IRA and Protestants back outreach “We saw the power of God moving in no uncertain terms and experienced the peace of the Lord which passes all understanding,” said Angus Buchan of his recent two-night evangelistic outreach to Roman Catholics and Protestants at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Describing […]
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Drugs is Gevaarlik peopol, community will be told
Rap, poetry, drama and debate will be used to appeal to school children and their parents in an ambitious community campaign against drug abuse and crime in Port Elizabeth’s troubled Helenvale area. At a meeting this week Pastor Jerome Liberty of Victory Ministries International (VMI) briefed local school prinicipals, community […]
Making disciples through passion for surfing
Fifteen young people live together in a chilled house just a short stroll to one of the best surf breaks in the world. They come from Europe, North America, New Zealand and South Africa. They all love surfing and get to surf most days. But surfing is not their main […]
Comrades silver medalist has big dream for Walmer Township
Port Elizabeth runner Nkosinati Vlakbok, 34, is one of seven men from Walmer Township who did well in the Comrades Marathon last Sunday and he has a dream of developing many more successful athletes in the community. After getting back to PE with his Comrades silver medal this week he […]
Calling worship leaders: chance to audition with Israel Houghton!
Grammy Award-winning American gospel superstar, Israel Houghton, will be in South Africa next week to conduct auditions for his New Breed Africa programme. The open auditions will be held in Cape Town (Radisson Blu) on June 7th, in Durban (Coastlands Hotel Umhlanga) on June 8th and Johannesburg (Pyramid Convention Centre) […]
Inspired car wash plays part in church mission to fight poverty
If you have ever driven into Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth, you may have seen some young people washing cars in front of the colourful clutter of small shops and kiosks known as the Walmer Enterprise Village. Probably this mundane activity would not have caught your attention as you kept a […]
“Help us get 5 000 signatures by Monday,” say anti-porn campaigners
A Pietermaritzburg couple who started an online petition campaign to stop porn on e.tv hope to have 5 000 signatures by Monday when they will take on e.tv in a tribunal before the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA). Rene and Mark Morcom, founders of Christian-based child welfare organisation, […]
Africa Day and the Christian community
[notice]Yesterday (May 25) was Africa Day, a day that commemorates the founding of the Organisation Of African Unity on May 25, 1963. Today Africa Day is viewed by many as a day to celebrate African Unity. Port Elizabeth pastor Afrika Mhlope reflects on this day and other current […]
Kleinskool mission is “lighthouse” in the midst of despair
For the past 21 years feisty missionaries Boet and Annatjie Walker have been preaching the gospel, feeding the hungry, and uplifting the poor in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth. Now both approaching 70-years-old they are putting their energies into starting new upliftment projects at their Jesus is Lord Ministries […]
Marchers call for removal of sexually explicit programmes from TV broadcasts
By Africa Christian Action In both Cape Town and Johannesburg, about 150 Christians from a broad spectrum of churches marched to the e.tv studios on Saturday (May 21) to hand over a memorandum calling for the removal of sexually explicit programmes from this free-to-air channel. The channel has already received […]