Pastor Reuben Africa the local coordinator of a two-weeks evangelism campaign in the Northern Areas of Nelson Mandela Bay that ended last Sunday reports on what God did in some of the most notorious, gang-ridden areas of the metro Everywhere we went, people responded with great enthusiasm, to the message […]
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Big evangelism outreach in Nelson Mandela Bay gangland areas
A major evangelism outreach kicked off in Nelson Mandela Bay last week targeting the most notorious, gangster-ridden areas of the metro’s Northern Areas. Local pastor Reuben Africa is leading a group of local pastors who are partnering with a team from Victory Outreach International (VOI), Cape Town — the campaign […]
Meet ‘gang pastor’ behind Cape Town’s viral coronavirus cooperation
Originally published in Christianity Today. Somehow, an Australian-born investment banker in England went to South Africa and got mixed up with the “Americans” – the gang, that is, in one of Cape Town’s most dangerous shantytowns. And with them, the Hard Livings and Clever Kidz. Called by God into a […]
TESTIMONY: ‘We did it!’ How two gangsters quit the streets
Originally published in ThisLife Online which publishes stories of hope from Cape Town and beyond Like many countries in the world, South Africa is plagued by gangsterism that feeds crime and suffering and weaves a powerful drug web throughout society. At times, the problem seems unsurmountable. But Thislife Online has met […]
WATCH: ‘Madiba Wethu’ song released to highlight anti-gangsterism campaign
A music video featuring a tribute song about the late Nelson Mandela and sung by a group of 60 musicians headed by Loyiso Bala and Elwira Standili, was released yesterday in support of a campaign to fight gangsterism in the Cape Town area. While the song, Madiba Wethu, is a tribute to […]