South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by International Christian Concern International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian mother of two and her cousin were beheaded by al-Shabaab Islamic extremists once their Christian faith was discovered. The extremists beheaded them publicly in front of her daughters and many of the villagers in the […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter SONS OF LIFE: WE WILL FLY This week it is my great pleasure to follow up on an article Andre did on the 7th of November 2013 on the collaborative efforts of Jake Hamilton from Jesus Culture and our own homegrown boys, SONS OF LIFE, […]
Originally published in CBN News About a quarter of the world’s Christians face persecution today, according to new research from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Research showed that 500 million believers live in countries hostile to their faith. Professor Todd Johnson said Christians are persecuted in 46 countries, with more than half […]
[notice]A new weekly column featuring images of the Kingdom of God in action. Readers are invited to submit current pictures to pics@gatewaynews.co.za. Please include some info about your pictures.[/notice] Freshfire Youth Conference, Port Elizabeth Lauren Jonas reports: On Friday evening hiphop artist CJay performed and ministered to 1000 young […]
Something glorious happened before the start of a school gala in East London on March 7: 47 learners and two adults were baptised in the city’s Joan Harrison municipal swimming pool complex! The exciting event in the spiritual life of Abbotsford Christian School had its beginnings on January 31 during […]
The fourth annual Mighty Men Conference in the Bushveld on Snymansdrift farm outside Polokwane takes place next weekend (March 28 to 30) and farm owner Francois Brits says he and his committee are more excited and expectant than ever that God will reveal his love and mercy powerfully to each […]
Nearly 3 000 people have made decisions for Jesus on the streets of Port Elizabeth over the past six weeks through the ministry of students from a local Bible college. One of the students, 42-year-old city businessman and former policeman, Brendon Slabbert says the experience has been “an amazing learning […]
Leaders of the Christian Police Association (CPA) of South Africa who met at Floradale, outside Bloemfontein, last weekend, aim to make a difference in their colleagues’ lives by sharing the love of Jesus. Policemen and -women from eight of the nine provinces in SA attended the CPA Leadership Seminar from March […]
On Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 10:00 a group of 45 motorcyclists and their support team will leave Bible House in Bellville for the fourth annual Word Riders tour. This tour takes place under the auspices of the Bible Society of South Africa. This year the weeklong tour will meander […]
The Karoo will host three of South Africa’s foremost worship musicians when Joe Niemand, Retief Burger and Dewald Gouws lead praise and worship during the Karoo Mighty Men Conference 2014 (KMMC 2014) from April 25 to 27. All three know and love the Karoo. They agree it is an amazing privilege to […]