South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today An Iraqi Archbishop has pleaded with Britain’s Church and political leaders to do more to save the Christian community in Iraq from being wiped out. At an address in London, the Archbishop of Irbil, the Rt Rev Bashar Warda warned that Christians in Iraq face extinction […]
Christianity growing rapidly despite Islamist persecution By Maria Baer — Originally published in Christianity Today Burkina Faso used to be one of the most peaceful nations in the world. The small West African country of about 19 million people has seen a handful of coup d’etats over its short life, […]
By Fredrick Nzwili/ RNS — Originally published in Charisma News In North Kivu, an eastern province of Congo, church leaders are stepping up their fight to halt the advance of the 40-month-old Ebola epidemic, even as the Islamic State group increasingly makes its presence felt in the troubled region. Since August […]
One of the biggest and best-known Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) congregations, Moreletapark, in the eastern part of Pretoria, has recently been the topic of controversial news reports after it announced it may renounce its membership of the DRC. Moreletapark’s disclosure was made about two months after the Pretoria High Court […]
Originally published in SA People News Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng had a massive task yesterday at the House of Parliament – to preside over the swearing-in ceremony of 400 members from 14 political parties, taking their oath to serve in the Sixth Democratic Parliament. But before he began, the Chief […]
A little bit of history was made on May 10 when seven young boys from an orphan village near Durban stepped onto the prestigious Stade Louis Stadium field (home of AS Monaco Football Club ) to play their first game in the Monaco Sainte Devote Sevens Tournament. The boys, who together […]
This message comes to you amidst the flurry and rush of protocol just before inauguration — the letters from security, drivers, designers, hairstylists, make-up artists, nail technicians, speech writers — if you’re the Speaker of the House, or contacts with the press. Then there are the notes of congratulations from […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Men and women who once lived and identified as LGBT are set to proclaim how encountering Jesus transformed their lives for the second time in the nation’s capital this weekend. The Freedom March, founded by Jeffrey McCall, is a diverse group of Christians who […]
Originally published in Christian Today A court in Iran has upheld the prison sentences of two Christian converts involved in house churches. Saheb Fadaie was sentenced to 18 months in prison and Fatemeh Bakhteri to 12 months last September after being found guilty of “spreading propaganda against the regime”. In […]
Originally published in God Reports An arsonist threw a firebomb into Daystar’s Jerusalem studio as they were putting the finishing touches on renovations, destroying much of the facility. Daystar had been remodelling their studio overlooking Mount Zion and the Mount of Olives when it was hit Saturday morning, May 18th, […]