South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A Nigerian athlete competing in the Olympics for the first time has revealed the importance of her Christian faith – both in the good times and bad. Stanford University-graduate Idara Otu, running in the women’s 4×400 relay which begins on Thursday, was born in the US and only visited her […]
Frontline leaders in the intensifying war against human trafficking in South Africa will brief church leaders in Port Elizabeth at an Anti Human Trafficking Conference on September 1. The speakers will bring delegates up to date with latest developments and strategies in the prevention of trafficking, the protection of trafficking […]
Church leaders and intercessors in East London and as far afield as Nigeria are joining hands in a concerted spiritual battle to transform a township that is ravaged by poverty, drunkenness, violent crime, drug abuse and rape. The project team are half-way through 60 days of prayer and fasting for […]
He is known in Bloemfontein Christian circles as “Paul from the Congo”. A burly man with a ready smile, he is recognised by his predominantly white, Afrikaans Christian brothers in Bloemfontein as a missionary sent by the Lord to pray for “the great revival” — an End-Time national revival that […]
By Paul Hobson — 2K Plus International Sports Media ‘God loves you, he cares about your life – this is the Christian message.’ Evangelist Roger Murphy of Through Faith Missions is speaking through a microphone to a growing crowd of people just around the corner from the Olympic Stadium. It’s […]
A North West farmer who was murdered on his property in April has blessed a cash-strapped children’s home in Potchefstroom with a R35-million bequest. The unexpected fortune would help the home through a very difficult time, said Abraham Kriel Children’s Home manager, Catharien Saayman in an interview with Radio Tygerberg […]
From Africa Christian Action Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for homosexuality to be decriminalised to help tackle HIV. His comments come in an analysis in The Lancet journal of why incidence of the virus continues to grow among men who have sex with men. Dr Tutu said anti-homosexuality laws would […]
An international coalition of pro-family groups has launched a worldwide petition aimed at stopping the sexualisation of children through opposing so-called “comprehensive sexuality education programmes (CSE)”. In a related campaign, one of the coalition partners, Family Watch International (FWI), has urged supporters to sign an open letter to United Nations […]
[notice]A year ago we published a remarkable story “The school that God established” about a grassroots Christian school that came into being through the favour of God. Recently I visited the school again and found that it is indeed being blessed to be a blessing.[/notice] “God has blessed us with […]
Next walk this Sunday — all over SA Have you ever heard it said that Christians find it easy to stand up and cheer for a sports team but they find it difficult to do the same for God? Well Golden Lions Rugby Union official, Ronel Knipe says she was […]