Thousands of South African women are expected to join Christian women in 170 countries by participating in the Women’s World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 7. Women from all the mainline churches, a number of independent churches, various schools and retirement centres, certain police stations and army units, and […]
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Call to ring church bells, pray for SA and elections
A Port Elizabeth attorney, Dr Ross Harker, is calling on churches throughout South Africa to join a church in Cape Town and a church in PE in ringing their bells at 12noon daily to rally Christians to pray for South Africa and the forthcoming elections. “We need to mobilise to […]
Designer prayer room at House of Bread caters for continuous intercession
Bloemfontein’s unique restaurant-discipleship centre, House of Bread, has taken prayer to a new level with the addition of a designer prayer room where intercessors can pour out their hearts to God at any time of the day or night. And according to hotelier Andre Venter, who established House of Bread […]
SA intercessory networks combining to mobilise election prayer strategy
South African intercessory networks are joining forces to ensure that the 2014 elections are soaked in intensive, strategic prayer and fasting throughout the country. On Friday, February 7, the Institute for Christian Leadership Development (ICLD), Jericho Walls (JW) and SA Prayer Movement for Change (SAPMG) held a consultation in Pretoria […]
God will deliver Korkie says Buchan as ransom deadline looms
Call for prayers of faith for kidnapped teacher As Saturday’s ransom deadline looms over the family of Al Qaeda hostage, Pierre Korkie, farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan said today that he continues to trust God to deliver him. “We continue to thank God for His divine hand over the Korkie Family, and […]
Justin Bieber wanted ‘cleansing baptism’
Originally published in Christian Today Justin Bieber spent Saturday searching around New York for a place to be baptised, according to reports. PageSix.com says it spoke to “multiple sources” confirming that he and his team were scouring the big apple for a suitable place to have a “cleansing ritual” performed with […]
Buchan in Bloem to pray for rain, Korkie
Angus Buchan is leading a prayer meeting in Bloemfontein today (January 31) for rain and for Bloemfontein teacher, Pierre Korkie, who is being held hostage by Al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen. The meeting was arranged after Buchan’s national representative contacted committee members in Bloemfontein last week on the farmer evangelist’s earnest […]
Strategic prayer needed to counter ‘witchcraft influence’ in elections
Election Prayer Strategy launch in PE It is vital that South African Christians pray strategically for the upcoming elections in order to counter a strong witchcraft influence that manipulates the minds of voters, said Pastor Laurette Mkati who is in Port Elizabeth to launch the Election Prayer Strategy of […]
Call to prayer for Geneva 11 conference for Syria
By Open Doors Open Doors this week endorsed a call for prayer – released by the World Council of Churches – for the Geneva II conference that started on Wednesday, January 22, in Switzerland. The World Council released an ‘urgent call to action for a just peace in Syria’ this […]
US prayer initiative hopes to spark revival by praying for politicians
A national network to pray for and with the nation’s elected leaders is emerging in hopes of sparking a national revival, reaching from Capitol Hill to state and local governments. An initiative of the National Prayer Center, it’s called the Josiah Project, named for King Josiah of Israel who after […]