Originally published in The Gospel Herald. Christian bakers who lost their business after refusing to make a cake reading the phrase “Support Gay Marriage” have said their faith is stronger than ever despite ongoing legal woes. On Monday, Daniel and Amy McArthur, who run Ashers Baking Company in Belfast, lost […]
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Girl who forgave ISIS, ‘excited’ to return home to Qaraqosh
Originally published in The Gospel Herald. A young Iraqi Christian girl displaced by ISIS, who made headlines last year after saying God’s grace enabled her to forgive her tormentors, has said she can’t wait to return home now that her hometown is almost liberated. During an interview with SAT-7 KIDS, […]
Turning prayers into acts of revival
As Christians, we must turn our prayers into acts of revival, according to evangelist Johnny Louw. He presented the message to an inter-denominational service that brought to a close a week in which Churches in Middelburg and in the Karoo were involved in seven days of 24-hour prayer as part […]
Prayer networks joining for summit in Bloemfontein from November 17 to 19
On Wednesday October 19 leaders from various national and local prayer networks gathered in Pretoria in the midst of social unrest, a struggling economy, a severe national drought, and other serious challenges that South Africans face, to talk about the way forward for the broader prayer movement in South Africa. As […]
God’s Karoo Women Conference to restore lives
“The purpose of the second God’s Karoo Women Conference from November 5 to 6 2016 is for women to be ‘refilled’ with God. For some it might be to get back into a right relationship with Him, for another it might mean healing, for yet another it might be to […]
Seven days of prayer for our universities — a local response
When the going gets tough Christian pray — knowing well that our prayers are powerful and effective. The ongoing unrest on South African campuses has prompted a number of payer campaigns — such as a seven days of prayer for universities initiative (#Lordhealourland) taking place from 6am from October 19 […]
Hope springs forth amidst despair on campuses
Special Report by Miles Giljam, SA Christian Leadership Initiative (Sacli) This week on campus began in one of the best ways possible – united prayer. Christian pastors all over the nation gathered at their local campus on Monday morning to pray and engage with the university communities. This was an […]
Protesting students and conflict resolution models
While on campus this week as part of a Christian ministry presence, I witnessed a power play when students supporting free higher education withstood management of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and prevented them from accessing the administration block and restarting the academic program. It took police, who were there […]
Double dose of God’s love dispensed at Johannesburg hospital
City transformation is their goal Last weekend a fired-up church outreach team went to Edenvale Hospital “to go love and pray for people” and got to pray and talk to almost every patient — about 150 people — during the two hour visiting time. “We started going through the different […]
Kris Vallotton — Fashioned to Reign : Book review
Empowering Women to Fulfill their Divine Destiny Book Review by Val Viljoen This book calls for nothing less than a revolution. In it you will find many eye-opening insights into the true God-intended role of woman — to reign alongside men in the Kingdom. Kris Vallotton takes us on a […]