[notice]A response to what is happening prophetically in the world today — A monthly column by Julie de Lisle[/notice] I have only been reading Gateway News for 5 months now. I love it and can’t wait for the new edition to pop up in my inbox. When Andre asked me […]
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New book describes the global assault on Christians today
Authors document one of the world’s most under-reported stories Book Review by World Watch Monitor PERSECUTED: THE GLOBAL ASSAULT ON CHRISTIANS by Paul Marshall, Lela Gilber and Nina Shea (Nashville USA: Thomas Nelson, 2013) This is a book designed to show that “Christians are the single most widely persecuted religious […]
Riding 10 000km to bless teens with daily devotional messages
‘WordSpace on Wheels’ bike safari begins on June 16 Two young adventurers are undertaking a 10 000km bundu-bashing motorcycle ride to raise funds for a project that aims to broadcast short daily devotional messages to teens and young adults across seven free social media platforms. Cape Town youth worker […]
Legalisation of prostitution will increase abuse, say Christian activists
Government commission calls for repeal of laws against ‘sex work’ The question of whether or not to legalise prostitution is being debated in parliamentary committees following a recent formal call by the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) for the repeal of all laws against ‘sex work’. Legalisation of ‘sex work’ would […]
US offers $7m reward for capture of Boko Haram leader
Originally published in Bloomberg Business Week The US has offered to pay a reward of as much as $7 million for information leading to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist group. Shekau is among five alleged Islamist militants active in northern and western Africa […]
Todd Bentley Healing Awakening meetings start in Cape Town tomorrow
GOD TV broadcasting meetings from next week The Healing Awakening meetings with Canadian evangelist Todd Bentley that began in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal in early April will start up in Cape Town tomorrow evening (Wednesday, June 5), GOD TV Global Communications Officer, Al Gibson confirmed today. He said GOD TV will not […]
China marks 24th anniversary of brutal Tiananmen crackdown
Beijing bans discussion of event, arrests activists and censors social media Originally published in VOA China is marking the 24th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, amid tight security in Beijing and stifling censorship on the web. Authorities every year work hard to prevent memorials and ban public […]
Despite threats nearly 1 000 find Jesus at Indonesia rally
Originally published in Charisma News Many openly accepted Christ on the final night of the Leading the Way to Revival in Indonesia gatherings at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, despite a death threat on a pastor instrumental in inviting people to the three-day event. Michael Youssef changed his sermon on the […]
Divine appointment leads to whole household getting saved after tornado
Originally published in Charisma News Jeff and Terri Nabor had to rely on GPS to track down the right address. The tornado had obliterated almost all the street signs in the Moore, Oklahoma neighborhood they were navigating. When they finally pulled up to the right place, there was no home […]
Nigerian army kills 3, captures 25 in crackdown on Boko Haram
Originally published by Reuters Nigerian soldiers have killed three members of Islamist militant sect Boko Haram and arrested 25 more in the northeast, the army said on Tuesday, two weeks after the launch of a major ground and air offensive to crush the group’s four-year rebellion. President Goodluck Jonathan declared […]