The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) encourages Christians and churches around the world to remember and pray for refugees and forcibly displaced people on World Refugee Sunday, designated this year to fall on June 15 and 22. The WEA and the Refugee Highway Partnership (RHP) have prepared useful resources for local […]
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Many opportunities to run the greatest race!
[notice]A new monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice]‘Go out to all the nations and preach the Gospel’. This was Jesus’ last command on earth to His disciples. In history we see the early church going […]
Global Leadership Summit 2014: Weekly Update — June 4
MEET THE SPEAKERS The Willow Creek Association 2014 Global Leadership Summit will run in South Africa at 11 venues from October 10. The consistently inspiring two-day leadership training event which is held in 105 countries celebrates its 20th anniversary this year — and its 10th anniversary in South Africa! This […]
Christian group pickets Sudanese Embassy in Pretoria
Sudan rebuts reports it will free mother sentenced to death A group of 15 Christians representing various evangelical organisations picketed the Sudanese Embassy in Pretoria at lunch time today (June 3, 2014) and handed over a memorandum demanding the release of Meriam Ibrahim, 27, who has been sentenced to death […]
Sports Results — Monday, June 2, 2014
[notice]Welcome to our new weekly sports results which will be published on Monday mornings from today. The weekly sports results compiled by Shaun McNeilage is the first of more sports coverage that you can look forward to in Gateway News. This week we are also launching a new, monthly Christian […]
Former abortion facility manager turns to Christ, recants pro-abortion beliefs
Originally published in Christian News A woman who operated a Florida abortion facility for over ten years told a pro-life counselor last week that she has quit her career and dedicated her life to Jesus Christ after becoming convinced that abortions are wrong. The woman, named Terri, shared her story […]
Mogoeng stirs debate urging infusion of law, religion to fight crime
Originally published in Ecumenical News South Africa’s top judge has said corruption and many other social ills are largely due to a failure to infuse law with a measure of religion and morality. Chief Justice Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang Mogoeng said infusing law with religion could help turn around crime, corruption, […]
30 Christians killed as Muslim rebels attack Central African Republic church
Originally published in The Christian Post At least 30 Christians were shot dead by Muslim rebels in an attack on a church in the war-torn Central African Republic, a pastor said. “We were in the church when were heard the shooting outside,” the Rev. Freddy Mboula of Notre Dame de […]
Menorahs given to churches to proclaim God’s light into SA
A group of 16 Christians recently completed a unique mission to prophetically proclaim God’s light into South Africa by giving 90 cm high brass lampstands (menorahs) to a ministry in each of the nine provinces in South Africa. The so-called Menorah Mission which was conducted without any publicity from March […]
Christians to protest outside Sudanese Embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday
Christians plan to picket in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday (June 3) afternoon in protest against a death sentence ruling by a Sudanese court against a young Christian mother and medical doctor, Meriam Ibrahim, 27, for refusing to convert to Islam. Ibrahim who gave birth to […]