South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
With less than three months to go until Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) 2015, the organisers have issued an urgent call to prayer. “From the very first year of KMMC in 2011, we have tried to lay a foundation of prayer in everything we have done. We are therefore requesting […]
Mystery surrounds the death of Mark Wilson, a Cape Town man whose body was found by police in a Dar es Salaam graveyard after he went missing while on an overland missionary trip to Israel. Results of a post mortem undertaken on Tuesday, January 20 will only be released in […]
Every true believer is commissioned by Christ to “preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15) and to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:18-20). Does this include children? Are children able to fulfill this Great Commission? Yes, kids can share the Gospel! Yes, they can change the world. And […]
A campaign of 21 days of prayer and fasting for South Africa called by SABackToGod began today (January 14, 2015) and will continue until February 4. In an introductory email SABackToGod says the call for the church “to fast for our nation, ushering in a new dispensation of rule and […]
A young Johannesburg woman, Caddie Hart, who initiated a National Day of Fasting on January 12, 2014, is calling on Christians in South Africa to fast and pray for the nation on the third Sunday of the New Year — January 18, 2015. “I’m a 35 year old wife and […]
Originally published in Christian Post Angelina Jolie, though not religious, discovered the ultimate power of prayer while on set of her forthcoming film “Unbroken,” thanks to her unlikely bond with a WWII hero and devout Christian. Louis Zamperini, who died of pneumonia at age 97 on July 2, was the […]
I have just returned from a prayer conference in the city of Polokwane, Limpopo Province, which was hosted by the South African Prayer Movement for Change (SAPMC). Conferences like these remind me of my obligation to pray for my country and indeed a lot of praying was done on the […]
Christian singer, songwriter Darlene Zschech who has been undergoing aggressive treatment since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2013 says her doctor has just confirmed that there is no sign of cancer in her body. “In the good Dr’s very South African accent he said ‘this is […]
Originally published in The Christian Mail Busy drivers in California can now be blessed by a pastor through their car window. The first drive-thru service at the car park of the Holy Spirit Church in Fremont was held on 17th November. Around 35 cars arrived within the first hour. It’s […]
The World War I British officer who gave the order to lay down arms in 1918 is the subject of a year-long exhibition in Jerusalem opening this week. On the 50th anniversary of his death, Lt Gen Sir William Dobbie’s life is being celebrated at Christ Church, an Anglican community […]