When an Eastern Cape pastor discovered homeless people sleeping outside a building he was renting to launch a church, he responded by starting a soup kitchen. Today the original small East London soup kitchen started in 2016 has grown into the Hands of Mercy project which feeds, clothes and shelters […]
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Stage set for Jesus-ordained ‘It’s Time’ prayer day in Cape Town, says Angus Buchan
By Ashley Cloete Farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan was in Cape Town this week to meet pastors and church leaders in preparation for the It’s Time prayer event in Mitchells Plain on March 24 — and to announce details of the much-anticipated event. Addressing nearly 1 000 leaders from many different backgrounds […]
Churches call for day of prayer for rain and humbling before the Lord on February 14
As severe drought conditions persist in parts of South Africa a group of churches has called on South African Christians to come humbly before the Lord in prayer on Wednesday February 14. The Dutch Reformed Church in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, the Uniting Reformed Church in the Western […]
God gave me a ‘loving ministry’, says accident-to-revival man Carlos Padilla
It doesn’t make sense for revival to break out when a man is struck by a motor car. But that’s what happened in East London last year when US ministry student Carlos Padilla was knocked down by a car. He led the accident car driver to the Lord right there […]
Encouraging signs for religious freedom as state regulation proposal gets no support
Parliamentarians who met on Tuesday to discuss their response to a report by the CRL Rights Commission calling for religious licensing expressed support for an appeal by the religious community to regulate its own affairs. This week’s verbal responses by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) […]
New leader of African Enterprise has passion to preach the gospel in Africa
By AE Media Meet Theuns Pauw who has stepped into the big shoes of AE founder Michael Cassidy as South African team leader of the influential evangelism ministry he established 57 years ago. African Enterprise (AE), the ministry founded by Michael Cassidy in 1961, has recently appointed a new leader […]
Cape Town sacred assembly called ahead of It’s Time event
Cape Town Christians are invited to join in a 24 hour time of prayer from the evening of Friday February 9 to Saturday February 10 to “cry, weep, mourn, wail and wait on Elohim for the heavens that have been closed for the past three years in Cape Town (2 […]
‘Miracle’ hailstorm brings blessings to Northern Cape
Originally published in Breaking Israel News A hailstorm last week that partially resembled one of 10 plagues of Egypt in the Biblical Passover story was a blessing to the drought-stricken South African province of Northern Cape, in what The South African dubbed to have been “a miracle rainstorm.” The town […]
NG Kerk voer gesprek met EFF
Oorspronklik gepubliseer in GrensPos – Nr 2 25 Januarie 2018 (NGK Ooskaap nuusbrief) Gustav Claassen, algemene sekretaris van die algemene sinode, vertel van ‘n ontmoeting tussen afgevaardigdes van die algemene sinode en die EFF: In ‘n poging om met politieke partye en ander rolspelers in gesprek te tree en ons […]
Prayer, pickets, marches for 21st anniversary of abortion on demand
Thursday February 1 marks the 21st anniversary of abortion on demand in South Africa — a period which has seen more than 1.5 million babies legally killed with taxpayers’ money. Christian events in response to this landmark date include: Mass in Cape Town The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office will host […]

