South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Pastor Bert Pretorius, President of SACOFF (SA Community Of Faith-based Fraternals) As I stood before a sea of energetic, passionate, and expectant young people, I could not help but reflect on how often our national conversation about youth is dominated by statistics, challenges, and crises. We hear about unemployment, […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News At least a dozen Orthodox Christians have been killed and a century-old church destroyed in a fresh wave of attacks in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone. The violence, which took place on May 30, left homes and buildings in ruins, including the 101-year-old Telata St Gabriel […]
“The cross has power which I can’t explain,” said a 72-year-old Malawian pastor who has been accompanying evangelist Reini Coetzee during the Malawi stretch of his Crosswalk Africa trek from Cape Town to Jerusalem. Pastor Bernard Frera Mlombwa, who has been with Reini for much of the time since he […]
Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God this week released an urgent prophetic call to pray and fast for South Africa’s cities ahead of the local government elections in November. She said that while praying over concerns about possible post-election unrest driven by forces opposed to change she had two […]
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth We recently celebrated Pentecost Sunday, the day the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples after Jesus’ ascension. A friend of ours, Amanda, an American who has […]
Originally published in Charisma Long before Kathryn Krick’s videos reached millions of viewers around the world, she was preaching to small crowds in Los Angeles parks, holding tightly to a promise she believed God had spoken over her life. Now, in one of her most in-depth interviews to date, Krick […]
Amid multiple crises and rising antisemitism around the world, there is unprecedented spiritual hunger among Jewish people. So concludes a Jews for Jesus Impact Report announcing a five-year vision to expand the ministry. Entitled The Nets are Breaking, it is rooted in the story from chapter five of Luke’s Gospel […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Catholic bishop has been shot dead in Mozambique. Fifty-year-old Osorio Citora Afonso, the Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, was shot in the chest in what the Church is describing as “mysterious circumstances”. His body was found on June 6 at […]
Originally published in CBN News Four years of violent warfare between factions of the Sudanese military have spawned the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Estimates range between 12 million and 14 million people who have been forcibly displaced. Even more, approximately 20 million people face severe hunger. That’s more than a third […]
Like never before in my preaching ministry, I have been so excited, challenged, and expectant as I am right now. The Lord has given us a mandate: “It’s time.” Time for what? It’s time to mend our fences, repair broken relationships, say sorry where necessary, mend the nets, and say […]