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PO Box 23632<br />
Claremont 7735<br />
Cape Town<br />
South Africa<br />
<strong>2022</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> 1<br />
www.christianaction.org.za<br />
info@christianaction.org.za<br />
30 YEARS <strong>of</strong> AFRI<strong>CA</strong> CHRISTIAN ACTION<br />
“Who will rise up for Me against the evildoers?<br />
Who will stand up for Me against the workers <strong>of</strong> iniquity?”<br />
Psalm 94:16<br />
Pro-Family Protests<br />
A<strong>CA</strong> initiated the first nationwide<br />
campaign against pornography<br />
in April 1991. The first<br />
anti-pornographic placard demonstration<br />
was held in Pinelands<br />
outside the Beehive (now Kwikspar,<br />
which has continued to remain<br />
family-friendly since then).<br />
A<strong>CA</strong>'s first campaign.<br />
Demonstrating against blasphemy at Nico Malan Theatre, 1991<br />
“Hallowed Be Thy Name”<br />
In February 1991, Africa Christian<br />
Action (A<strong>CA</strong>) was launched. Its<br />
first campaigns were against the<br />
blasphemous Jesus Christ Superstar<br />
play at Nico Malan Theatre (now<br />
the Artscape).<br />
Publications Against the Plague<br />
A<strong>CA</strong> published the first<br />
South African booklet against<br />
pornography in 1991, Finding<br />
Freedom from the Pornography<br />
Plague. This booklet was in such<br />
high demand that it quickly sold<br />
out and we had to continually revise<br />
and reprint it. We also translated<br />
it into Afrikaans. By God’s grace,<br />
since 1991, Christians managed<br />
to persuade over 9,000 shops in<br />
South Africa to no longer stock<br />
pornography. Taryn incorporated<br />
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RESPONDING to RESISTANCE to REFORMATION<br />
Resisting the Call to Action<br />
From the very beginning, as Africa<br />
Christian Action was launched 30<br />
years ago, there were those who<br />
resisted the call to action.<br />
“You Cannot Legislate Morality!”<br />
“You cannot legislate morality!”<br />
insisted many. However, all<br />
legislation enforces some version<br />
<strong>of</strong> morality. Either the state will<br />
exercise the wrath <strong>of</strong> God against<br />
sin, or it will exercise the wrath <strong>of</strong><br />
man against God and His people.<br />
Either legislation protects babies<br />
from the violence and injustice <strong>of</strong><br />
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1995 march to Parliament to protest against the constitutional assembly's plan<br />
to legalise abortion and pornography<br />
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“Salt Shakers”, now “Christian<br />
Action”, protesting against Alan<br />
Boesak's pro-abortion stance, 1992<br />
Pro-family, anti-pornography protest in Tygerberg Mall, 1995<br />
the original Finding Freedom<br />
material into an updated and<br />
greatly expanded book: Porndemic<br />
— How the Pornography Plague<br />
Affects You and What You Can Do<br />
About It.<br />
“Your people will rebuild the<br />
ancient ruins and will raise up the<br />
age-old foundations; you will be<br />
called Repairer <strong>of</strong> Broken Walls,<br />
restorer <strong>of</strong> Streets with Dwellings.”<br />
Isaiah 58:12<br />
The Fight for Life<br />
In 1991, Africa Christian Action<br />
also launched Operation Life<br />
which began with the distribution<br />
<strong>of</strong> 15,000 copies <strong>of</strong> Abortion —<br />
The Facts leaflets (over 400,000<br />
copies have since been printed and<br />
distributed in English, Afrikaans<br />
and Xhosa) and 1,000 copies <strong>of</strong><br />
the book, When Does Life Begin?<br />
39 Other Tough Questions about<br />
Abortion. These books were given<br />
to key doctors, pastors, editors and<br />
government <strong>of</strong>ficials throughout<br />
Southern Africa. This led to the<br />
launch <strong>of</strong> Doctors for Life.<br />
Standing for Life<br />
The first pro-life demonstration<br />
was organised by A<strong>CA</strong> in Cape<br />
Town in February 1992, outside<br />
the Argus newspaper. This was<br />
followed by the first Life Chain in<br />
Southern Africa, in March 1992,<br />
on Main Road, Newlands. Since then, A<strong>CA</strong><br />
has organised numerous country-wide Life<br />
Chains every year. A<strong>CA</strong> has also organised<br />
prayer vigils outside parliament and prolife<br />
placard demonstrations, prayer vigils<br />
and sidewalk counselling outside abortion<br />
clinics and Marches for Life National Day<br />
<strong>of</strong> Repentance funeral processions.<br />
Speaking Up for Those Who<br />
Cannot Speak for Themselves<br />
In 1995, A<strong>CA</strong> published Fight<br />
for Life — A Pro-Life Handbook<br />
for Southern Africa. This<br />
was the first pro-life book to be<br />
published in South Africa and<br />
it was enthusiastically received<br />
country-wide. It is now available<br />
as a free PDF book online.<br />
Over the last 20 years, A<strong>CA</strong><br />
has conducted many thousands<br />
<strong>of</strong> public meetings, radio and<br />
TV programmes, services,<br />
lectures, debates, rallies,<br />
workshops, conferences<br />
and seminars.<br />
Christian Voice protest outside parliament, 1996<br />
March against canned lion hunting<br />
and cruelty to animals, 2014<br />
March to parliament against the secular state's plans to legalise abortion & pornography, 1995<br />
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SABC interview during<br />
Women’s Day protest against<br />
pornography at CNA, 1995<br />
Protest against blasphemous<br />
film “Last Temptation <strong>of</strong><br />
Christ” — Wits, 1993<br />
March Against Blasphemy to SABC in Sea Point, 1998<br />
Interview outside the gates <strong>of</strong> Parliament<br />
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Seminar in the Transvaal<br />
Motivating and Mobilising<br />
Marches to Parliament<br />
A<strong>CA</strong> has organised and<br />
participated in numerous<br />
marches to parliament, which<br />
have mobilised tens <strong>of</strong> thousands<br />
<strong>of</strong> people to stand up and speak<br />
out for the right to life <strong>of</strong> preborn<br />
babies, against the exploitive<br />
industry <strong>of</strong> pornography and for<br />
God to be honoured and obeyed in<br />
our Constitution.<br />
In Opposition to Blasphemy<br />
In 1993, the Directorate <strong>of</strong><br />
Publications granted permission<br />
for the banned blasphemous<br />
and pornographic film The Last<br />
Temptation <strong>of</strong> Christ to be screened<br />
at Wits University. We responded<br />
by taking part in a public debate<br />
and protest action with university<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essors at the theatre. Similar<br />
protests, prayer vigils and literature<br />
outreaches were held at various<br />
Gay Film Festivals and at the<br />
Nico Malan Theatre when the<br />
Protesting the paganisation <strong>of</strong> South Africa, outside Parliament, May 1996<br />
blasphemous play Jesus Christ<br />
Superstar was exhibited.<br />
Evangelism at Escort Agencies<br />
In 1993, A<strong>CA</strong> began a series<br />
<strong>of</strong> prayer vigils, placard<br />
demonstrations and evangelistic<br />
outreaches outside brothels,<br />
disguised as “escort agencies.” At<br />
the first such outreach, several<br />
Christians were actually arrested<br />
“for interfering with business” whilst<br />
praying outside one <strong>of</strong> the brothels!<br />
Soon hundreds <strong>of</strong> Christians were<br />
protesting outside brothels in<br />
Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria,<br />
Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.<br />
Several <strong>of</strong> our protestors, including<br />
myself, were assaulted, but this only<br />
led more people to get involved<br />
in these outreaches. Numerous<br />
“escort agencies” closed in response<br />
to persistent prayer and pressure.<br />
First-Hand on the Ground<br />
Experience<br />
Over the last 30 years, A<strong>CA</strong> has<br />
organised and taken part in many<br />
hundreds <strong>of</strong> protest actions, letterwriting<br />
campaigns and outreaches.<br />
It is from this background <strong>of</strong><br />
extensive on the ground experience<br />
that Make a Difference — A<br />
Christian Action Handbook for<br />
Southern Africa was published.<br />
Confronting Sin in Society<br />
We write from hard experience<br />
having debated abortionists on<br />
radio, at public meetings and in<br />
the streets, confronted pimps<br />
outside brothels, counselled<br />
women outside abortion clinics<br />
and presented expert testimony<br />
to numerous parliamentary<br />
committees. Our Pink Agenda<br />
and The Rise <strong>of</strong> the GayGB and<br />
the Pink Inquisition books made<br />
a national impact, leading to over<br />
one hundred media interviews,<br />
radio and TV programmes and<br />
hearings in government.<br />
Resources for Reformation<br />
The battle-proven arguments and<br />
strategies that the A<strong>CA</strong> team has<br />
accumulated, devised, revised<br />
and refined can be accessed on<br />
the www.ChristianAction.org.za<br />
website, in the Christian Action<br />
magazines, on our Salt and Light<br />
radio programmes and in books<br />
and A<strong>CA</strong> audio visual resources.<br />
You Can Make A Difference<br />
Your prayerful involvement and<br />
practical participation is urgently<br />
needed. Lives are at stake. Precious,<br />
innocent, pre-born babies are<br />
threatened by legalised abortion.<br />
Families, our Faith and the Future<br />
are at risk. You can make a crucial<br />
difference!<br />
“But thanks be to God, who<br />
gives us the victory through our<br />
Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my<br />
beloved brethren, be steadfast,<br />
immovable, always abounding in<br />
the work <strong>of</strong> the Lord, knowing that<br />
your labour is not in vain in the<br />
Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:57–58<br />
Dr. Peter Hammond<br />
Africa Christian Action<br />
PO Box 23632<br />
Claremont 7735<br />
Cape Town South Africa<br />
021-689-4480<br />
info@christianaction.org.za<br />
www.ChristianAction.org.za<br />
1995<br />
Parliament Protest<br />
March to Parliament to protest against the<br />
constitutional assembly’s plan to legalise<br />
abortion and pornography, 1995<br />
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RESPONDING to RESISTANCE to REFORMATION<br />
Great Commission Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, 2000<br />
Biblical Worldview Seminar for members <strong>of</strong> parliament and<br />
city councillors, 1999<br />
School outreach in East London, 2015<br />
abortion, or, as we see happening now, legislation<br />
will be designed to penalise and prosecute medical<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals who are conscientious objectors to<br />
participating in the taking <strong>of</strong> innocent life. It did not<br />
take the “gay rights” advocates long to move from<br />
demands for “toleration”, to approval, to state funding,<br />
to demands for conformity and then criminalising<br />
<strong>of</strong> criticism. The Comprehensive Sexuality Education<br />
(CSE) being forced on schools at this time is an example<br />
<strong>of</strong> how the situation has so drastically deteriorated to<br />
where pornographic child abuse can become state<br />
mandated, not only in government schools, but even<br />
private “independent” schools!<br />
“Christians Should Not be Involved in Politics!”<br />
“Politics is dirty! Christians should not get involved<br />
in politics!” becomes something <strong>of</strong> a self-fulfilled<br />
prophecy as it keeps Christians from being salt and<br />
light in society. When Christians retreat from social<br />
and political concerns, one can expect the situation to<br />
deteriorate even more drastically. Nappies/diapers are<br />
also dirty and therefore need to be changed frequently.<br />
So, it is with political leaders. “Who will rise up for<br />
Me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for Me<br />
against the workers <strong>of</strong> iniquity?” Psalm 94:16<br />
“We Are Living in the Last Days!”<br />
“These are the last days! Everything is meant to get<br />
worse and worse in the end times!” By this logic,<br />
none <strong>of</strong> the actions we have taken to save lives and<br />
clean up local communities over the last three decades<br />
should have been done! For as long as I have been a<br />
Christian, 44 years, people have been proclaiming that<br />
“we are in the last days” and that there wasn’t enough<br />
time to do what was being proposed. In fact, date<br />
setters have been proclaiming this kind <strong>of</strong> message<br />
for more than 170 years. We are to occupy until Jesus<br />
comes, or calls. When Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Martin Luther was<br />
asked what he would do if he knew that the Lord<br />
would return tomorrow, he replied: “I<br />
would plant a tree today!” Occupy until<br />
He comes, or calls. The main thing is to<br />
keep the main thing the main thing. Our<br />
priority is to fulfil the Great Commission<br />
<strong>of</strong> our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.<br />
“Just Preach the Gospel!”<br />
“Just preach the Gospel!” This response<br />
has <strong>of</strong>ten seemed like a convenient excuse<br />
for disobedience to the clear commands <strong>of</strong><br />
Scripture and an excuse for doing nothing.<br />
Do we really believe that Jesus would have<br />
us stand passively by while God-hating pagans<br />
exploit women made in the image <strong>of</strong> God, to degrade<br />
that which God has made to be holy, make public<br />
what God has meant to be private, make common<br />
what God has meant to be special, corrupting young<br />
minds and morals and ruining marriages? “Just<br />
preach the Gospel!” has <strong>of</strong>ten been used as an excuse<br />
to justify laziness or cowardice. Would God have<br />
us stand idly by while a murderer rips the arms and<br />
legs <strong>of</strong>f a baby and crushes its head? “If you faint in<br />
the day <strong>of</strong> adversity, your strength is small. Deliver<br />
those who are drawn toward death and hold back<br />
those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, ‘Surely<br />
we did not know this,’ does not He who weighs the<br />
hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He<br />
not know it? And will He not render to each man<br />
according to his deeds?” Proverbs 24:10–12<br />
Back to the Bible<br />
Which servant <strong>of</strong> God in the Bible limited himself<br />
to “Just preaching the Gospel?” Was Elijah wrong<br />
to confront and expose the pornographic, childsacrificing<br />
prophets <strong>of</strong> Baal? (1 Kings 18). Was John<br />
the Baptist wrong to have publicly confronted the<br />
immorality <strong>of</strong> king Herod? (Matthew 14:3–4). Could<br />
our Lord have been in error when He confronted<br />
the corruption in the Temple? Why did He overturn<br />
the tables and drive out the money-changers (Mark<br />
11:15–16)? Why did our Lord not “just preach the<br />
Gospel!”<br />
Sins <strong>of</strong> Omission<br />
The Parable <strong>of</strong> the Good Samaritan with its “Go and<br />
do likewise” (Luke 10:26–37), the coming Day <strong>of</strong><br />
Judgment when our Lord warned us that we will be<br />
judged on the basis <strong>of</strong> what we did to care for the sick,<br />
feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit prisoners and<br />
welcome strangers (Matthew 25:31–46), confirms that<br />
we are obligated to do far more than “Just preach the<br />
Gospel!” In Matthew 25, our Lord makes it clear that,<br />
on the Day <strong>of</strong> Judgment, we will be judged for sins<br />
<strong>of</strong> omission, for the good things that we failed to do.<br />
True Christianity is Love in Action<br />
In James 1:27, we read that the Biblical definition<br />
<strong>of</strong> true religion before God is: “to look after orphans<br />
Biblical Worldview Summit—Glenvar, 1991<br />
and widows in their distress and to keep ourselves from<br />
being polluted by the world.”<br />
Seek First the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> God<br />
We are called to be “the salt <strong>of</strong> the earth.” Matthew 5:13.<br />
We have been taught to pray: “Our Father in Heaven,<br />
Hallowed be Your Name. Your Kingdom come. Your<br />
will be done on earth as it is in Heaven … ”<br />
Matthew 6:9–10<br />
Love God and Love your Neighbour<br />
It was love for God that motivated us to stand up<br />
against the legalisation <strong>of</strong> blasphemy. It was love<br />
for our neighbour that motivated us to organise<br />
outreaches outside escort agencies and brothels. It<br />
was in obedience to the Scripture: “have no fellowship<br />
with the unfruitful works <strong>of</strong> darkness, but rather<br />
expose them.” Ephesians 5:11, that led us to march to<br />
parliament and protest the legalisation <strong>of</strong> pornography<br />
and attempts to legalise modern-day slavery, human<br />
trafficking and prostitution. “Those from among you<br />
shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the<br />
foundations <strong>of</strong> many generations and you shall be<br />
called the Repairer <strong>of</strong> the Breach, the Restorer <strong>of</strong> Streets<br />
to Dwell In.” Isaiah 58:12<br />
Renewing Minds to Transform Lives<br />
For 30 Years, Africa Christian Action has been<br />
conducting Biblical Worldview Seminars and<br />
Summits in obedience to the command “And do not<br />
be conformed to this world, but be transformed by<br />
the renewing <strong>of</strong> your mind, that you may prove what<br />
is that good and acceptable and perfect will <strong>of</strong> God.”<br />
Romans 12:2<br />
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March For Life<br />
<strong>2022</strong><br />
view our videos on<br />
www.ChristianAction.org.za
The Burning<br />
<strong>of</strong> Parliament<br />
in Cape Town<br />
2 January <strong>2022</strong><br />
The National Assembly (the lower house),<br />
built in the 1980s<br />
“If a fire breaks out and spreads … he who started the fire shall surely make restitution.” Exodus 22:6<br />
The Oldest Parliament in the Southern Hemisphere<br />
• Early Sunday morning, 2 January <strong>2022</strong>, firefighters responded to<br />
a report about smoke coming from parliament—before any fire<br />
alarm had been made from parliament itself!<br />
• The fire had raged for several hours before being reported.<br />
• The fire began on the top floor where ANC MPs have <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />
With many records being destroyed and only hours from the<br />
release <strong>of</strong> the State Capture Inquiry Report, a fire would have<br />
been convenient for those under investigation for corruption.<br />
• There were no security personnel in the building at the time, as<br />
parliament was not willing to pay workers overtime during the<br />
New Year holiday weekend.<br />
• Since 30 July 2015, the Parliamentary Protection Service has<br />
been without a permanent head. The incumbent leader and<br />
deputy were suspended over allegations <strong>of</strong> corruption and<br />
security breaches, one contract ran out during suspension.<br />
• Closed valves prevented the sprinkler system from operating.<br />
• Sprinkler valves, not serviced since 2017, missed a service<br />
scheduled for February 2020.<br />
• Fire doors were latched open.<br />
• Emergency staircases were poorly ventilated.<br />
• The ro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Old Assembly building completely collapsed.<br />
• The main assembly chamber was gutted.<br />
• There were cracks showing in the walls.<br />
• Great damage was caused to the new assembly wing, which<br />
includes the National Assembly Chamber.<br />
• Construction <strong>of</strong> the Cape parliament building began on 12 May<br />
1875. Overcoming setbacks, the building was opened in 1884.<br />
• Suspect, Zandile Christmas Mafe (49), diagnosed as a paranoid<br />
schizophrenic, faces charges including terrorism and arson. A<br />
pre-trial hearing at the High Court is set for 12 August <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
• The small Good Hope Chamber is being used as a stopgap.<br />
• Relocating parliament to Pretoria is being considered, with the<br />
EFF planning to introduce a “Relocation <strong>of</strong> Parliament” Bill.<br />
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Christine and Rob McCafferty protest the City's plan to declare Cape Town “gay capital <strong>of</strong> Africa”, 2001<br />
Home Education<br />
In obedience to “Beware lest anyone cheat you<br />
through philosophy and empty deceit, according to<br />
the tradition <strong>of</strong> men, according to the basic principles<br />
<strong>of</strong> the world and not according to Christ.” Colossians<br />
2:8, we have promoted home education and Christian<br />
textbooks for Independent Christian schools. “The<br />
discerning heart seeks knowledge.” Proverbs 15:14<br />
Redeeming the Time<br />
In obedience to Ephesians 5:15–16 “Be very careful,<br />
then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise,<br />
making the most <strong>of</strong> every opportunity, because the<br />
days are evil,” we have been presenting a regular<br />
weekly radio programme Salt and Light on Radio<br />
Tygerberg, for over 25 years.<br />
Public Protests<br />
In the response to Proverbs 8:1–3 “Does not wisdom<br />
cry out and understanding lift up her voice? She takes<br />
her stand on the top <strong>of</strong> the high hill, beside the way,<br />
where the paths meet. She cries out by the gates, at the<br />
entry <strong>of</strong> the city, at the entrance <strong>of</strong> the doors,” we have<br />
regularly conducted Life Chains, Marches for Life,<br />
Missions in the Malls, mass literature distribution at<br />
traffic lights and National Day <strong>of</strong> Repentance Prayer<br />
Vigils at the gates <strong>of</strong> parliament.<br />
Prayer Vigils<br />
“If My people, who are called by My Name, will<br />
humble themselves and pray and seek My face and<br />
turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from<br />
Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their<br />
land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14, has inspired many rallies and<br />
services at the gates <strong>of</strong> parliament, on the lawn before<br />
Union buildings and outside the High Court.<br />
Salt and Light<br />
“You are the salt <strong>of</strong> the earth … You are the light <strong>of</strong> the<br />
world … Let your light so shine before men, that they<br />
may see your good works and glorify your Father in<br />
Heaven.” Matthew 5:13–16, has inspired the pro-life,<br />
pro-family moral ministry <strong>of</strong> Africa Christian Action<br />
for 30 years.<br />
Watchmen on the Walls<br />
Africa Christian Action has been called to be<br />
watchmen on the walls. “I have set watchmen on your<br />
walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace<br />
day or night. You who make mention <strong>of</strong> the Lord, do<br />
not keep silent,” Isaiah 62:6<br />
Learning from History<br />
“Stand in the ways and see and ask for the old paths,<br />
where the good way is and walk in it; then you will<br />
find rest for your souls … Also, I set watchmen over<br />
you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound <strong>of</strong> the trumpet!’”<br />
Jeremiah 6:16–17. As Nehemiah rallied the people <strong>of</strong><br />
Jerusalem to the sound <strong>of</strong> the trumpet to mobilise to<br />
defend that part <strong>of</strong> the wall under immediate attack,<br />
so A<strong>CA</strong> has used the Christian Action magazine and<br />
E-mail list, the www.ChristianAction.org.za website,<br />
our Salt and Light Radio programme and public<br />
meetings as trumpets to alert and mobilise positive,<br />
practical Christian Action to where it is most urgently<br />
and strategically needed. “So, I sought for a man<br />
among them who would make a wall, and stand in<br />
Stop the traffick, mall outreach, 2019<br />
the gap before Me on behalf <strong>of</strong> the land, that I should<br />
not destroy it … ” Ezekiel 22:30<br />
Persevere in Prayer and Action<br />
Our Lord Jesus taught us that we should “always pray<br />
and not give up.” In the parable <strong>of</strong> the persistent widow,<br />
Jesus taught us that even an unjust judge will give in<br />
and do what is right in response to persistent prayer<br />
and pressure (Luke 18:1–8). We need to continually<br />
ask (pray), seek (strategy) and knock (action). “Also,<br />
I heard the voice <strong>of</strong> the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I<br />
send and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I!<br />
Send me’.” Isaiah 6:8<br />
A Call to Action<br />
If you want to join, or start, a Christian Action<br />
group, contact info@christianaction.org.za and<br />
visit www.ChristianAction.org.za for news, projects<br />
and resources that you can use to educate, enlist<br />
and encourage others in this Biblical movement to<br />
motivate and mobilise the church to be salt and light<br />
in society. “But thanks be to God, who gives us the<br />
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my<br />
beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always<br />
abounding in the work <strong>of</strong> the Lord, knowing that<br />
your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”<br />
1 Corinthians 15:57–58<br />
Dr. Peter Hammond<br />
www.ChristianAction.org.za<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Cape Town<br />
“Salt and Light” programme on Radio Tygerberg, 2015<br />
Rebuilding the Walls<br />
The Book <strong>of</strong> Nehemiah has been an inspiration for<br />
our Project Nehemiah. “ … You see the distress that<br />
we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste and its gates are<br />
burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall <strong>of</strong><br />
Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.”<br />
Nehemiah 2:17. As Nehemiah responded with<br />
intercession, information, involvement, investment<br />
and implementation, we seek to provide research<br />
and direction so that our people can be informed,<br />
interceding, involved, investing and implementing,<br />
applying the Lordship <strong>of</strong> Christ to all areas <strong>of</strong> life.<br />
“When the enemy comes in<br />
like a flood, The Spirit <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Lord will lift up a standard<br />
against him.”<br />
Isaiah 59:19<br />
On top <strong>of</strong> Table Mountain<br />
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Upcoming Events<br />
9 Aug <strong>2022</strong> Women’s Day Outreaches (Missions in the Mall)<br />
11 Aug <strong>2022</strong> Sakeliga KragDag<br />
Sept <strong>2022</strong><br />
CLB Home Education—African History<br />
2 Oct <strong>2022</strong> International Life Chain Sunday<br />
Biblical Worldview Summit <strong>2022</strong><br />
29 Oct <strong>2022</strong> Home Education Fair and Variety Concert<br />
30 Oct <strong>2022</strong> Reformation Sunday<br />
31 Oct <strong>2022</strong> Reformation Day <strong>2022</strong><br />
6 Nov <strong>2022</strong> Rhodesia Remembrance Sunday Service<br />
11 Nov <strong>2022</strong> Remembrance Day<br />
13 Nov <strong>2022</strong> International Day <strong>of</strong> Prayer for the Persecuted<br />
5–13 Jan 2023 Biblical Worldview Summit 2023<br />
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Please use your name as the reference, and<br />
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