South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A Port Elizabeth man who planned to end his life on Valentine’s Day by jumping off Van Staden’s bridge west of the city changed his mind when he saw a cross erected there to give people hope in Jesus. After noticing the so-called Cross of Hope that was raised on […]
Three years ago members of the public and businesses banded together to fund and resource the erection of a 14m high cross opposite the Van Stadens Bridge on the N2 freeway west of Port Elizabeth to deter repeated suicide jumps from the bridge. “The cross has been highly successful because […]
Last week we published the news that everybody is invited to attend a celebration ceremony at the foot of the Cross of Hope opposite Van Stadens Bridge 40km west of Port Elizabeth at 10.30am on Thursday, December 5. Directions to the cross are shown in the above satellite image, which […]
The coordinators of two visionary initiatives to prevent suicides at Van Stadens Bridge near Port Elizabeth have invited members of the public to attend a celebration ceremony at the foot of the Cross of Hope on a promontary opposite the bridge. “Over the last year many, many people have been […]
A volunteer group that assists local police in suicide prevention and response at Van Stadens Bridge near Port Elizabeth has called on the public — especially church groups — to contribute towards the cost of repairs to the closed circuit TV (CCTV) monitoring equipment on the bridge. It is vital […]
Just over a year ago Eastern Cape businessman Robbie Hift had a vision from the Lord to erect a giant steel cross to deter suicide jumps off the 140m-high Van Stadens Bridge west of Port Elizabeth. The public responded with an outpouring of practical and financial support and today the […]
Vision to stop bridge suicide jumps [EasyGallery id=’crossofhope’] The raising of the cross in photos! A 14m high steel cross, dubbed the ‘Cross of Hope’ was erected opposite Van Stadens Bridge this week, marking a giant step forward in a campaign to deter suicide jumps from the 140m-high bridge west […]