Scottish-born missionary Pastor Laurette Mkati who celebrates 30 years missionary service in South Africa on May 17, says she sought God on how to thank Him for the privilege and heard Him say she should hold a missions conference to raise up more missionaries. Mkati, who has been based in […]
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Youth focus at 27th Bless the Nations conference in PE
The 27th annual Bless the Nations World Missions Conference (BTN) will take place during the first weekend of the winter school holidays (Friday, June 27 to Sunday June 29) at the Hoogland, Dutch Reformed Church in Charlo, Port Elizabeth. Tobie de Wet who worked as a missionary in Japan will […]
‘His Call, My All’ is genuinely inspiring — Book Review
Book Review by Allan Verreynne HIS CALL, MY ALL: AN AFRICAN DRUMBEAT, A MISSIONARY’S HEARTBEAT by HENNIE KEYTER with JANET RODRIGUEZ Published by Tracey McDonal Publishers, 2014 Pioneering the Gospel into AfricaHennie, in my humble estimation, is a modern day general in the mission field. He and his family have […]
Meet ‘Mother of Malawi’. She’s tough, she’s loving, she’s on a mission for God.
[notice]Andre Viljoen interviews Annie Chikwaza who is in South Africa to launch her biography, ‘Mother of Malawi’.[/notice] When veteran journalist and author, Al Gibson, emailed me from the United Kingdom and asked me if I would be interested in interviewing Annie Chikwaza, the subject of his latest book, I […]
MFest Pretoria will bring world missions alive for all ages
A missionary who brought the Gospel to a head hunting tribe in Papua New Guinea is one of the main speakers at the free, two-day Missions Fest Pretoria at Hatfield Christian Church North from September 6 to September 7. With 40 missions exhibitors, 32 seminars on Christian missions, and special […]
Luke Watson, the rugby star whose heart is in the mission field
The love of Jesus was tangible as more than 100 homeless people and a group of volunteers from various churches mingled and worshiped the Lord on the square in front of the Port Elizabeth City Hall on Tuesday evening. Leading the ‘city feed’ outreach with heartfelt passion was Southern Kings captain […]
26th annual Bless The Nations conference in PE
The 26th annual Bless the Nations missions conference in Port Elizabeth will take place from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23 with one of the founder members, David Mnki of Duytywa among the keynote speakers. For more than a quarter of a century Bless The Nations has played a […]
The death row murderer who became a missionary
After killing a man during an armed robbery, Edward Salazar Mauricio knew he might face the electric chair in Texas, a state that often wields the sword of justice with finality. By God’s grace he received a life sentence, but he hated and even viciously attacked Christians who attempted to […]
Tearful missionary, prime minister, and airline executive on plane — with God in control
[notice]Dianne Steven reflects back on her first missionary venture[/notice] Detention centre? Deportation? How could this be possible? I had left Brisbane, Australia, by air at 8.15am on January 10 on my way as a newly fledged missionary headed for Tanna, an island in the group known as Vanuatu, in the […]
Middle East missionaries urge Godly perspective during violence
[notice]Amidst a fresh outbreak of Islamic violence in the Middle East and beyond, that signals a disturbing shift in the political climate, missionaries and local Christians who serve Christ in the face of persecution, say the political response should be separated from the spiritual response. [/notice] Originally published in Charisma […]