South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A group of teenage girls who knew nothing about rugby were transformed into sporting warriors in just three months, Eastern Province rugby player and founder of Love Sport Africa (LSA) Athi Mayinje told Gateway News in an interview. The girls from Motherwell High School, who were the first group to […]
A pocket-sized prayer book is making an impact in top-level sport in South Africa. In the Q&A interview below JP Flugel finds out more about this phenomenon from Bruce Nadin sports chaplain and author of the Call Up Competitors Prayer Book which has reached more than 6 000 athletes across […]
But what is the true meaning of sport? Good day friends. Welcome to February’s edition of Team Talk. Let me begin by wishing Gateway News a happy 10th year anniversary. Congratulations to Andre Viljoen who is the founder and our editor. A man with vision and a heart to see God’s truth revealed […]
Planet Sport Football Africa (PSFA), a platform that introduces sports fans to Jesus through media, has launched Egyptian Dream, a daily podcast from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2019) in Egypt to keep sports fans up to date with Africa’s top football tournament. “The latest news, interviews, reports and stories from […]
Originally published in EuroSport Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother has revealed how close she came to having an abortion when pregnant with the Portuguese superstar. Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro said he was an “unwanted baby” but her faith in God meant she refused to go through with the termination. She first […]
While she runs, she feels free, she feels safe — she is loved, says Zanele Hlatshwayo. “I literally feel God take my hand when I’m running and He is with me until I cross the finish line,” says the ultra-marathon runner and campaigner for people who suffer from mental illness […]
It was a beautiful, sunny day on Sunday November 20 2016, as cyclists hit the road for the 20th edition of the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge. Wycliffe, a non-profit organisation located in Edenvale, entered a team called Africa Alive, to raise funds for the Tonga Bible Translation Project in Zimbabwe. […]
[notice]A story in two parts of God’s relentless pursuit and guidance of one of His sons. Read Part 1[/notice] Open doors After JP Flugel took a bold step of faith in 2008 and resigned his well-paid job to serve Bluewater Bay Community Church full-time, God responded at once, creating a […]
[notice]A story in two parts of God’s relentless pursuit and guidance of one of His sons. Read Part 2 [/notice] Darkness to light Over the past year J P Flugel has experienced God using others to humble him, heal old heart wounds, radically expand his ministry vision — and confirm that […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] It is August 2008. There are a lot of exciting things happening in my life: I’m in the third year of my Theological study degree; I have been […]