Ecology

Die onlangse vuur wat oor Ontongskop, Tulbagh, gewoed het.   As ‘n dreigende krisis opdaag, spekuleer ‘n mens nie meer daaroor nie, want dan is die tyd vir spekulasie verby. Dan is die fokus daarop om deur die krisis te kom. Die tyd vir kibbel oor of klimaatsverandering ‘n werklikheid is, is verby. Dit is […]

Vanjaar word Aarde-uur op 23 Maart 2024 vanaf 20:30 tot 21:30 gevier. Dit is in 2007 deur die WWF (Word Wildlife Fund) geïnisieer en word op die laaste Saterdag in Maart gevier. Vanjaar vind dit egter ‘n week vroeër plaas omdat 30 Maart in Paasnaweek val. Ons vier dit deur vir ‘n uur lank, van […]

On Wednesday 1 November 2023, Witness Ministry’s AGM was privileged to have had Rev. Shaun Cozett as one of our guest speakers. He presented to us an introduction to climate change. Rev. Cozett is the rector of St Paul’s Breë Street in the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town, where he also serves as the coordinator […]

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Shaneeze Dilgee (URCSA Lavender Hill) and Frikkie Marais (DRC Napier) on board of our Green Team. May you enjoy the energy and enthusiasm of our team and may the Lord use our input in various ways to help people to think GREEN and help to preserve our […]

Earth Day is a movement that is more than 50 years old and first started in 1970. The mission of Earth Day is to champion diversity, educate people and activate a worldwide environmental movement. At the moment it is the world’s biggest environmental movement working together with more than 75 000 partners in more than […]

CLF (https://clf.co.za/) included this important opinion piece on ecology, written by Elise Tempelhoff, in their series on “Pastoral Tools for the Covid-19 time” (see https://clf.co.za/christian-resources/) – a must-read. Elise is a renowned environmental specialist journalist. The CLF-Elise Tempelhoff Prize for Ecology, as part of the prestigious Andrew Murray Prize Fund, carries her name. The 2020 […]

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 […]

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