Maybe the COVID-19 challenge is giving us opportune time to talk about poverty. COVID-19 is leveling the playing fields – confronting all of humanity with the reality of our communal and individual poverty. “While the word ‘poverty’ is a negative term that immediately connotes deprivation and dependency … it is probably the most appropriate word […]
Rev. Jonah Lagat (right), previous General Secretary of the RCEA, and the new General Secretary, Rev. Dr Luka Ariko outside their synod office Rev. Jonah Lagat, the previous General Secretary of our sister church in Kenya, the Reformed Church in East Africa (RCEA), is still a good friend of us here at Witness Ministry. We […]
Please follow this very inspiring FAST FOR EARTH in lent, and make your life a joyful experience: Fast for the Earth
Ds Stephen Pedro, Predikant in Sinodale Diens (PSD) van die Taakspan Gemeentegetuienis was die afgelope naweek (14 tot 16 Februarie) op besoek aan die Ring van Graaff Reinet. Die besoek het ingesluit gesprekke met die twee voltydse leraars en ‘n werkswinkel met nege van die 13 ringsgemeentes. Hy vertel: “Die werkswinkel, wat deur ongeveer 80 […]
I was completely unaware of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report that was to be released on 8th of August 2019 when I wrote my two previous contributions for VrydagNuus on the need for changing our human diet. The English language calls such synchronized events (without human involvement) serendipity and normally they happen […]
Dr Matiquele and his promotor, Dr Petria Theron from NWU Rev. Manasse Matiquele, the Rector of HEFSIBA ICHE (Institute for Christian Higher Education[http://bit.ly/2Wx4gwh]) in Mozambique, received his Doctorate in Theology from the North West University in Potchefstroom on Friday 24th of May 2019. This was a historic moment as it was the first pastor from […]
MSS (Minister in Synodical Service) Rev. Stephen Pedro visited the Presbytery of Colesberg, URC DEHACOPE from 24-26 May 2019. He says, “The past weekend I visited the Presbytery of Colesberg and took part in the ordination/installation of proponent A. Nyondla as minister for URCSA DEHACOPE (Combination of 4 URC congregations: De Aar, Hanover, Colesberg and […]
On 17 March this year our sister church, the Reformed Church in Africa’s Living Waters Congregation in Cravenby, Cape Town, had the induction service of their new pastor, Rev. Theo Francis. Dr Kobus Odendaal and Rev. Stephen Pedro attended this joyous event on behalf of Witness Ministry. For the past few years this congregation had […]
Dr Kobus van Zyl is once again at his post as lecturer in Old Testament and Homiletic at the Emmanuel Christian College at Yei in South Sudan at the moment. He is also involved at the Imotong Bible School near Torit where he was teaching last year. His friend, Hannes, who is joining him […]
It is great news that our sister church in Malawi, the CCAP (Church in Central Africa Presbyterian [https://bit.ly/2OgFBbZ]) offered a Leadership and Marriage Seminar from 14 to 17 November to the ministers of our sister church in Mozambique, the IRM (Igreja Reformada em Mozambique [https://bit.ly/2NADmuW])Mphatso Synod once again. It took place at Vila Ulóngùe […]
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