South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A special feature on the revival in China, written for Gateway News by a South African Missionary, Paul Z*, who has lived with his family in China for a number of years. He has a great passion for the Chinese people and has studied their culture, language and the development of […]
Originally published in Fox News Pope Francis will wash the feet of young refugees during an Easter Week ritual in a gesture high in symbolism inside the Catholic Church and beyond. The Vatican didn’t say Tuesday if non-Catholics would be among the 12 refugees participating in the Holy Thursday rite […]
Originally published in Christian News A veteran NASA astronaut who will soon become the American record holder for most days in space is an outspoken professing Christian who believes that scientific research confirms the Bible’s creation account. Jeff Williams is a 58-year-old astronaut with a decorated career at NASA spanning […]
Originally published in Mission Network News Bible translation in Muslim-dominant areas is risky. Mix that occupation with animosity aimed at Muslim-Background Believers and what you get is a volatile and often explosive reaction. That’s proven true for Wycliffe Associates. President/Chief Executive Officer Bruce Smith confirms the deaths of four national […]
Originally published in CBN News US Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that ISIS is indeed committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. “In my judgment Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in territory under its control” Kerry said in a statment Thursday, using […]
Originally published in The Christian Mail Radical Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria have killed close to 500 predominantly Christian farmers in Benue state in central Nigeria in a series of attacks over the last month, and are reportedly still hiding out among villagers, making survivors too afraid to return and […]
The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Linguistic and Religious Rights of Communities (CRL) has caused great consternation within the South African Christian community as it continues with its hearings into the commercialisation of religion and the exploitation of people’s beliefs. As a chapter 9 institution, the commission […]
The SA Christian Leadership Initiative has issued “an urgent appeal for prayer on behalf of our nation” in the wake of “the phenomenon of state capture currently unravelling in our nation”. Referring to St Paul’s exhortation to offer prayer for “all people, especially those in authority”, SACLI says of the […]
Leaders of a network of 60 churches predominantly from Cape Flats townships want all men to know for certain that Mighty Men Conferences are not just for white men but for all men. The Great Commission Network recently invited Western Cape Mighty Men leaders Ina Murison-McGowan and Piperjames McGowan to […]
South Africa has an international ambassador in our very own Candice Abrahams who won the title of Mrs World at the 27th Mrs World Pageant at Dongguan in China this week. This mother of two went up against 45 other women to win this coveted crown. Shortly after her win […]