Dr Ruben Richards reflects on the spiritual significance of an event he witnessed last week when members of the Citrusdal Khoisan community washed the feet of a White commercial farmer, Tobias Basson and apologised to him for their racism towards Whites. Twelve years earlier, after he accepted Jesus at a […]
Tag: racial reconciliation
‘Forgive us for hating instead of loving you,’ Black woman writes to SA Whites
This past weekend Nikiwe Apenteng did something that has been building up inside her for years — she sent a message “to all the Whites who are in South Africa” asking them to forgive Black people for hating them and refusing to forgive them “for what your forefathers did” in […]
Webinar tackles tough conversations on race
A panel of well-known South African speakers participated in a webinar on December 9 in which they tackled tough issues of race in the country. Billed “Courageous Conversations – Reflections on the Lessons Learnt from Senekal and Brackenfell”, the event was hosted by SACLI (South African Christian Leaders Initiative) and […]
Jeffreys Bay man on mission to speak out against white farm murders
Dr Apostle Thapelo Selepe will be walking from Jeffreys Bay to Humansdorp — a distance of about 21km — tomorrow on a divinely-inspired mission to pray against killings of white farmers and citizens in South Africa. He told Gateway News today that in an encounter with God two weeks ago he was […]
Awakening Church to “Better Together” message
I experienced a severe turbulence on a recent plane landing in Port Elizabeth. The kind that induces a short prayer but also serves as a reminder that my city is deserving of its moniker as the “windy city”. As we went through the clouds I realised that if God was […]
TobyMac running marathon to bring racial healing to US
Originally published in CBN News TobyMac is getting ready to run a marathon to fight racial injustice, classism, and spiritual poverty in America. The singer will join a racing team called “Run For Hope” to participate in the St Jude Rock ‘N’ Roll Nashville Marathon. The event will take place […]
WATCH: Young men set example of racial harmony, Christian unity in face of SA violence
In a week in which protests against farm murders have highlighted racial tensions in South Africa, a video clip featuring a young white man and a young black man calling for the Church to be united and prayerful in this season, has gone viral on social media. Worship musician and […]
Brilliant scientist took inspiration for research from ‘an old book’
Originally published in World Net Daily “My beloved friend, keep your hand in that of the Master, walk daily by His side, so that you may lead others into the realms of true happiness, where a religion of hate, (which poisons both body and soul) will be unknown, having in […]
Join the ‘storytelling revolution’ – and bring healing in our land
Last week a group of 34 senior church leaders from all the mainline and large independent churches of Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch) spent three days at Carmel Retreat Centre near George, unpacking racism, privilege and prejudice. The leadership group felt it should get its house in […]
Ex-AWB stalwart turned around by the grace of God
To see Bertus Deysel cuddling and kissing a little black child in his arms, it is hard to believe that 22 years ago he was a uniformed member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), a far-right separatist political and paramilitary organisation. Today, he is the loving father figure at the Emmanuel […]