GIBC’S Gap Year with a Purpose is a fun-filled and life changing Gap Year for those Matrics who are unsure of which path to take once leaving school. As a student you receive a lot of pressure to make a good decision concerning your future. Everybody just wants the best […]
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Teacher finds calling at underprivileged school after horror bus accident
A troubled boy’s kiss on his head is what Alfie Blume will always remember of the horrific accident which changed the direction of his teaching career. Blume was the Head of Department and under-11 rugby coach at Cradock Primary School, when the school bus with 60 children on their way […]
God adventures abound as ministry meets global, local challenges
Global Challenge is an expanding Kingdom ministry that defies any attempt to put it in a box. It began with a challenge by founder Anna Marie Franken to 20 young Christians to join her on a year-long round-the-world adventure mission trip. And eight years later the God adventure continues with […]
Churches and educationists assisting NMB communities to “reclaim their schools’
School Governing Body (SGB) Associations and churches in Nelson Mandela Bay have launched a joint initiative to assist communities to reclaim their schools — beginning with a campaign to encourage parents at every school to participate in upcoming SGB elections. The initiative is headed by the Church Education Task Team […]
Honoured to meet an amazing Liberian lady
[notice]A Special Report by Christian policeman Colonel Jan Swanepoel following a recent ministry trip to Liberia[/notice] War-stricken, poverty troubled, infrastructure incapacitated and Ebola infected; just a few negative terms to describe Liberia, but the sun and The Son also shine in this beautiful country. A short background to my relationship […]
Youth Month – another empty gesture
The lives of women are not improved because the month of August is dedicated to them and neither should we expect any improvement in the lives of young people in this current month of June, known in South Africa as a youth month. Why then do we have these different […]
Christian homeschooling family granted asylum in USA
Originally published in Christiannews.net The Obama administration has decided to allow a Christian homeschooling family from Germany to remain in the country after initially battling the family in court as they sought asylum in the United States. Ewe and Hannelore Romeike have been battling the matter in the courts for several […]
Train up your child in the way he should go…!
On Tuesday February at 8pm, “Watchmen on the Wall” on TBN Africa will feature the Opening of Parliament, President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address and responses from political leaders. Opposition party leaders appear upbeat about the prospect of the ANC losing significant support in the 2014 General Elections. Genuine […]
Pass rate takes off after church adopts school
The pass rate at a school in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth has nearly doubled — from 38% to 75% — since it was adopted by a nearby church in 2010. The successful partnership between Cowan High School and St Stephen’s Anglican Church was celebrated on Sunday (February 2, 2014) at the […]
El Shaddai Christian Academy, Port Alfred: Our seeds of potential
Support our exciting opportunity to move the school El Shaddai Christian Academy, Port Alfred, aims to provide a quality Christian based education that will equip young people to make a difference in the world. We instil in each one a sense of destiny and purpose in Christ so that they […]