South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth I have never come close to losing a child, but we have had our share of scares, and nights spent in a push-back easy chair alongside a hospital bed. My heart has […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth On my first flight from London to Beijing, I didn’t sleep at all. It was an overnight journey, but my insomnia was not surprising since my thoughts were consumed with the contraband […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future” — Jeremiah […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth My husband loves to start every ministry meeting with what he calls, good stories. It’s become a tradition at our weekly staff meetings that before we get into the business of the […]
What we believe about tomorrow influences how we live today. I once had a teacher colleague who got tested for a rare and devastating disease. Her mother had died young, as had her grandmother, and she wanted to know whether she was destined for a similar fate. When the results […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth The first 10 minutes of the movie Sound of Freedom are the worst. From the first frame you recognise what’s coming is the stuff of nightmares. Except none of the trauma is […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Wealth opened a locked gate for us one day in the middle of August. My family and I had spent the morning exploring the forested belt along East London’s Nahoon River estuary. […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Recently I attended East London’s ‘Inspiration Awards’: a ceremony that “promotes and celebrates the inspirational ventures of NGOs and individuals”, as is stated on the programme brochure. Following the presentations, the audience […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth “I was grateful for the mask. The other teachers couldn’t see my dislocated teeth and swollen face. They knew something was wrong, but they never asked.” Nomfundiso I’m sitting on the double […]
Darkness parades itself through the crowd like a carnival float of feathered dancers; it turns our heads and attracts our gaze. Wicked men and their wicked deeds fill our history books, and our screens; they inform the lessons we pass on to our children and depending on the degree to […]