South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
“Lisa” (name changed to protect her identity) a 14-year-old who needed surgery to remove two large, debilitating, genital growths caused by a sexually transmitted disease she contracted as a result of a violent rape attack on her when she was 12 has undergone a successful operation made possible by the […]
Port Elizabeth Christian youth worker Alta de Lange has been running Adventure Week children’s holiday clubs for 10 years. And the adventure just keeps on getting bigger and bolder. Having seen the love and joy of Jesus touch thousands of young people’s lives through Adventure Week and the programme spreading […]
Capetonians from all denominations are urgently called to join in a prayer gathering on Saturday evening, October 11 to intercede for women and children being oppressed, exploited, enslaved and trafficked. This will take place at the Franschoek Dutch Reformed church from 18:00 to 21:00 and is the closing event of […]
Call for Church to speak out about ‘unrighteous deeds’ that hinder development Although the 10 000 kilometre 4×4 Africa Peace and Development Expedition from Cape Town to Kisangani during August and September 2014 by faith-based social entrepreneur Johan Meintjes, by his own admission, did not achieve all he set out […]
[notice]Revivalist Shannon-Leigh Barry shares her wit and passion and the pursuits of her 20something heart in a monthly column that speaks to the desires of young adults in today’s Christian society. [/notice] I have to start this column by saying I was raised as an Anglican and entered into the […]
The second leg of a trip to alert the nation about what God is doing with The Unity Project begins on Wednesday 8 October when Erna Goedhart takes to the road again. The Unity Project is a specific plan that God started giving to Erna on 16 April 1998 for […]
The Lathitha Development Centre in East London is a beacon of hope, shining a spotlight on individuals, families and the community in Mzamomhle Informal Settlement in Gonubie. Now Lathitha, which means light, is launching a Thundafund crowd funding campaign on Monday (April, 13) to raise funds for the upgrading and […]
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] Yes, the real question facing most of us and the Church is: “Why can’t we get on with each other?” If there […]
I write this newsletter from Johannesburg where Arlene and I have joined Pastor Theo and Bev Wolmaran’s 35 Year Celebrations at Christian Family Church. God has truly blessed their work. We just completed an exhuasting but blessed 7 day ministry tour of Durban where I spoke at two Ministers Fraternals […]
God has blessed each one of us with different talents and abilities, and wishes us to express those gifts. But sometimes things go wrong when we try to do things our own way, and forget to include Him in our plans. It’s no secret that we live in a country […]