A drought in the Western Cape province of South Africa began in 2015. It resulted in a severe water shortage in the region, most notably affecting the city of Cape Town, with dam levels declining to critically low levels. It was on January 17 2018 that Cape Town Mayor Patricia […]
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The wind and the waves obey Jesus — Angus Buchan
A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan If we look at the Gospel of Mark 4:35-41 we will see that the Lord Jesus is the One who controls the weather patterns in the world. In fact, so much so, that when He was sound asleep […]
Let’s Laugh at That — Gateway News Cartoon Corner: February 16 2018
The Cape Town drought has sparked a huge prayer response and the city celebrated two days of unseasonal rain in the past week. While the much-needed big rains have not yet come, the region is saturated with prayer for both spiritual and physical rain and the praying together is also […]
Israelis welcome downpour as water levels fall dangerously low
Originally published in CBN News Four consecutive winters of below-average rainfall are taking their toll on the Sea of Galilee — Israel’s main source of fresh water. Mekorot, the nation’s national water authority, expects it to reach the lowest level ever recorded. The coastal aquifers are also at dangerously low […]
‘Miracle’ hailstorm brings blessings to Northern Cape
Originally published in Breaking Israel News A hailstorm last week that partially resembled one of 10 plagues of Egypt in the Biblical Passover story was a blessing to the drought-stricken South African province of Northern Cape, in what The South African dubbed to have been “a miracle rainstorm.” The town […]
And it began to rain!
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] How many of us have said thank you to Jesus for the rain that we have received? Maybe you say that you haven’t received enough and again we ask the question, “How much is enough?” When we call […]
SA in need of spiritual rain as much as physical showers — Angus Buchan
The #Prayf4RainSA event on Saturday (January 30) in Bloemfontein led by ‘Oom’ Angus Buchan was as much a prayer gathering for spiritual rain as it was for physical rain over South Africa, which is as dry as it is thirsty for respectful relationships, ethical governance, equity and freedom from crime, […]
Angus Buchan leading #Pray4RainSA in Bloemfontein
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan urges South Africans to join him in numbers in Bloemfontein on Saturday, January 30, to beseech God — The Rainmaker — for abundant, sustainable rain. The serious drought in South Africa is placing people — especially farmers — under financial pressure and it is soul destroying […]
Calls for fervent prayer to break crippling drought
Jericho Walls Prayer Network and the South African agricultural industry association, Afri SA, have called on South Africans to come together to pray for an end to the crippling drought that is affecting large areas of the country. Jericho Walls has asked churches to make time during services on Sundays […]
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 […]