South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
When Frikkie Hefer was 24-years-old he found himself sitting crying on a Karoo town pavement, homeless, hopeless, and wanted by nobody because of his years of drug abuse. “I promise you that day, if I could have just got a gun, I would’ve taken myself out. I was just tired […]
A major evangelism outreach kicked off in Nelson Mandela Bay last week targeting the most notorious, gangster-ridden areas of the metro’s Northern Areas. Local pastor Reuben Africa is leading a group of local pastors who are partnering with a team from Victory Outreach International (VOI), Cape Town — the campaign […]
Edward Pozyn, 55, who has been walking for Jesus, since God rescued him from death in 2011, is preparing for his 7th walk-with-a-purpose — from Howick to the Maluti Mighty Men conference at Fouriesburg. His latest walk, which he plans to start on March 23, is 324km long, and his […]
Reeze Telling –A Fighting Chance, a DVD that documents a promising PE professional cricketer’s harrowing fall into the hell of drug addiction and his journey of recovery, is being launched at The Storehouse Church in Vitry Avenue, Lorraine, PE at 7pm on Friday May 31. “Let me start by giving God […]
A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus. Very rarely do we get to see incredibly beautiful full circles — today I want to share one with you. Every single person in South Africa knows someone, or of someone, battling with drug addiction. Yet even with such prevalence, […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute The UK Government has dismissed calls for cannabis to be made legal for medical reasons. A report by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Drug Policy Reform claims that there is evidence in favour of using cannabis in the treatment of certain conditions. […]
Watching the close-knit camaraderie of a group of young men sitting in front of me on the last day of the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC), I was inspired to ask for an interview with the four friends about their conference experience. A week later speaking to them by telephone […]
[notice]Johannesburg based, entrepreneur, philanthropist, author and recovered drug addict, Marco Broccardo, believes that Christian recovery programmes can succeed where others fail. The author of “Rocks — One Man’s Climb from Drugs to Dreams” (See Gateway News Book Review) and founder of drug awareness and rehabilitation initiative, Mountain Heights, shares his […]
Review by Val Viljoen Marco Broccardo: Rocks — One Man’s Climb from Drugs to Dreams Marco Broccardo comes from a stable and loving family. He entered high school with the knowledge that drug use was a dangerous and self destructive activity, and the resolve to never partake. Yet he was […]
[notice]A mom shares her own ‘journey of recovery’ from all that it means to be the parent of an addict — and lessons she has learnt from “the toughest thing I’ve ever had to deal with”. Out of sensitivity to others she prefers not to disclose her name.[/notice] I have […]