South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Pretoria and Cape Town stadiums packed out for weekend worship events [notice]Gareth Hogg (centre) reports on the Passion Tour event at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. With him at the stadium are his sister, Taryn Hogg and cousin, Donne Burmeister.[/notice] To have 40 000 gathered at Loftus and 30,000 at […]
58 killed in refugee camp suicide bomb blasts Originally published in Christian Today A young Nigerian girl, packed with explosives around her body and sent on a mission to suicide-bomb a refugee camp, tore off her vest and ran away from her handlers to avoid taking part in the attacks, […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen Title: The ISIS Crisis — What you really need to know Authors: Charles H Dyer, Mark Tobey ISIS – the name evokes fear and dread. Who are they? What are their origins? What distinguishes them from other groups? What are the implications of this group […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As any responsible South African citizen I have been glued to my screen this last week watching the State of the Nation address in parliament. I am always interested to see what our leadership has outlined as a way forward for the […]
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] Origingally published in Testimony1.com A Syrian refugee living in Berlin has taken to cooking big pots of food every Saturday and […]
By Jay Lee Grady — Originally published in Charisma News Last Friday in the dusty town of Kabwohe, Uganda, more than 5 000 people crammed into an enclosed field to worship Jesus. They stayed from 7pm until 6:30 am for an all-night celebration that included dancing, singing, shouting, speaking in […]
Churches and congregants in Nelson Mandela Bay are being urged to adopt a ‘Unity Pledge for Active Citizenry‘ that positions the Church to engage in bringing about constructive change in the city. Senior Christian leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay who signed the pledge at the end of last year after […]
On February 28 at 14h00 Christians across the country will unite to pray for South Africa. This interdenominational hour of prayer about natural, political and spiritual issues is not only aimed at entreating the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to heal our land, but also at re-igniting the flame […]
Book Review by Chanelle Rossouw Title: Translating God Author: Shawn Bolz Publisher: iCreate Productions / NewTypePublishing.Com Available from Amazon: Hard Copy & Kindle version What a thought provoking and inspiring read on the subject of the prophetic and so much more. One of the most balanced and healthy books on […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Sudanese authorities are keeping two Christian pastors in an unknown location since mid-December, with no official charges yet filed against them, sources have told World Watch Monitor. On December 12, members of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) visited the family home of […]