Originally published in The Christian Post An Egyptian teen embraced Christianity after witnessing the faith of his father, who was brutally murdered by Muslim extremists for refusing to convert to Islam. Seventeen-year-old Marqos told persecution watchdog Open Doors USA that just a few years ago, his family lived at peace […]
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Time for Christians to make a difference, says Errol Naidoo
It is time now for the Church to make a difference in South Africa by voting godly men and women into government, said Errol Naidoo in an interview in Port Elizabeth yesterday. The Family Policy Institute founder and media personality, who earlier this year announced he will be standing for […]
Welsh Revival revisited (2): Bucket-loads of blessings — Charles Gardner
In the second part of a series on the Welsh Revival Gateway News UK correspondent Charles Gardner reports back from a recent conference he attended at the Bible College of Wales As I continue my report on our visit to the Bible College of Wales and the nearby birthplace of […]
‘Hate Speech Bill in danger of being rushed through’
On Tuesday August 28 the latest version of the controversial Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill was published for public comment (https://pmg.org.za/call-for-comment/727/), reports Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA). The original draft of the Bill received over 70 000 submissions, with many labelling it “draconian” (https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2018-03-13-draconian-hate-crimes-bill-will-destroy-freedom-of-speech/) and a “threat […]
Calling SA’s women to wail for state of nation — Linda Gobodo
As Women’s Month draws to a close, I couldn’t help but reflect on the events of the past month. The month started with a national shutdown march, where women marched across the country against the rape and abuse of women and children. Many women responded, sending a strong message that women […]
‘An old-fashioned tent meeting is able to save the nation’
Missionary intercessor Paul Mbongelo says that during a recent time of 50 days of prayer and fasting God gave him a strategy for securing His intervention in some of the big problems currently facing South Africa. Mbongelo, a Democratic Republic of Congo national, who lives in Bloemfontein, released his word […]
PE church leaders meet over City Hall power struggles
Senior church leaders in Port Elizabeth held a special meeting today to discuss their grave concern at the repeated disruption of municipal service delivery in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) as a result of power struggles between local government political coalitions. The battle for control of City Hall which has frequently […]
Iran sentences four Christians to 45 years in jail
Originally published in WND Pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz and his wife Shamiram Issavi, who are ethnic Assyrian Christians, and Amin Afshar Naderi and Hadi Asgari, who are Christian converts from Islam, were sentenced to a combined total of 45 years in prison, reported CBN News. The charges were conducting “illegal church […]
Australia’s new PM is Pentecostal Christian
Originally published in Breaking Christian News Scott Morrison, the new prime minister of Australia, brings something extra to the country’s highest position—his Christian faith. Morrison, who had previously been the country’s treasurer, was sworn in on Friday as Australia’s sixth prime minister in 11 years after a political rift among […]
Remains of Namibian colonial era ‘genocide’ victims returned at church service in Germany
Originally published in Premier Org. A Namibian delegation has been handed the remains of 27 countrymen whose bones were taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for pseudo-scientific racial experiments. At a church ceremony in Berlin, two skulls in glass boxes along with a coffin covered with […]