Faith Hope Love Ministries, a private Christian outreach, feeds more than 300 children per week in Greenbushes, Port Elizabeth. Founder, Bernadette Spies, and her team go out to bless the Greenbushes community by sharing God’s word, leading praise and worship and sharing a meal together. In 2007 the organisation was […]
Other News
Sports Roundup — Monday, June 30
Rugby: South Africa 55-6 Scotland South Africa (19) 55 Tries: Coetzee (2), Le Roux, Mvovo (2), Pietersen, de Jager (2) Pens: Pollard Cons: Pollard, (5) Boshoff Scotland (6) 6 Pens: Weir, 2 Scotland suffered a crushing Test defeat in their final tour match as an inexperienced South Africa side ran […]
Global Leadership Summit 2014 — Weekly Update: June 27
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! MEET THE SPEAKERS — […]
Bad news for atheists: scientists say universe shouldn’t exist if big bang is true
Originaly published in Charisma News New research bears bad news for the Big Bang theory of the universe’s origin. Scientists at King’s College in London have found that the current model of the Big Bang would have resulted in a universe that collapsed soon after its formation. According to the […]
Social justice and the liquorice moments
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] For those working in the field of social justice, the presence of both highs and lows of […]
21 dead as Boko Haram targets World Cup supporters
Originally published in Christian Today An explosion in a shopping mall in Nigeria’s capital Abuja killed at least 21 as crowds gathered to watch the Nigeria v Argentina World Cup match yesterday, June 25. The Associated Press reports witnesses as saying a motorcyclist dropped the bomb at the entrance to […]
Sudanese Christian mother freed, arrested, freed
Meriam Ibrahim could spend 5 more years in prison Originally published in The Christian Post Christian mother turned global persecution icon Meriam Ibrahim could possibly spend another five years in prison after escaping death row on Monday, if Sudanese officials convict her of forging the South Sudanese travel documents she […]
US World Cup star credits Christ for everything
Originally published in Charisma News US soccer star Clint Dempsey is virtually stealing the show in this year’s World Cup. But the United States isn’t the only thing Clint Dempsey is representing on the field. “Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future,” Dempsey told Sports Spectrum in a recent […]
Global Christian leaders call on G20 to tackle tax evasion
Christian leaders representing over 1 billion people from 170 nations have sent an Open Letter to heads of the G20, calling for urgent action on corruption and tax evasion, reports Micah Challenge International in a media statement released yesterday (June 26, 2014). This historic anti-corruption initiative by the global Church […]
Movie Wise — June 27, 2014
[notice]Pieter Pohl, founder and managing director of Innovation Films, sheds some light on the latest movies.[/notice] NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2WARNING: Caution advised for younger children due to scary dragons and brief references to pagan Viking gods.IN CINEMAS: FROM 20 JUNE 2014MOVIE TRAILER: http://youtu.be/Z9a4PvzlqoQ MOVIEGUIDE REVIEW: […]