Five South African Christian artists, Retief Burger, Stella, Ruan Josh, Jo Britton (Jolani Fourie) and Brian O’Neill joined forces to create a song, The Calling, to raise awareness of abandoned babies. The song was written by Jo Britton who was deeply touched and moved after hearing the story of an […]
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Jesus take the wheel: week 5 — Julita Kok
Episode 5 in a weekly series in which music industry personality and Worship South Africa exco member Julita Kok reports back on a recent SA road trip in which she handed the steering wheel over to Jesus There is a huge difference between reading about God and His character in […]
TESTIMONY: George Carpenter reflects on 16 years of documenting Angus Buchan
After 16 years of producing TV programmes and an extensive range of highly impactful audio visual content for farmer evangelist Angus Buchan, Shalom Ministries executive producer George Carpenter — who is also a spiritual son of Uncle Angus — is relocating to the United Kingdom in response to God’s calling. […]
Council of Churches ‘deeply concerned’ by Jacob Zuma’s defiance
Originally published in Times Live The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has criticised former president Jacob Zuma’s decision not to co-operate with the commission of inquiry into state capture, in defiance of a ruling by the Constitutional Court. The council said in a statement on Thursday it was deeply […]
Tanzanian president says God will protect people from Covid, bishops urge mask wearing
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 […]
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 […]