The high level of commitment of Christians he met in India and the power of testimony were two big takeaways from a recent short ministry trip to the Hindu-majority country, said Port Elizabeth evangelist and church elder, Allan Verreynne. The importance of testimony was illustrated when he and a local […]
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‘The Walking Bible’ televangelist Jack Van Impe dies at 88
Originally published in The Christian Post Televangelist Jack Van Impe, the host of the show Jack Van Impe Presents, has died at the age of 88. Van Impe’s ministry, Jack Van Impe Ministries International, announced the news on its website. “The beloved Dr. Jack Van Impe was welcomed into Heaven […]
1 700 Cambodians come to faith at evangelical festival
Just under two thousand people made a new commitment to Jesus Christ during a Gospel event hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Cambodia. Billy Graham’s son, Franklin, addressed thousands in attendance at the “Love Phnom Penh Festival” in the nation’s capital. “Tonight you can be forgiven, but you’ve […]
Reinhard Bonnke, ‘the Billy Graham of Africa,’ dies at 79
Originally published in Fox News Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, a German-born preacher nicknamed “the Billy Graham of Africa” for his record-setting crusades, died Saturday at 79. “He passed away peacefully, surrounded by family,” his wife, Anni Bonnke, said in a statement. The family lives in the United States but the founder […]
Waymaker, Miracle Worker, it isn’t over yet — Lindy-Ann Hopley
A 98 year old man arrived with a walker, a blind eye and a deaf ear. His wife, 89 years old, arrived in a wheelchair with a fractured spine and broken hip, unable to walk! Both grew up in Catholic homes. She always loved God, but was not born again, […]
Former Satan worshipper set for priesthood in Wales
Originally published in Premier News A former Satanist and heroin user has left behind his life of addiction to serve God. George Bearwood is training to be a priest for the Church in Wales at St Padarn’s college, Llandaff after searching for God “in all the wrong places”. Influenced by […]
Should the Church continue to evangelise Jews? — Dr Michael Brown
Originally published in Charisma News The Church of England has received praise from the Jewish community for its major statement repudiating anti-Semitism in church history. At the same time, “While Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis welcomed the report in the main, he simultaneously launched a blistering reproach of Anglican leaders for […]
Joyful conclusion to Love Cape Town City Fest campaign
Report by Brandon St Clair, media coordinator The Love Cape Town CityFest took place on Saturday November 16 at Westridge Gardens, Mitchell’s Plain Cape Town, marking a joyful conclusion to a series of outreaches headed by African Enterprise and the Luis Palau Association in which thousands of people made […]
Team aims to share Gospel 2 020 times in North Africa by autumn 2020
Originally published in Baptist Press It’s a hefty goal: share the Gospel 2,020 times by the fall of 2020. It’s an even loftier goal when following these conditions: – The entire Gospel story should be presented, not just a Bible story or a fragment of the Gospel truth. – It […]
World Evangelical Alliance’s General Assembly closes with call to recognise urgency of the Great Commission
Originally published in Christian Today The World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly closed on Tuesday night with a call to “sense the urgency” of the need for the Gospel today. George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilisation, delivered the closing address in which he issued a stark warning against time-wasting. “I really […]