In the book of Esther, God shows that He created each one of us for a specific purpose, calling us to act with courage and boldness in a specific time. Rachel Katlego Mathebe, the speaker of the City of Tshwane council is a devoted Christian who makes no apologies for her […]
Tag: poverty
Not another HOBO! — Vivienne Schultz
A new monthly column by social entrepreneur and A2B Transformation Group founder Vivienne Schultz. We are called to be salt and light — simple metaphors that point to the change that should surround us wherever we go. HOBO = Hand Out then Burn Out We can all be forgiven for […]
Thinking God’s thoughts before we engage in social justice
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] In the light of the recently ended Justice conference and my recent reading of the book Rethinking Social Justice by Darrow Miller, I thought it would be appropriate to pen some thoughts on the issue of social justice […]
Are we turning South Africa into a beggar state?
[notice]A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus.[/notice] Years ago I interviewed a top Government official from the Eritrean Government. Eritrea had just passed legislation that stopped free aid to its country. I was horrified! How could such a poor country stop aid that was “helping” its people! […]
God moving sovereignly among PE’s poorest children since citywide mission
[notice]Margita Marx of the Kleinskool Initiative in one of Port Elizabeth’s poorest areas writes about what God is doing among children there since the citywide Switched On mission in August. Her desire is for strong prayer backing at this sensitive time. [/notice] msovereignly On Friday, August 21 [during the Switched […]
Ex diplomat has a God-inspired dream for tackling social injustice and poverty
God has a dream for South Africa – a dream in which the ever present nightmare of social disaster gets managed as risk, birthing a major new business sector and leading the way in poverty eradication. It is a dream which former career diplomat turned carer for Aids orphans, Robert […]
Rev Johan Krige retiring after 16 years at helm of MES
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 […]
PE pastor takes Billionares-In-Training to Bolivia
Port Elizabeth church leader, Pastor Jerome Liberty presented his home-grown Billionaires-In-Training (BIT) marketplace transformation programme overseas for the first time when he held a BIT Conference in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on October 23. His message on raising Kingdom-focused billionaires in the Body of Christ impacted individuals, business professionals and government […]
90-year-old rearrested for feeding homeless in Fort Lauderdale, Texas
Originally published in The Christian Post Arnold Abbott, the 90-year-old man who was arrested for feeding the homeless in Fort Lauderdale was re-arrested 24 hours later for the same offense. “I am both enthused and humbled,” Abbott told local10.com after being arrested the first time on Tueday. “The good news is […]
Graham Power meeting Pope, attending G20 Summit, to campaign against corruption
South African Christian business leader Dr Graham Power will meet Pope Francis next week to discuss how Christians can make a stand against corruption and then he will travel to Brisbane, Australia to participate in a campaign to urge heads of government at the G20 Summit to take determined action […]