A new monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Jesus was a happy man. But the Bible also tells us he was well acquainted with grief and sorrow. In my journey in ministry, I have often found that people are […]
Tag: depression
Our Big God Adventure: Episode 12 — From the deep hole of depression to the ‘one set of footprints’
In the last episode missionary Lydia Venter shared how God brought good out of a brutal attack on them. But there were also darker, lingering consequences of the attack that had to be faced and overcome, she writes in this week’s episode For the first month or two after our […]
A new creation: Jesus brings hope after years of depression
Jesus brings ‘amazing sense of hope’ after years of depression After years of struggling with depression, Steph Petrou felt like “a new creation” when Jesus came into her life. “I honestly feel like a completely new creation. He has given me an amazing sense of hope that I’d never experienced […]
True short story: The girl under the stars — Mark Roberts
It was 2am when I jolted up in bed; there was a banging on my bedroom door: “Mark, we can’t find Cathy!” cried Jenny. The look on her face startled me and I knew the girls were worried. Cathy was a quiet lady who had come to the farm for […]
Louie Giglio implores Church to talk about depression, mental illness
Neziswa Kanju spoke to Louie Giglio, US pastor, Passion movement founder and author during his recent visit to South Africa. In this article she shares on a message-of-the-hour on mental illness, which Giglio drew to her attention. In next week’s Gateway News we will publish her profound interview with Giglio on […]
‘Mum please help me die’ — mother writes book to share daughter’s story
In this article, Thy Cameron, former Christian radio journalist and wife of a South African pastor, shares about the heartbreaking but hope-filled journey that led to her writing a book to relate a God-glorifying story that her daughter, Shirely, set out to tell a week before she died of lung […]
Justin Bieber asking fans for Prayers after sharing a sad life update
Originally published in Faith Family America Justin Bieber has opened about his struggle with depression. He took to Instagram to ask his friends and fans to pray for him View this post on Instagram My wife is awesome A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Nov 15, […]
Life, not suicide during the festive season — Hannah Viviers
A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus. For a very long time in our marriage I did not feel loved by my husband Rico. The crux of it was I rarely saw him happy. At first I thought I could “make” him happy. But no matter what […]
Zanele Hlatshawayo runs to fight depression and save lives
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 […]
Be kind and gentle — with yourself! — Neziswa Kanju
A monthly column on marriage, family and relationships. When it comes to studying love Christians always refer to 1 Corinthians 13.This scripture gives us an outline of the basics of love. If one wants to be more loving to others or if they want to understand love, they study this […]