South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland — Isaiah 43.19 (New Living Translation) As the Bethel Musicians walked into the press conference on […]
20 years at the frontline of grassroots bible translation [notice]Lauren Sprout reports on a South African family’s response to God’s call to translate the bible into a language they did not know and which was not even written down — and on a ministry’s vision to make God’s word available […]
100 parliamentarians from 60 countries met last week (September 12-14 2016) in Berlin, Germany for workshops and seminars under the title “An Embattled Right: Protecting and Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief”. ACDP Member of the South African Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley said: “I came away from the conference with a […]
[notice]A new fortnightly column by a team of real people dedicating their lives to the fight against human trafficking, exploitation and social injustice. This week’s writer is Bertha Bresler of STOP and Prevention vs Cure[/notice] National Human Trafficking Resource Line 4am, the phone’s ringing. At 4am it’s never good news. “Hello.” “Hello, […]
As news of violence on South African campuses over the issue of university fees dominates news headlines, Jericho Walls International Prayer Network has published a timely call to pray into the education crisis and campus violence. We publish the prayer guide in full: Prayer for the education crisis and accompanied […]
[notice]Alf James reports on a leadership talk by author and coach to elite sportsmen Myan Subrayan at a church breakfast in the Karoo. [/notice] As Christians each and every one of us is called to be a leader in our families and in the world around us, however, it is […]
By INcontext Ministries — Originally published in A World In Motion, Issue 157, September 22 2016 Work on building a wall along the approach road to the French port of Calais, to try to stop migrants from jumping aboard trucks bound for Britain, will begin this month British officials said. […]
Originally published in Christian Today The anti-persecution charity Open Doors is urging Christians to pray for Mosul as forced gather to begin the fight to take the Iraqi territory back from Islamic State. Christian refugees from the Nineveh Plains are calling for a Christian region or province to be set […]
Sunday October 2 is International Life Chain Sunday and South African Christians are invited to take a stand for the right to life of pre-born babies by participating in the National March for Life in Durban, or in Life Chains in other centres. On previous Life Chain Sundays, up to […]
Times like we had at the Bethel Worship Nights are weaving threads of His story through South Africa. It stamps something on your heart when a huge crowd gathers to sing out their love to Jesus. I saw Jesus enthroned upon our praises at the Voortrekker Monument, and I know […]