JOY Magazine

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Our Western society throws many challenges at us, but these are nothing like what the persecuted Church experiences, or even ordinary citizens in closed and communist nations. There are so many brothers and sisters in Christ who are struggling with l

• The Hebrew words used for Tabernacle, âohel and âmishkan, simply mean âtent. • The Israelites brought so many o erings to construct the Tabernacle that Moses had to tell them to stop giving (Ex 36:2-7). • The Levites could not serve in the Tabe

Your words reflect what you believe about your future. Just to see how it feels, for the next 24 hours try to refrain from saying anything bad about anyone or anything. “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the differenc

A few months ago for father’s day, our church did an amazing thing – they encouraged all the children to make short videos explaining why they value and love their dads, and the videos were then played during the service. It was a very emotional time

It’s not a flashy concept or an especially attractive idea. It doesn’t turn heads or grab headlines. When one thinks of self-control, perhaps what first comes to mind is rules, disciplines, and the prohibition of carnal desires – such as dieting or s

“This month we will be holding evangelism Conferences in two Ethiopian towns with very small born-again populations: one with less than 3% of its inhabitants and the other around 6%. We go to empower the believers for red-hot evangelism, with signs a

The 24th September is Heritage Day, a day when South Africans celebrate the diversity and wealth of our cultures and traditions as the “Rainbow Nation”. Amid all our diversity, one thing that unites us is the South African Constitution –the foundatio

Many years ago I met a missionary in Hong Kong. He had a razor-sharp mind and a tender heart. I immediately knew I wanted to learn from him. His home was filled with books. While we were talking, he walked over to a bookcase, pulled out a thin paperb

We are so excited to be sharing these Mission Reports from the campaign field in Jinja, Uganda. That’s where we were recently for the CfaN Partnership Campaign with Bootcamp graduate Evangelist Randy Roberts. 100,000 people gathered on the final nigh

Ferial Jamil Labbad (52) found her inner peace through an Open Doors Centre of Hope in Syria. The discipleship group of women who study the Bible together and share about their lives with each other, helps her to grow in her faith after she was displ

A superfood is a food source that contains higher-than-average nutritional content such as minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, proteins, and essential oils. These foods are considered to be especially beneficial for overall health and wellbeing. It has

Teenagers living in disadvantaged areas are at risk of achieving poor results at school. Subsequently, school dropout rates in South Africa are high, resulting in young people seldom achieving their future dreams. After school programmes, which suppo

There is nothing as upsetting as receiving an astronomical water bill due to a hidden leak. Karel Vermeulen not only offers a solution with Find My Leak, but also a Kingdom-focused franchise for investors. Karel is a natural entrepreneur and though h

There is a general hunger and cry for revival amongst believers in this time. In Psalm 85:6 the psalmist writes, “Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?” Revive us again – oh Lord, revive the broken; revive all that has be

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