By Open Doors Southern Africa Focus falls on the persecution of Christians The ministry organisation Open Doors Africa is having its annual event to commemorate Persecution Sunday on May 31. This event aims to get churches and other Christian organisations involved in raising awareness about the plight of persecuted Christians […]
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Africa and World unite at International prayer conference in Stellenbosch
From May 3 to 7 delegates from 27 African nations and five countries beyond this continent came to Stellenbosch for the third Africa International Prayer Connect (IPC) summit under the theme “His Name Shall Be Great Among the Nations”. A significant feature of IPC is close collaboration between prayer networks […]
To Mom on Mother’s Day — Vivienne Solomons
This Mother’s Day, as much as my heart longs to, I won’t have the opportunity to spend time with my mom, so I have penned this poem instead, to give expression to the mixed emotions that Mother’s Day can evoke, not just in me but in so many of us: […]
To Church leaders, gatekeepers regarding attacks on foreigners by South Africans — Nikiwe Apenteng
Prophetess Nikiwe Apenteng identifies deeper issues behind xenophobic violence in SA — and serious spiritual consequences which call for Christian leaders to arise I have been prompted to say something about the violence taking place in our nation — the violence directed toward our brothers and sisters from other African […]
Hundreds of pastors attend Bloemfontein meeting on church-regulation threat
Hundreds of pastors, church leaders and servants of God from across the Free State and surrounding areas attended an urgent strategic engagement hosted by South African Church Defenders (SACD) in Bloemfontein yesterday. At the meeting SACD leadership “led critical discussion around attempts by the CRL Rights Commission to introduce measures […]
Xenophobic violence : call for the Body of Christ to pray for SA — Ndileka Aboagye
Gateway News volunteer reporter Ndileka Aboagye appeals to SA Christians to let faith lead where fear divides. “This is not a political view but a faith stand,” she says. Once again, South Africa finds itself in the global spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Reports of violence against African foreign […]
SA Iranian community calls on SA government to ‘engage with integrity’
The Iranian community in South Africa has called on the South African government to publicly acknowledge “the executions, the killing of protesters, the use of child soldiers, and the systemic repression taking place in Iran”. In a press statement released on Monday the community also calls on the SA government […]
Easter gives us message to proclaim, but Pentecost gives us power to proclaim it – Charles Gardner
I have been greatly encouraged by a fascinating series on the “Word and the Spirit” examining the important role played by Martyn Lloyd-Jones in this debate. It has been published by Evangelicals Now and is part of a doctoral thesis by Australian pastor Adam Ramsay. As Ramsay noted, the great […]
Underground Church thrives in Iran amid war, seizing “spiritual turning point”
Originally published in Worthy News Despite the devastation and uncertainty brought by the ongoing conflict in Iran, a remarkable spiritual movement is quietly accelerating beneath the surface. Christian leaders report that the nation’s underground Church is not only enduring — but growing stronger — amid the chaos. Todd Nettleton of […]
When enemies become brothers: the African Christian general ready to fight for Israel
Originally published in Israel365News Last month, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted that he was “ready to deploy 100 000 Ugandan soldiers in Israel. Under my command. To protect the Holy Land. The land of Jesus Christ our God.” Kainerugaba is Uganda’s Commander of Defence Forces and the son of its president, […]

