Early in June, Dale and Natalie Smyth, together with their two small children, Jack and Jamie, set sail from Cape Town, South Africa aboard the 39 foot yacht – Shining Star – built from the hull up, by Dale. They were on a dangerous journey from Cape Town to Athens, […]
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Church must stand together to defend religious freedom — Selley
South African church leaders must put differences aside and stand together against a Government attack on freedom of religion said Andrew Selley, Senior Pastor of Joshua Generation Church (JGC) in Cape Town which is being investigated over its doctrine on corporal punishment. There has been a good response from Port […]
About Miley Cyrus, viral social media and God’s love
Until yesterday I was blisfully unaware of Miley Cyrus and ‘twerking’ was not in my vocabulary at all. But after Debbie Hemmens, one of our volunteer reporters sent me an email mentioning she was thinking of writing a comment on ‘the Miley Cyrus news from last night’ I sheepishly googled […]
Connecting with God’s dream for aviation ministry
Leon Prinsloo is passionate about using aviation to bring God’s blessing to desperately poor people in remote rural areas of South Africa. But the CEO of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) South Africa says it took some divine intervention to get him onto God’s path for his life. After a Christian […]
God pours out miracle healings in Zambian villages
OM nurses leave medicine behind, rely on prayer Originally published in Charisma News “This was just such a revelation. And nobody can ever say to us again, ‘It’s not for our time.’ We now have seen and experienced it. And it’s very emotional to see the change before and after,” […]
Religious freedom concern as Cape Town church investigated over corporal punishment beliefs
Pastor calls on SA church to stand united against State interference in church affairs A Cape Town church that is being investigated by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) over its doctrine on corporal punishment is calling on the Church to stand united against a Government attack on religious […]
New Christian alternative to Halaal labels
South African consumers will soon be offered a Christian alternative to Halaal-labelled products. The new ‘Christian Friendly’ label will give Christian consumers peace of mind that income generated will go to Christian organisations and not be used to finance the spread of Islam, said Etienne De Jager, a director of […]
Xhosa lessons give fresh voice to intercessor’s dream of unity
Cape Town intercessor Jane Flack says that while attending free Xhosa lessons in the Hout Bay Public Library recently she sensed that God was at work. She just wan’t sure what He was doing at first. Flack, who is founder of Action Against Crime, a police prayer movement that was […]
Scores killed in army crackdown on Morsi supporters in Cairo
Churches across Egypt under attack in Islamist backlash Reports compiled from NBC News, World Watch Monitor and Watani International Egypt descended into a chaotic bloodbath – and another political crisis today (Wednesday, August 14) after security forces backed by bulldozers moved into opposition protest camps set up by supporters […]
Freedom Road wins Best International Film at 168 Film Festival
‘Freedom Road’ a short film by Cape Town production house Media Village has won the 2013 Best International film award at the scripture-themed 168 International Film Festival. The movie which explores giving and receiving forgiveness as a result of devastations of the apartheid era, also picked up five additional awards […]

