‌Being a minister in Guyana is challenging because you have to be so many things all at the same time. Not only a preacher and a counsellor, but also a teacher and a builder and you have to know your way around boats. The congregations in Wakapau and Akawini in Guyana, on the northern coast of South America, built their own churches.

Dominique Makindu survived an armed ambush, was arrested and thrown in prison, and later died on the way to a divine service. The Apostle’s life was fraught with danger. Thirty years ago today, 4 September, he received the Apostle ministry.

Some drugs are socially acceptable. And yet, there are poisons and side effects that can destroy the body. The second part of the video series “Addiction Talk” deals with the damage that drugs do.

It was certainly easy enough to find friends. Around 1,000 young people from all over America, Australia, and Southern Germany came together at the beginning of August—to learn how to shine and to spread their light together.

“Even in the darkest of times, you can always be sure that our God is at your side.” This certainty is something that the congregations of Venezuela would like to share with their brethren in faith all around the world—here are some glimpses into their circumstances of life.

It was certainly easy enough to find friends. Around 1,000 young people from all over America, Australia, and Southern Germany came together at the beginning of August—to learn how to shine and to spread their light together.

It all started at the end of the 1970s, when ministers from Zambia, the USA, Germany, and Kenya came to Tanzania to bring the New Apostolic faith to the African nation. This weekend, the Chief Apostle will be visiting a country with more than a quarter million Church members.

“Addiction talk” is the name of a series of videos produced by Masakhe Foundation, the aid organisation of the New Apostolic Church Southern Africa. The first episode shows that addiction is not only caused by typical drugs.

Karl Hartmann had to move, and God was already there. This was something He often experienced. Instead of sitting back and enjoying congregational life, he put his shoulder to the wheel and became involved. One hundred years ago today, he became a District Apostle.

Donations in kind, activities, or a move to the other side of the world can make a difference. Brothers and sisters in Africa and Europe have just made this experience.

At first he seems aloof and almost a little gruff. But his heart is huge, and even bigger than he is. This weekend will see the retirement of a remarkable man, and not just from a physical point of view: District Apostle Rainer Storck.

Music can help us heal: this was the focus of a joint project in a children’s home north of the Arctic Circle. The participants came from Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and Greenland.

“What are you standing there staring into space?” That was the question to the sky-gazing disciples, and it could have been taken as a gentle rebuke. It was followed by the exhortation: “Don’t just stand there. Get on with it.” Here is why Ascension is more topical than ever.

He was one of the greatest in the history of the New Apostolic Church. But sometimes greatness harbours danger. If he had lived, he would be 120 years old now: District Apostle Gottfried Rockenfelder.

He practically stumbled into the New Apostolic Church. And from then on, he was eager to work for his church: we are talking about District Apostle Otto Steinweg, who would have turned 160 on 26 April.

“A man through whom God could bless His people,” is how Chief Apostle Urwyler described him. On 18 April, District Apostle Willi Wintermantel would have celebrated his 120th birthday. Here is his life story describing his attributes.

She had never been there before, but she was drawn to it: Irene Berger-Chreim was born and grew up in Uruguay, but wanted to go to Germany, the country of her ancestors. She emigrated and God was with her.

Prayer works. This is something that both children and adults experience. It even works when we pray for others who have a problem that God can help with. Here are a few tips, and not just for children.