Where there is prayer, there is hope for things to change. This is why it’s so encouraging that SAT-7 staff are able to pray regularly with and for viewers. “How beautiful and heart-warming is prayer – it renews the heart and connects us with our Heavenly Father,” Dalir from Afghanistan shares. “I pray and ask the Father to take hold […]
A vision of Jesus
Ashraf, who leads SAT-7 PARS’ viewer support team, received this inspiring testimony from Zhaleh, a mother and SAT-7 viewer living in Iran. “Dear sister, when I received the Bible you sent me, my husband was very angry with me,” she began. “I was very upset. I cried and I went to bed and as I laid my head on my […]
Heart cry in Morocco
“I desire to repent and have a relationship with God.” Khaleel, a 24-year-old man from Morocco, opened his heart to SAT-7’s viewer support team through the Free Souls Facebook page. His comments kickstarted a long conversation about God’s love, redemption, and the relationship we can have with Him. “I have come to realise that Jesus is God’s Word to save […]
Sudan Christians tell SAT-7 of desperate situation in Khartoum
Sudanese Christians living in areas of Khartoum have painted a desperate picture of life caught between warring armies, with one pastor saying the worsening situation means leaving might be his only option. Since 15 April when fighting erupted between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias, live programmes on SAT-7’s Arabic channel have been responding to the crisis […]
Middle East Briefing – April 2023
Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa have been celebrating the unchanging message of Easter this month against a backdrop of changing political tides and economic and environmental pressures. One of the largest displays of the region’s Christian presence was in the Nineveh plain of Iraq. There, tens of thousands processed through palm-decorated streets in the Christian town […]
Enabling youth in Egypt
SAT-7 has launched a new project designed to equip and encourage young people in Egypt to invest themselves in their local communities and wider society and to promote the social conditions that will enhance their freedoms. The five-year project, Youth for an Enabling Society (YES), will focus on developing social cohesion among youth aged 18-24, and between them and the rest of […]
SAT-7 television for Holy Week
Easter is public in a few corners of the Middle East, but for most SAT-7’s Easter schedule offers a vital way for them to journey in faith and understanding to the cross and empty tomb Palm Sunday processions filled the streets to overflowing last weekend in some parts of the Middle East – from the old city of Jerusalem, where […]
RAMPING UP SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN VIEWERS
Government restrictions continued to tighten in Afghanistan last year, making life even harder for everyone, especially Afghan women and girls. In November, Taliban authorities closed parks and universities to women and even barred female aid workers from the essential work they do. Meanwhile, SAT-7 has worked hard to increase its programming for its many devoted Afghan viewers, inside and outside […]
Practical faith for Afghans living under pressure
Finland-based Afghan Christian leader Miragha Sediqi was a “truth seeker” for many years. He shares his own journey to Christ and explains why a series of programmes he has recorded on the Book of James is an ideal tool to build the faith of Afghans living under the Taliban. The first time that Afghan-born Miragha Sediqi knocked on the door […]
THE CHURCH AT WORK IN THE EARTHQUAKE ZONE
In the aftermath of February’s devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, Turkish Christians have been showing God’s love to survivors of the catastrophe. One moving example are the members of İzmir Işık (Lighthouse) Church in the west of Türkiye, who drove 14 hours east to cook meals, distribute clothes, and spend time with those impacted by the earthquakes in Antakya. […]