On Friday, August 28, the Constitutional Court (the highest court in the country) heard and reserved judgment in the case of Ecclesia de Lange v Methodist Church of South Africa. This is undoubtedly the most important case for religious freedom and the autonomy of the church that has ever come […]
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Healing and reconciliation at heart of National Day of Repentance vision
“South Africa is a nation desperate for God’s intervention, according to the National Day of Repentance (NDR) vision document. The NDR vision says one thing our country needs to do is to repent and turn from its wicked ways – the nation needs to change its mind, which is the […]
Pushing back against anti-Israel lies and propaganda
[notice]Libby Norton reports on the advice given to South Africans by visiting Israel advocacy expert, David Olesker, on how to respond to anti-Israel propaganda.[/notice] For those who love Israel and the Jewish people it is hard to see the international onslaught of criticism, lies and propaganda against them — particularly […]
Gang leader ‘switched on’ to Jesus during citywide evangelism campaign
One of the blessings of the recent Switched On evangelism campaign in Nelson Mandela Bay was the salvation of former, notorious gang leader, Xola Ngxolo and members of his gang who all accepted Jesus during evening meetings in a tent in Zwide. Ngxolo who was crippled after he was stabbed […]
God’s grace in action after children’s home fire
In July 2015 a fire in one of the houses at SIM Southern Africa’s Mseleni Children’s Home in northern KwaZulu-Natal claimed the life of a child and of a brave care worker who tried to save the toddler. The Department of Social Development ordered the closure of Mseleni pending an inquiry […]
God’s timing to launch Gospel-centered empowerment programme in Karoo town
The seemingly hopeless plight of the inactive and discouraged residents of South Africa’s townships who are unemployed, especially those in Middelburg in the Eastern Cape, have long been on Annette Kingwill’s heart and mind. Together with this burden she has carried a deep conviction to contribute to the empowerment of […]
Golf pro loses livelihood in protests but trusts God
Gary Packer, professional golfer for more than 25 years and involved in development golf for township children, lost almost all his livelihood in the recent Port Elizabeth Walmer Township protests. His golf shop, which is at the Walmer Country Club, was looted of close to R400 000 worth of stock. But […]
Life Skills trainees who persevere find new hope and jobs
“I had given up hope a long time ago on finding a job when I received the phone call letting me know about the Life Skills training. I had nothing coming in except the social grant for my 3-year-old son, so I had begun to sell fish in the community […]
Traumatised children’s ministry course inspires missionary teacher
The Petra Institute in White River, Mpumalanga, has trained people from many countries in children’s ministry, but for Samantha Purchase, a trained teacher and missionary in Burundi, it was more than just another training course. It totally changed the way she dealt with children. She did several of the courses […]
Black or Blue Monday in a sea of red
[notice]A monthly prophetic perspective from Marian and Kate Fitz-Gibbon[/notice] World headlines read……… CNN Money market: After a rollercoaster day on Monday that concludes three days of major losses of stocks, investors started buying again on Tuesday, and they are moving the market up. Fin24: China stocks extend biggest plunge since 1996. August […]