In the early hours of Monday a fire swept through 300m2 of land in Area Q of Gqebera (Walmer Township), Nelson Mandela Bay, destroying 23 shacks and leaving 81 people homeless and without earthly possessions. Fanned by gusting winds, the fire spread through the area within 30 minutes, destroying everything in its […]
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China installs surveillance cameras in churches to monitor Christians
By Michael Foust — Originally published in Christian Headlines China’s Orwellian-like network of surveillance cameras now includes churches. Most churches within the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement in one major Chinese city, Huai’an, have government-mandated surveillance cameras that allow the communist government to monitor the congregation’s every move, Bitter Winter […]
Revival breaking out in Panama! — Lindy-Ann Hopley
A monthly column bringing you frontline testimonies of what God is stirring up across the globe. By international evangelist Lindy-Ann Hopley, Beautiful Witness Ministries. After travelling for 30 hours I arrived in Panama and hit the ground running! a whole month of revival and miracles — I couldn’t ask for […]
Angus Buchan leading first Mighty Men conference in Canada
Fifteen years after he hosted the first Mighty Men Conference on his KwaZulu-Natal farm, Angus Buchan is getting ready to inspire men at Canada’s first MMC from June 28 to 30. Billed as “It’s Time Canada” the event at Pass Creek Fairgrounds, Castlegar , British Columbia will follow the weekend […]
Pushing ahead when you feel like pulling back — Vivienne Solomons
A monthly column by Vivienne Solomons who is a legal consultant who passionately believes that God wants His people to make a difference right where they are and to stand up for what is true and just. She is also passionate about encouraging young women to walk victoriously with God […]
‘Songs that teach’ — Hugh Wetmore
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. Colossians 3:16 – The first Purpose of Singing: To Teach Because God wants our Lyrics to be rich in the Word, we must ask what is […]
Tears flow as Rowly falls asleep
A family tale by Grant Winter Rowly Empey, who tuned 93 this month, is my wife Colleen’s father and therefore my father-in-law. Although born in South Africa, he is of Irish descent from a big family of seven children and the Empey clan have always been an extremely hardy, long-living […]
Christian charity welcomes May’s ‘moral courage’ in tackling modern slavery
Originally published in Premier The Prime Minister’s move to call companies that use modern slavery in their supply chains to account has been welcomed by International Justice Mission UK (IJM). Theresa May is announcing a new transparency registry at a UN summit in Switzerland that will include listing companies using […]
New film from creators of ‘War Room’ to release in August
Kendrick Brothers, the creators of Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous and War Room have announced the release of a new film Overcomer, says Christian Art Distributors in a press release. The new inspirational sports drama will release in selected Ster Kinekor theatres across South Africa on August 30. Director Alex Kendrick will once again return in a […]
Cameroonian Gospel singer Geni releases new single ‘Be Thou glorified’
Cameroon-based Gospel singer, Geni, is about to release a brand-new single Be Thou Glorified — her first new music release since her debut album Devoted. Devoted, a 6-track album, combining great music with heartfelt lyrics, gave her the platform to follow her dreams and showcase herself to the world. Be Thou Glorified was […]