On Tuesday Gateway News caught up with band Frank and I who were a week into their Holy Spirit-inspired road trip to stir hope among South African school children. “I think we have already done 15 shows and visited over 10 schools,” said band member Johan Brits from George where […]
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Journey from racial hatred during apartheid years to voice of racial reconciliation
Special report by Christina Stanton for Baptist News Global about how encountering Jesus transformed the heart of Peter Makapela from angry, young South African victim of apartheid brutality to the pastor, social upliftment entrepreneur and family man he is today When he was 14, Peter Makapela and his cousin Xolani joined […]
Revival in air ahead of Mogale City crusade –Angus Buchan
Well, having just returned from Mogale City (Krugersdorp), I can smell revival in the air. Jeremiah 33.3 (NKJV) (Jesus’s telephone Number)– “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and [a]mighty things, which you do not know.” And that is exactly what we are going to be […]
NBA star who refused to kneel or wear BLM Shirt reveals what he prayed during viral moment
Originally published in Faithwire Like millions around the globe, NBA star Jonathan Isaac was heartbroken and horrified by video footage of George Floyd’s death, but when it came time to react publicly, he thought twice. Isaac, author of the book Why I Stand, said fellow NBA players decided on July […]
Nelson Mandela Bay evangelism campaign sets goal of ’10 000 souls’
About 40 churches scattered throughout Nelson Mandela Bay will work together to execute the Great Commission during the Jesus 2022 Citywide Crusade from September 7 to 11, said the campaign visionary, Pastor Jimmy Davis. Working together as the Body of Christ they hope to harvest 10 000 souls for Jesus […]
Franklin Graham preaches Gospel to over 68 000 on Rio beach
Tens of thousands of people came out to Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro last Saturday night to listen to Evangelist Franklin Graham’s message about God’s love. Graham, who is the president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and the Samaritan’s Purse humanitarian ministry, wrote in a […]
From ‘pot of pap’ to nationwide food aid — Pastor Bert Pretorius shares his heart
Three decades ago a young South African pastor’s mindset was radically shifted during a visit to Phola Phola township in Thokoza, Alberton, where he saw young children lying on the ground, passed out as a result of malnutrition. In an interview with Gateway News Pastor Bert Pretorius who was starting […]
Samuel Murrombe: from gangster to international soul winner — Episode 2
Episode 2 of a gripping account in three episodes of how Jesus turned a hardened, violent criminal into a passionate crusade evangelist who is now turning tens of thousands of hearts to the Lord across Africa After receiving Jesus as his Saviour and Lord in prison in late 2000 Samuel […]
Manchester pub becomes church on Sunday mornings
Originally published in Premier Christian News People in Manchester can now attend church at a pub. The Mosely Arms in Bolton has become the venue for an informal alternative to traditional weekly worship. “We just want local people who are often completely off church to encounter Jesus and the church to […]
Durban church shares Gospel with giant billboard
“Live for me. I died for you,” proclaims a striking, giant, illuminated billboard depicting Jesus on the cross to hundreds of thousands of people daily on Durban’s busy M4 Southern Freeway. An Easter project of The Worship Tabernacle (TWT) church in Shallcross, Durban, the 18m x 5m billboard was erected […]