Originally published in Lifesite News In a peculiar reversal of roles, the Catholic president of Tanzania has advised the nation to trust in God when it comes to fears of COVID-19, while a number of bishops in the East African country have taken a different approach, urging people to adhere […]
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Bible translation has powered ahead during the pandemic
Originally published in Christian Today More translations of the New Testament were completed in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, than in any other year, according to Wycliffe Associates. The Bible translation ministry said that translators completed the New Testament in 141 languages last year despite the challenges of […]
‘Pray for the people of Myanmar’: as brutal army seizes control
Originally published in CBN News CBN News has acquired security camera footage from Myanmar capturing the moment military personnel escorted a former political prisoner from his home. It’s the latest arrest of senior politicians and others including the country’s de facto leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu […]
Islamic extremists brutally murder 100+ people in DRC, mostly Christians
Originally published in CBN News Islamic terrorists are launching violent attacks against people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Central Africa as innocent men, women, and children are being killed almost daily. In the past month, more than 100 people were murdered, and a majority of them were […]
New book ‘Like Water is for Fish’ testifies to power of stories in our lives
Garth Japhet, a South African medical doctor and leading social-change entrepreneur who believes stories are the medicine that bring most healing has written a book Like Water is for Fish in which he demonstrates the power of story through sharing his own story and those of interesting people he has […]
Seven weeks of day/night revival prayer planned as SA prayer wave continues
Jericho Walls International Prayer Network (JWIPN) is calling for a campaign of seven weeks of day/night prayer from February 15 as an unprecedented wave of 24/7 prayer is still continuing in South Africa after 10 months of lockdown, says DaniĆ«l Brink of JWIPN. “More than 56 networks (groups of churches […]
TESTIMONY: A cool breeze from Jesus in a time of crisis — Paul Raper
The testimony below was sent to Gateway News by Paul Raper, a marriage registration officer and pastor who lives in Port Elizabeth. At the age of 69, when many folk you know end up in hospital having contracted Covid-19, not to make it home again, the thought of it happening […]
Passionate cross walker preparing for another Gospel trek
I recently spoke to Edward Pozyn, a man with a plan to walk 536km from Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to Bloemfontein in the Free State, while carrying the cross of Jesus and spreading His hope. In March last year Gateway News reported on his 324km cross walk to the […]
Spending precious time with ‘oldest person in the world’
According to her ID document “Koko” Sehawa was born on January 9 1897 — which would make her the oldest person alive at 124-years-old. Prophetic watchman and Gateway News correspondent Junia Mosupyoe went to Ventersdorp last weekend to visit “Granny Koko”. This is her report. I had the privilege of […]
So what’s next? — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
Frontline workers in South Africa are breathing a sigh of relief as the arrival of vaccines brings a promise of push back against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. This brings a greater hope of saving lives and reducing the number of infections. Running parallel to this is a breakthrough Ivermectin treatment […]