By Joseph Chirume — Originally published in GroundUp A domestic worker in Johannesburg has donated R3 000 of her R7 500-a-month salary to families in distress because of the Covid-19 lockdown. Zimbabwean national Judy Murambinda used the money to assist other Zimbabweans in trouble. She said immigrants should help each […]
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SACC launches coronavirus info website for Christian community
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has developed a website www.coronachurch.org.za with a range of useful and accurate content on the coronavirus pandemic that can be downloaded and shared in all 11 languages, says Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana SACC general secretary. He says the site, which was developed as a service to the Church […]
Prophet Chuck Pierce brings word of hope for Passover
Originally published in CBN News. Chuck Pierce of Glory of Zion Ministries is one of the major prophetic voices in the world today and is known for delivering accurate words about the times and seasons we are in. Pierce started prophesying last September and then again in January about what […]
Church leaders urge Christians to pray for ailing British PM
Originally published in Christian Today. Church leaders are asking Christians to pray for British prime minister Boris Johnson after he was moved to intensive care as he continues to receive treatment for coronavirus. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said on Twitter: “The news that our prime minister has been moved […]
Christian response to coronavirus — Afrika Mhlophe
We are now on day 8 of South Africa’s 21-day national lockdown. Basic things like public gatherings and other non-essential services are banned after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. His administration has invoked the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002. The […]
Word of hope, healing and restoration for this time of shaking — Linda Gobodo
“Once more I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and the dry land, and I will shake all the nations, and they shall come to the Desire of all Nations; and I will fill this temple with glory, says the Lord of hosts”. — Haggai 2:-7 A period of […]
Rodney Howard-Browne closes church, promises action against “unlawful arrest”
Florida mega-church pastor and evangelist Rodney Howard-Browne who was arrested on Monday for allegedly violating a government order by holding a service last Sunday announced yesterday that he will be taking legal action for wrongful arrest and will not open his church doors this Sunday “to allow an opportunity for people […]
Persecuted Pygmy group facing ‘devastation’ from Covid-19
Originally published in The Voice A group of Pygmies from the Democratic Republic of Congo – already fleeing violence – are set to face further devastation as coronavirus enters the nation. Thousands of the largely Christian Pygmies have been driven from their homes in the country’s North Kivu province – […]
MUST SEE VIDEOS: Doctors praying inside as Christians surround US hospitals to pray outside against coronavirus
Originally published in CBN.com People across the nation are coming together to pray for and support the health care workers who are risking their lives every day to serve the sick. Numerous people gathered outside a hospital in Albany, Georgia and prayed for safety over the men and women working […]
ACDP MP shares encouraging coronavirus recovery testimony
ACDP MP Steve Swart, who was one of 39 people who tested positive for coronavirus after attending a prayer conference in Bloemfontein three weeks ago, this week shared his experience with Covid-19 “to help others at this time”. He writes: “I have been asked to share my experience with COVID-19 […]