian couple fear for their lives
Originally published in Morning Star News A Christian couple acquitted by a high court in Pakistan fear for their lives as Islamic extremists have started a campaign calling for their murders ahead of their yet unconfirmed release from jail, sources said. The Lahore High Court on June 3 overturned the 2014 conviction […]
Man swallowed by whale and survives in Bible-like Story: ‘I was completely inside’
A veteran lobster diver didn’t get the big catch he wanted last Friday, but he did return to shore with a Bible-like story that is drawing worldwide attention. Michael Packard, a 56-year-old commercial lobster diver, was swallowed by a humpback whale off Cape Cod, Mass. – and lived to tell […]
Time for new Kingdom leadership season for youth of Africa — Pearl Kupe
On June 16 we celebrated the International Day of the African Child — a day that was declared by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now called the African Union, in 1991 in commemoration of the Soweto uprising of June 1976. The youth challengeWith 60% of its 1.25 billion people […]
LISTEN: We Will Worship release EP of modern hymns in IsiZulu, SeSotho and English
Multiple SAMA winning group, We Will Worshi have released Difela an EP consisting of four modern-day hymns, with standout tracks Grace Alone and Pholoso featuring multi-platinum selling South African Gospel singer Lebo Sekgobela. Using the structure of hymns, the songwriters Langa Mbonambi, Ndumiso Manana, Lesego Lebese and Themba Ntuli, say […]