South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Christianity growing rapidly despite Islamist persecution By Maria Baer — Originally published in Christianity Today Burkina Faso used to be one of the most peaceful nations in the world. The small West African country of about 19 million people has seen a handful of coup d’etats over its short life, […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Christian missionaries and Bible translators in Cameroon say they’re continuing to spread God’s Word to the people even as violence mounts and fears of a genocide continue to grow in the troubled African country. Efi Tembon, the executive director of Wycliffe Associates’ Cameroon Association […]
Freedom Day, 2018; 24 years since the 1994 elections, the establishment of Mandela’s government, and the rise of a new dawn of equal rights in South Africa. Today, we do not celebrate freedom cheaply, but remember the cost to those who sought freedom while restricted, discriminated against, captive; who knew […]
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service The Bishop of Abuja, Nicholas Okoh, has used his New Year Message to predict a “year of optimism and happiness” for Nigerians. Archbishop Okoh, the Primate of All Nigeria, made his comments in a New Year’s Message as it emerged that 17 churchgoers […]
The leaders of two mainline church denominations in South Africa this week both spoke out strongly against evils in South African society which they say demands action from citizens. In an article headlined “We can’t sit by and do nothing” Methodist Church of Southern Africa presiding bishop Zipho Siwa says […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The body of a Roodepoort pastor has been found “burned beyond recognition” with his hands tied behind his back in a small farming town about 80km outside of Johannesburg. The body of 45-year-old Martin Beneke, the senior pastor and founder of the Johannesburg-based Life in […]
Originally pubished by World Watch Monitor In a report on June 5, Human Rights Watch noted that “violence in the Central African Republic has fallen from the world’s radar, but that does not mean the killings have let up. Over a dozen armed groups now roam the country, committing a […]
But it’s time to pray, not play the blame game As Londoners are left reeling with shock at a succession of terrible tragedies, angry residents and pundits inevitably start looking for someone to blame. When children fight in the playground and someone gets hurt, it’s always someone else’s fault. But […]
ALF JAMES writes that at the very heart of a call to South Africans to gather on a farm near Bloemfontein to pray against violence and crime in our nation is a call for believers to come together not as blacks or whites, rich or poor, or a language group […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Over 100 Christians have been arrested for the riots in Pakistan last week following a Taliban suicide attack on two churches that killed 17 people. Police forces have been arresting people who were part of the crowd that killed and burned two people suspected […]