Spoiler: It starts and ends with God! Sometimes in life, we come to a place in our heart where, having tried so many things to address whatever difficult situation we face but without success, and with no change in sight, we become discouraged, even demotivated and in some cases, depression […]
Tag: trusting God
Trusting God with our life — Vivienne Solomons
A few days ago, a close friend passed away after a three-year battle with cancer. When I say, “battle” I really mean “war” given that she was faced with numerous challenges, one after the other without reprieve – from adverse reactions to prescribed therapeutic medication, to recurrent hospital admissions including […]
JULITA EXPLORES: You really can trust God to prepare you for what lies ahead
A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God When I was asked to write these articles for Gateway, I did not know what the theme would be? I am currently in the music industry and I do live music events. This is what I am […]
May we trust even when we don’t understand — Vivienne Solomons
We didn’t see it coming but then nobody does. 2023 was a significant year for our family – long-held dreams were finally realised and hard-won goals achieved. Honestly, it felt like after years of standing in faith and contending in prayer that we were finally standing in the sun and […]
TESTIMONY: Trusting God to open music ministry doors
Next month Christian band FRANK AND I are starting a Holy Spirit-inspired national schools festival tour aimed at stirring hope among South Africa’s youth. In a recent interview, band member Johan Brits shared some of the God adventures that he and Frank Furniss experienced along the way to their current […]
Our big God adventure: episode 15 – God rescues a little Samburu girl from certain death
After a 3-months break, Lydia Venter picks up again on her riveting account of he family’s missionary adventures in Kenya Susan Ndungu became one of my first friends after we met in Njeri where we were invited to go and minister. We immediately clicked and over the years we grew […]
Julita explores from Cape to Cairo: Episode 1 — The miracles begin
Julita Kok is back on the road with God again — this time driving solo from Cape to Cairo on a mission called Kora 2022. In her first, faith-building, fortnightly trip report for Gateway News she testifies of miracles that made the journey possible “God is not a man that […]
Happiness is … — Michael Cassidy
A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years. Naturally everyone has their own definitions. They vary from “happiness is a friend who cares” to “happiness is jam with your bread […]
Pressing the right button of your life
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] “The problem with you is that you keep on rewinding and rewinding the movie. You do not let it play till the end.” These were the words from my daughter to her younger brother in the car on our way home the […]