Street children and other youth at risk are encountering the Father heart of God and new life horizons through a unique surfing ministry at South Africa’s surfing capital — Jeffreys Bay. Aleph Surf Foundation was established in 2007 through the conviction of a young man, Rehgert van Zyl, that street […]
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Youth discipleship project brings hope to poor, gangland areas
Young children in some of Port Elizabeth’s most desperately poor and dysfunctional neighbourhoods get into gangs and drugs “because they want to belong”, says youth ministry worker Lana du Plessis, who heads an ambitious school-based discipleship programme that has been launched in the area. “We know that these children need […]
Helpful guide for new Christians and disciplers
Book Review by Andre Viljoen A STRONG FOUNDATION: FIRST STEPS FOR NEW BELIEVERS by Onne Vegter What is the next step for a new Christian? What will it take for a lukewarm or backsliding Christian to become a healthy, growing, victorious believer? The premise of this little book is that […]
Youth Bytes rugby DVD great tool for discipling youngsters
DVD Review by Andre van Wyk, youth pastor (and team) YOUTH BYTES: South Africa – TRY HARD – A RUGBY STORYGenre: Visual Bible Study Youth Bytes is a series of 20 DVDs (40 episodes) designed to give anyone working with young people a powerful tool to engage their faith through […]
Michael Cassidy pioneering new Christian discipleship project
At the age of 75 African Enterprise (AE) founder Michael Cassidy is finding fresh purpose in pioneering a project aimed at leading people to Christ through a strategy of spiritual multiplication. Inspired by successful Christian discipling strategies in India and motivated by a clear call from God to change his […]