South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]In 2010 God provided an unusual setting for the launch of a new Christian school in Jeffreys Bay — a shopping mall [See our earlier story]. To everybody’s surprise the big, glass storefronts enhanced school management and classroom discipline — so much so, that when the Global Leadership Academy team […]
The mayors of the three metros won from the ANC in the recent municipal elections are all born-again, says Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God (SABTG) in an election-update video made in response to requests she has received for post-election prayer guidelines. SABTG was one of a number of groups […]
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan — currently on a week-long gospel preaching tour of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and England — is fired-up about the desperate hunger for Jesus he is encountering at his meetings, despite protests and disruptions by gay activist groups responsible for what he has described as “the […]
Several hundred people invaded the streets and beachfront of Durban during the August Todd White conference with one simple message, “Jesus loves you”. In a three-day blitz Christian attending the conference at the Durban Christian Centre “Jesus Tent”, were encouraged, inspired and empowered to take the gospel to the city […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner When a billboard company blocked a God’s Not Dead 2 sign from going up in Cleveland last month, few could have predicted that the controversy would result in the movie’s DVD release getting more coverage – not less. But that is exactly what happened, as the […]
[notice]Professional triathlete, sports ministry worker, fitness coach and Gateway News columnist Cobus Kruger who, together with his wife, Philna, has been ministering with Athletes in Action at the Olympic Game in Rio, sent us this report last night.[/notice] I arrived back in South Africa early this morning. How awesome was […]
Senior Port Elizabeth church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay this week called on the metro’s newly elected councillors to turn voters’ faith in them into action. In an open letter issued yesterday on the eve of today’s first meeting of the new council headed by the DA’s Athol Trollip as […]
[notice]A story in two parts of God’s relentless pursuit and guidance of one of His sons. Read Part 1[/notice] Open doors After JP Flugel took a bold step of faith in 2008 and resigned his well-paid job to serve Bluewater Bay Community Church full-time, God responded at once, creating a […]
“The only thing I can do now is to give God praise,” said Wayde van Niekerk moments after winning a gold medal at the Rio Olympics and breaking Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m record in a time of 43.03 seconds. “I went on my knees each and every day and I […]
[notice]A story in two parts of God’s relentless pursuit and guidance of one of His sons. Read Part 2 [/notice] Darkness to light Over the past year J P Flugel has experienced God using others to humble him, heal old heart wounds, radically expand his ministry vision — and confirm that […]