South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth My husband loves to start every ministry meeting with what he calls, good stories. It’s become a tradition at our weekly staff meetings that before we get into the business of the […]
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) is widely known as one of South Africa’s busiest manufacturing centres, boasting a busy port with many imports and exports. Even so, the city and its people bear the burden of high unemployment rates, poverty, as well as a lack of education and skills training. Statistics show […]
‘If we reduce human beings to being simply physical – as Western thought is prone to do – our poverty alleviation efforts will tend to focus on material solutions. But if we remember that humans are spiritual, social, psychological, and physical beings, our poverty-alleviation efforts will be more holistic in […]
‘If you invite God in everything that you do, everything is possible,’ says Thembisa Dlamkile. This has been her story since joining Living Hope…. Thembisa was faced with a hopeless situation when her husband lost his job before the 2021 lockdown. They were certainly not alone in their dilemma as […]
‘Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families…’ — Psalm 68:5 Children were created to be in families. That is God’s design and, according to Psalm 68:5, His desire. Unfortunately, statistics show that this is not the reality for […]
Tracey Mungofa was born and raised by her grandparents, deep in the woods of Zimbabwe. Her mother had to emigrate to Botswana to find work. “If you grow up without your parent guiding you, different people tell you different things about life, but no one can actually tell you what […]
When we hear the word “brotherhood”, the connotation might not always be positive as it is often associated with gangsterism. There is, however, a different kind of brotherhood, united through a Christian foundation and ethos. Calling Academy is a low-fee independent school that provides high-quality education to boys from low-income […]
It is estimated that more than 3.2 million learners are bullied yearly in South Africa. In addition, over 67% of bully victims said that they won’t ask a teacher for help because they don’t necessarily think it will change their situation. Masiwakhe Bulu was one such learner who had to […]
Stories of Hope is a collection of inspiring stories of ordinary people whose lives have been impacted through the work and care of ministry partners of the Mergon Foundation. This is Cazile Mhlophe’s story of hope. It is estimated that 7.8 million adults and children in South Africa are living […]
When lockdown started on March 26 Motlatso Ramaboea-Msinga (Teddy) was unsure how she was going to meet the spiritual needs of students who are part of her church’s campus ministry in Western Johannesburg. But since launching a 21-day #SOAP challenge on Whatsapp with fellow campus missioners, the 30-year-old says she […]