When Greece’s largest migrant camp burnt down on 9 September, recently converted Afghan and Iranian Christians in the camp used their own money to buy and distribute emergency provisions. Yaser, an Afghan Christian who regularly visited the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, told SAT-7 programme Secret of Life how the new believers prepared and took food to those […]
THE BRIEFING – SEPTEMBER 2020
Parts of the region are seeing welcome signs of peace this month, even as Lebanon struggled to pick itself up from a massive disaster in its capital. August’s explosion at the port in Beirut inflicted unprecedented damage across the Lebanese capital and wrecked its main export and import hub. Over 200 people died, thousands were injured and an estimated 300,000 […]
“Syria needs Christians”
Syria desperately needs its Christian community, but they must be active in witness and service wherever they have opportunity. In a one-hour interview for SAT-7, Revd Joseph Kassab, President of the Supreme Council of Evangelical Churches of Syria and Lebanon, appealed to Syrian believers to remain in their homeland as a “sign of hope” despite their falling numbers. Revd Kassab was speaking as Syria, already ravaged by nine years of war, is now battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2011 Syria’s estimated Christian population […]
SAT-7 OFFERS VITAL LEARNING WHEN THERE IS NO “BACK TO SCHOOL”
While UK schools reported some 80 to 100 per cent of pupils returning to the classroom last week1, SAT-7 is prioritising the 15 million children in the Middle East and North Africa who are denied schooling by poverty, displacement or conflict. COVID-19 in the region has pushed even more people into poverty, putting more children at risk of losing out […]
SAT-7 STANDS WITH BEIRUT ON SCREEN AND ON THE STREETS
As Beirut continues to contend with the aftermath of last month’s explosion, SAT-7 ARABIC and SAT-7 KIDS has come alongside those suffering – both with programmes offering spiritual and mental health support, and with on-the-ground initiatives that make God’s love visible on the streets. “We thank you for your prayers, and we so appreciate them,” says Mirna Adaymi, SAT-7 ARABIC’s […]
COMFORT FOR BEIRUT’S CHILDREN
As the shock of the Beirut explosion sinks in, SAT-7 KIDS provides a safe place for children to express their emotions. On Allo Marianne, children in Lebanon call in live while a children’s mental health coach guides them on how to cope and their peers from across the Middle East and North Africa lift them up in prayer. “My legs trembled after […]
MUSIC AND TESTIMONIES RISE FROM THE BEIRUT RUBBLE
As the dust settled from the explosion that ravaged Beirut, stories of resilience, heroism, and faith flowed from the city. On the SAT-7 ARABIC programme You Are Not Alone, viewers heard from the nurse who rescued three premature babies from a destroyed neonatal unit, from the “piano lady” who played on amid the chaos, and from a grieving man who clings to his Christian […]
The youth of Beirut – a lesson in resilience
In the aftermath of Beirut’s devastating explosion, many residents hit rock bottom, feeling defeated and hopeless. Juliana Sfeir, SAT-7 ACADEMY Brand Manager, shares how she was one of them – until she witnessed the response of the youth of Beirut, whose resilience and unity filled her with hope once again. “The future lies in the hands of these resilient young […]
SAT-7 calls for prayers as massive explosion rocks Beirut Port, Lebanon
5 August 2020 A massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut early Tuesday evening, 4 August 2020, has left an estimated 4,000 wounded, at least 100 dead, and caused extensive damage to the heart of the city. SAT-7 has its largest television production studio in Beirut – around 10km from the blast site – with around 70 employees and freelance […]
“STOP THESE MURDERS!” SAT-7 PRESENTER URGES ACTION AFTER LATEST FEMICIDE IN TURKEY
A SAT-7 women’s show host has made an impassioned call to Turkish authorities to protect women amid widespread outrage over the murder of a 27-year-old student. The discovery on 21 July of the body of Pinar Gültekin and gruesome details of how her alleged killer tried to dispose of it have provoked fury in a country that, since 2017, has […]