South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Fox News Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, a German-born preacher nicknamed “the Billy Graham of Africa” for his record-setting crusades, died Saturday at 79. “He passed away peacefully, surrounded by family,” his wife, Anni Bonnke, said in a statement. The family lives in the United States but the founder […]
Originally published in Premier News A former Satanist and heroin user has left behind his life of addiction to serve God. George Bearwood is training to be a priest for the Church in Wales at St Padarn’s college, Llandaff after searching for God “in all the wrong places”. Influenced by […]
The incalculable effects of faithfully sowing Gospel seeds among the young Discovering how a 19th century hero of mine was converted to Christ is a welcome encouragement for my greatest heroine – my wife Linda! I’ll explain why in due course. Lord Shaftesbury’s passion for Christ influenced an entire generation. […]
Report by Brandon St Clair, media coordinator The Love Cape Town CityFest took place on Saturday November 16 at Westridge Gardens, Mitchell’s Plain Cape Town, marking a joyful conclusion to a series of outreaches headed by African Enterprise and the Luis Palau Association in which thousands of people made […]
Originally published in Baptist Press It’s a hefty goal: share the Gospel 2,020 times by the fall of 2020. It’s an even loftier goal when following these conditions: – The entire Gospel story should be presented, not just a Bible story or a fragment of the Gospel truth. – It […]
Preparatory events and a 40-day prayer network are well underway ahead of the Love Cape Town City Fest taking place over three weekends from November 2 to 16 in three different locations in Cape Town. The initiative is being organised by African Enterprise (AE), the Luis Palau Association (LPA), as […]
Adam Tyson, the pastor who is invigorating and inspiring audiences across the US at rapper Kanye West’s “Sunday Service” events, has revealed some fascinating details about West’s newfound faith. “He is living and walking with God,” Tyson told “The Pure Flix Podcast,” noting that he’s seen noticeable changes in the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A church planter working in the Middle East has shared the miraculous ways the Gospel is moving across the persecuted region, including how Jesus appeared to a Muslim man every night for weeks, dictating to him the entire Gospel of John. As part of […]
Originally published in Vryheid Herald At precisely 16 minutes past 3pm on Saturday afternoon, an airplane flew over Vryheid High School’s rugby field. Below, a massive crowd of Vryheid’s residents looked up and saw “JOHN 3:16” boldly printed beneath its wings and cheered as it soared above them, in celebration […]
Originally published in Faithwire News A police chief in Kenya has developed an unconventional way of fighting crime on his city streets — by invoking the power of God and trawling through crime-ridden areas armed only with a Bible. As jobs go, Chief Inspector William Sifuna has a pretty tough […]