South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) encourages Christians and churches around the world to remember and pray for refugees and forcibly displaced people on World Refugee Sunday, designated this year to fall on June 15 and 22. The WEA and the Refugee Highway Partnership (RHP) have prepared useful resources for local […]
Originally published in Christian News A woman who operated a Florida abortion facility for over ten years told a pro-life counselor last week that she has quit her career and dedicated her life to Jesus Christ after becoming convinced that abortions are wrong. The woman, named Terri, shared her story […]
Originally published in npr Pope Francis is hoping to demonstrate the power of prayer next week when Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas join the pontiff at the Vatican for an exercise in peace building. Reuters describes his invitation to the two leaders to join him at […]
Originally published in ecna.com Veteran athlete Zola Budd says she will dedicate her Comrades Marathon run to Pierre Korkie, who coached her in the late 1990s. She will run the ultra-marathon on Sunday with a yellow ribbon to honour the former Bloemfontein teacher who has been held by […]
A call has gone out to intercessors, church leaders and members of the body of Christ to unite in 21 days of prayer and fasting from Monday, May 26, for the situation at the platinum mines at Marikana near Rustenburg where a protracted strike is resulting in massive losses for […]
Originally published in Charisma News John Paul Jackson, perhaps best known for his prophetic dream interpretations, has been diagnosed with cancer. Doctors found a large, aggressive cancerous growth in his leg that needs immediate treatment. “I have said on many occasions that I do not always understand God’s ways, especially […]
Two prayer venues have been made available in Cape Town for election prayer over the next two days, reports intercessor Ashley Cloete today (Monday, May 5, 2014). The venues are the Woodstock Baptist Church and the prayer room at the Civic Centre (Cape Town House of Prayer) where a small boiler has […]
Christians throughout South Africa are intensifying prayer and worship initiatives in a bid to shift the spiritual atmosphere as the May 7 election draws closer. In Pretoria, The Way, a broadly-based network of 200 youth leaders, has got the go-ahead to host #GAPnight2014, a multicultural prayer and praise event at the […]
[notice]Richard Preston, Lead Elder at The Storehouse, New Covenant Church, Port Elizabeth, prayed a simple prayer and later, with his body still aching from multiple injuries, entered one of the most gruelling one-man endurance events in the world. This is his testimony.[/notice] At the end of 2013 whilst contemplating the […]
Burn 24/7 PE is proud to be involved with two City uniting events coming up next week and on Election Day. Firstly, KINGDOMS is a Worship Event with Sean Feucht founder of Burn 24/7 at Harvest, next Wednesday night, 16 April, 2014 at 7pm. ,,,And then over the Election day, an exciting […]