South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
An attack on Christians by local Muslims, supported by Islamist fighters, in the Central African Republic (CAR), has led to further carnage. As the Islamist Seleka militants continue to wreak havoc across the stricken country, Christians in the city of Bangassou organised a protest against them on 8 October. But […]
Originally published in Christian Today The situation of Christians has sharply deteriorated in many countries according to a new report due to be launched later today. The report Persecuted and Forgotten?, which is due to be launched at a meeting in the Houses of Parliament, claims that an exodus of […]
Originally published in Christian Newswire Delegates from 62 nations have gathered in Cape Town for a Congress of Nations sponsored by Evangelism Explosion International, a global outreach that trains people to share their faith in Jesus Christ. The assembly of Evangelism Explosion leaders from every continent is “very important to […]
Vavi seeks forgiveness from church leaders for extra-marital affair The National Church Leaders’ Consultation (NCLC) met at the OR Tambo International Airport on October 15 and 16 to address a number of critical challenges facing South Africa, NCLC says in a press statement. A think tank of senior church leaders […]
Millions of Christians throughout the world are participating in prayer vigils this week to mark the EXPOSED Week of Action highlighting the devastating effect of corruption on the poorest people in the world. “This truly is the largest coordinated effort of Christians standing together across the globe to shine God’s […]
Movie Review by Tyler Williamson DEAD RAISERDirector: Johnny ClarkStudio: Mountain Light CinemaGenre: DocumentaryRun time: 105 minutes The new documentary, “Deadraiser“, by American “Mountain Light Studios” has recently premiered and started touring throughout the United States. The director and his team were recently in Redding, CA, on one of the stops […]
Music Review by Anna Heydenrych ALLETTÉ-JOHANNI and HEINZ WINCKLER — ZZZZ LULLA-BYE -SLEEPY TIME Introducing praise and worship music to our children from a young age is something that many parents, like myself, are eager to do. There are many kiddie-geared options available, but what I like about Zzzz Lulla-Bye […]
A 40 Days For Life vigil outside abortion clinic, Marie Stopes, in Cape Town’s, Bree street, seems to be making a greater impact on men than on women, said pro-life campaigner Colette Thomas. She said many women entering the clinic appeared to be “closed-off” to the presence of pro-lifers praying […]
Amazing testimony of perseverance in obeying call of God When Port Elizabeth domestic worker Joyce Ncamisa lost her pride-and-joy — her law-student son, Thembisile — in a fatal workplace accident in 2001 she felt God tell her that there were a lot of street children who needed her help. Soon […]
Originally published in Charisma News The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is filing a petition with the United States Supreme Court today (Thursday, October 10) to hear Romeike v. Holder, the German home-schooling asylum case. In April, a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sustained the […]