South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian News A police officer in New Mexico recently adopted a homeless woman’s baby after finding the woman and her male friend shooting up heroin on the street. According to reports, Albuquerque police officer Ryan Holets was investigating a reported robbery at a convenience store in September […]
Rev. Johan Krige, Chief Executive Officer of MES, has announced to the MES Board of Directors his intention to retire with effect from 31 December. This announcement follows a significantly positive contribution and successful tenure of 16 years at MES of which the last 15 was in the capacity of […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Vatican has announced plans to install showers specifically to be used by homeless people in St Peter’s Square. In the shadow of St Peter’s Basilica there will be a space to wash, with clean towels and underwear also available. It will be manned by […]
Lennox Kwakweni lives on the East London Esplanade, more precisely, on the sea side of the little wall that borders the pavement, where there is no protection from the wind and cold coming off the sea. I know him by his Xhosa name but he prefers to use his English […]
By Graham Ries, organiser of Matthew Lunch By divine design, and divine design only, order will come out of chaos. The Lord has blessed this year’s Matthew Lunch outrageously. Food, clothing and money worth nearly R45 000 has poured in from all over with cash donations ranging from R10 to […]
[notice]GRAHAM RIES, the visionary and co-ordinator of the Matthew Lunch, reports back on a day of ‘spoiling’ homeless and broken people in PE by Christians from a number of city churches.[/notice] What price can one put on changing another’s life? There is none. The Matthew Lunch 2013 last Saturday (September […]
It is truly awesome to watch how God brings the right people and resources together to realise the vision of providing 200 (or more) broken and destitute people in Port Elizabeth with a day filled with hope, encouragement and assurance that Jesus loves and cares for them, said Matthew lunch […]
By Graham Ries, the event organiser On September 21 several volunteers will treat 200 (or more) broken and homeless people in Port Elizabeth to a day of royal pampering. The guests at the so-called Matthew Lunch will be collected by bus from various pick-up points in the city and taken […]