South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Revival has broken out at a Christian school near Tzaneen where for the past few months children have been displaying an unprecedented passion and hunger for God as well as many visible manifestations of the Holy Spirit, reports Bible teacher Andrew Mullek. ‘I am not in charge. God is’ — […]
South Africa’s first Bobby Mighty Men — catering for men and women in uniform — is taking place next weekend at the coastal village of Struisbaai close to the southern tip of Africa. The theme of the conference, which will be led by popular conference speaker, Johnny Louw, is ‘Courage […]
Hundreds of churches in seven Southern African nations will participate in a live simulcast event in September at the launch of a campaign that aims to equip hundreds of thousands of men and women to disciple new leaders. The ambitious Teach Every Nation (TEN) campaign is the dream of US-based […]
[notice] A column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice]Statistics show that 81% of the South African population is Christian with 56% of the population attending church at least once a week. If this is so – why is South Africa not reflecting a Christian culture in every area of […]
Originally published in Persecution.org An Egyptian court has convicted a 24-year-old Coptic Christian teacher of blasphemy– based on the complaints of three children in her class — and fined her 100 000 Egyptian pounds (R140 000). The court on Tuesday ruled that elementary schoolteacher Dimyana Abdel-Nour had insulted Islam. Abdel-Nour, who had denied the charge, was not in […]
By Dr Patrick Sookhdeo — Originally published in barnabusfund No country in West Africa is safe from the threat of Islamist militancy. This was the stark warning by Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama last week in the wake of an unprecedented twin suicide bombing in Niger. Mr Mahama referred back to […]
The 26th annual Bless the Nations missions conference in Port Elizabeth will take place from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23 with one of the founder members, David Mnki of Duytywa among the keynote speakers. For more than a quarter of a century Bless The Nations has played a […]
Originally published in Assist News Service Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists have stormed a neighborhood in the uneasy Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, killing at least 11 people with weapons hidden in a coffin, local residents have said. Since then, more than 60 alleged Boko Haram terrorists […]
An apartheid era widow and her husband’s torturer are the protaginists in a short film, ‘Freedom Road’, that Cape Town Christian production company Media Village has entered into the international Christian-themed speed filmmaking contest, 168 Film Festival. More than 150 teams of filmmakers have entered the contest in which teams […]
‘Opportunity for church to lead nation back to healthy living’ — Helsby South Africa is in a financial hole because of greed and it is time for churches to lead the nation back to healthy living, said Brian Helsby of Heartlines who is on a national tour to promote their […]