Deur Tasha van Zanten Ons het twee katte en n klein hondjie, so ons hou die sekuriteitshek gesluit en die voordeur oop sodat hulle deur die nag kan uitgaan. My man werk skofte en juis die aand het hy nagskof gewerk. Vaatjie (een van die katte) lê toe op my […]
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Self-control vs sweet tooth
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych: the seventh in a series of reflections on the nine fruits of the Spirit (Galations 5:22-23)[/notice] I remember a particular day when I was younger, and my sister and I were spending the day with our Gran. On this particular day, Granny bought […]
SA women to celebrate their 83rd Woman’s World Day of Prayer
Women all over South Africa will join some 3 million women worldwide who will pray and worship together during the Woman’s World Day of Prayer (WWDP) on Friday, March 1. This year’s WWDP service was prepared by Christian women of France and the theme is ‘I was a stranger and […]
Swaziland police break up church meeting
By VOA News – via Contact Online Weblog The national coordinator of Swaziland’s United Democratic Front, (SUDF) says the country’s police violated the constitution by disrupting church prayers organized by the group. Wandile DluDlu says despite repeated requests, the police refused to show any court order or warrant that authorized […]
Award of up to $1m offered for best Christian short film
Originally published in Christian Post Two filmmaking organisations supporting Christians interested in impacting culture through their work in movies announced on Tuesday (February 19) that an award of up to $1 million will be given toward producing a feature-length film to the winner of this year’s 168 Film Project contest. […]
iBalaclava takes Best Short Fiction Film at Jozi Film Festival
iBalaclava, a low-budget short film made in Du Noon township, Cape Town, largely by a team of young film makers from a local church, came out tops at the Second Annual Jozi Film Festival held on the 15th – 17th February 2013. The Festival culminated in an awards ceremony at […]
Saudi Arabia Arrests 53 Ethiopian Christians at Private Worship Service
By Jeremy Reynalds — Originally published in ASSIST News Service Saudi authorities on February 8 arrested 53 Ethiopian Christians, mostly women, who were attending a worship service in the private, rented home of an Ethiopian believer in Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. That’s according to […]
Hindu fundamentalists attack Christians — even in their homes
By Nirmala Carvalho — Originally published in AsiaNews Two more anti-Christian incidents in Madhya Pradesh illustrate the latest trend among Hindu fundamentalists. In addition to filing false charges over forced conversions, they are now attacking Christians in the privacy of their homes even though “praying in one’s home is not […]
Sudanese Government detains over 50 Christians
By Jeremy Reynalds –Originally published in ASSIST News Service A human rights organisation has learned that at least 55 Christians have been detained without charge by the Sudanese government for about two weeks. According to a news release from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), its sources say the group, which has […]
Suspected Islamic extremists kidnap 7 foreign workers in Nigeria
Originally published by CBS News Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and the Philippines, authorities said Sunday, in the biggest kidnapping yet in a region under attack by Islamic extremists. The […]