1 400km into their 2 000km walk from Cape Town to Musina a group of crosswalkers have had to pause their Gospel trek after two of them were struck by the Covid-19 virus. Team visionary Reini Coetzee and David Smith landed up in hospital in Midstream, Gauteng after they were […]
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Coronavirus provokes an avalanche of prayer in Nelson Mandela Bay
Special report by Nelson Mandela Bay prayer coordinator Pastor Joan Keeling While many have been enslaved in chains of lethargy by the coronavirus pandemic – and all the horrors that it has brought with it — it has provoked Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) prayer warriors to get down to the […]
ACDP calls on government to lift lockdown entirely as GDP decreases by 51%
Mkhize hints SA may move to level 1 in a few days The ACDP once again calls on the government to lift the lockdown in its entirety and to implement economic growth plans to boost the ailing economy, says ACDP MP Steve Swart in a media statement released yesterday. He […]
Hopes for positive government response on limits to religious gatherings — FOR SA
Freedom of Religion SA executive director Michael Swain says that following a Zoom meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday FOR SA is hopeful for a positive response from the government on religious leaders’ request for limits on religious gatherings to be eased to 50% of floor space. Below is his […]
California churches fined for gathering, singing
Originally published in CBN News Churches in California have repeatedly been under attack for exercising their First Amendment rights by gathering to pray and worship. Now they are facing fines for singing together. Liberty Counsel, a Christian religious rights law firm, reported that Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks was […]
‘The Church has left the building’: outdoor worship spreading across California
Originally published in CBN News American worship leader, Sean Feucht, has gone coast to coast with his outdoor Gospel outreaches and now he’s back in California, ministering to people in Redding, Pasadena, Bakersfield, Fresno, and San Diego. Since California’s government has banned indoor church gatherings, Feucht and his Burn 24/7 […]
The day after tomorrow: a reflection on the Church — Bryan Innes
The Day After Tomorrow is the title of a Hollywood disaster film of the early 2000s. We may believe that the day after tomorrow will not change! But what about the week after tomorrow, or the month after tomorrow or even the year after tomorrow? Once the coronavirus has run its […]
Russian Christians surprise healthcare heroes, families with ‘Love in Action’
By Religion News Evangelical Christians in Russia and the former Soviet Union have distributed groceries to provide more than 1.5 million free meals to families facing hunger due to Covid-19 — even surprising frontline healthcare workers with food packages and a message of God’s love. “We’d like to share with […]
‘Be The Change NMB’ coordinating emergency support for overwhelmed Nelson Mandela Bay Health Services
“Be The Change NMB” started as a movement just over a week ago as the need for collaboration among various organisations, NPO/NGOs, and private relief initiatives into the overwhelmed Dora Nginza Hospital and other struggling public hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay became very clear,” says founder Monica Dawson. “Many [relief] […]
Awakening the Church in the midst of the global crisis — Linda Gobodo
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light” and there was […]