By Doug Mainwaring — Originally published in LifeSiteNews New Zealand majorly relaxed pandemic limitations on all gatherings except religious services As part of a phased-in relaxing of the nationwide shutdown, the government of New Zealand has passed new legislation into law that allows only 10 people to attend a religious […]
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Churches providing famine relief across all Nelson Mandela Bay wards
Hunger relief is being provided to Nelson Mandela Bay residents across all 60 wards through an initiative of the Church Leaders Network supported by the Transformation Christian Network (TCN). According to TCN spokesperson Trevor Jennings there are already more than 50 anchor churches in nearly 50 wards which will be […]
Malawi group hosting 30-days of repentance ahead of presidential election rerun
After a successful Global Day of Repentance on May 1 in which Malawi led participating nations in repenting and praying for the world, National Repentance Malawi (NRP), an interdenominational prayer and repentance group, is organising a 30-day repentance, healing and restoration campaign for Malawi The Global Day of Repentance on […]
Ravi Zacharias’ daughter Naomi pays tribute to her father, shares ‘How Great Thou Art’ performance
Originally published in The Christian Post Naomi Zacharias taped a video tribute to her father, world-renowned apologist Ravi Zacharias, just days before the family announced that no other treatment options are available for the minister’s advanced stage of cancer. In the heartfelt message, Naomi, who serves as the director of […]
‘Church in Action’ website documenting stories of hope under lockdown
When lockdown started on March 26 Motlatso Ramaboea-Msinga (Teddy) was unsure how she was going to meet the spiritual needs of students who are part of her church’s campus ministry in Western Johannesburg. But since launching a 21-day #SOAP challenge on Whatsapp with fellow campus missioners, the 30-year-old says she […]
“Beloftebos Case” will test our constitutional protections
By Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) In a previous article, we reported that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has now instituted legal proceedings against Beloftebos (a wedding venue near Stanford, Western Cape) in the Cape Town High Court (sitting as an Equality Court). According to the […]
Open letter to Laurie Cardoza-Moore on her call for GOD TV to be stopped from evangelising Jews
Laurie Cardoza-Moore, founder of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations. Israeli Messianic Jewish leader and author Ron Cantor has written an open letter [See below] to Laurie Cardozo-Moore a prominent US Christian supporter of Israel and host of the popular ‘Focus on Israel’ TV programme after she wrote to Israeli prime […]
Bethel Music worship artist who lost daughter: ‘Worth every one of the million tears’
By Brandon Showalter — Originally published in The Christian Post The worship artist from Bethel Music whose 2-year-old daughter was famously prayed for last year after she suddenly died is reflecting on Mother’s Day, saying the heartache is all worth it. In a Mother’s Day Instagram post, Kalley Heiligenthal, who […]
Online prayer event tonight to mark Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday
CSW will mark kidnappped Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday with an online prayer event at 8.30pm (SA / Central African Time) tonight (Thursday May 14). Leah was the sole Christian among 110 schoolgirls abducted by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram from their school in […]
Government must review ‘unfair’ regulations on religious gatherings, says FOR SA
By Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) When President Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on March 15th, there was little data about COVID-19 and thus considerable uncertainty and fear. His decision to take decisive action, and the “hard” lockdown regulations that followed, was widely supported. At the […]