South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Charisma News [notice]J Lee Grady, former Charisma Editor and director of The Mordecai Project, visited Nigeria last month. This is his report.[/notice] I love so many things about Nigeria. Their food is delicious (moin-moin and jollaf rice are my favorites), their hospitality is warm (my hosts gave […]
Originally published in Christian Today Christians have been praying and offering their support in the aftermath of a devastating nightclub fire in Brazil that left 231 people dead. The blaze at Kiss nightclub, in Santa Maria, in the early hours of Sunday morning is believed to have been started by […]
Originally published in Spero News A Kenyan Anglican priest has appealed to Christians around the world to pray for the people of Garissa, a violence-stricken city in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The Revd. Canon Francis Omondi’s plea comes after at least five people were killed and four others […]
Nelson Mandela Bay Church Leaders have launched a ‘Nehemiah Vision’ to rebuild the ‘city wall’ which they say is in ruins as a result of factionalism and disunity. A video presentation of the vision was shared with Christians from all sectors of the metro at a “Praying For the City” […]
Against the background of the Marikana and subsequent crises a group of Christian leaders who met in Stellenbosch recently to listen to the Lord and to one another about the role of the church in South Africa have sent a statement called “The Church Speaks” to political, business, labour, church […]
Before starting their Annual General Meeting in Worcester this week Western Cape SANTACO (South African National Taxi Council) members gathered on the N1 to pray for safety on the roads ahead of the Christmas holiday season. “We felt we needed to do that because we understand that we are fighting […]
Diary of faith and soul-searching during 18 days of turmoil in Western Cape farm unrest [notice]The Jonker family has farmed on beautiful Weltevrede for 100 years. Until recently this leading estate in the Robertson Wine Valley was a place of peace and harmony. But like other farms in the Western […]
Originally published in Times Live Just hours before the resumption of the Western Cape farmworkers’ strike, farmers in the Hex River Valley gathered at the gates of their farms to ask God for help. Their prayers, it seems, were heard. The area was calm yesterday, in stark contrast to last […]
Testimonies and photos of the day [notice]On Sunday (December 2) Christians gathered at the Union Buildings, Pretoria, to dedicate Gauteng and South Africa to the Lord in prayer. The event was the climax of a countrywide prayer campaign that was launched after the African National Congress dedicated South Africa to […]
An intensive countrywide prayer campaign that was initiated after the African National Congress dedicated South Africa to ancestors in January reaches its climax on Sunday (December 2), with the dedication of Gauteng and South Africa to the Lord Jesus Christ. The campaign which was initiated by the SA Prayer Movement […]