“Suddenly, a light appeared…” For one believer in Iran, this was the moment that changed everything. Alone in a dark room, Yazdan was desperately praying for hope, help, peace. “An hour passed,” he said. “Then suddenly a light appeared. It illuminated the dark room for a whole minute. I couldn’t sleep from joy!” Yazdan’s experience echoes another night: a hillside […]
The silence of men in the Middle East and North Africa
As International Men’s Day approaches, messages to SAT-7 reveal the unseen emotional and spiritual battles faced by men across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Middle Eastern men are raised to stay strong: to shoulder responsibility, to endure, to provide. But in a region marked by economic strain and shifting traditions, that strength often hides silent battles: depression, guilt, […]
SAT-7: The Church without walls
For countless viewers across the Middle East and North Africa, faith is a solitary, dangerous road. Some are physically cut off from other Christians; others sit in busy cities yet feel emotionally alone in their walk with God. Many are persecuted simply for their beliefs. In places where leaving the majority faith can cost freedom, work or safety, SAT-7’s ministry […]
A heavenly hero: how God turned my childhood pain into purpose
By Andrea El-Mounayer, SAT-7 KIDS Channel Manager Sometimes I wonder how I made it through. A little girl, growing up in Lebanon’s civil war, holding on to a dream, a hope, a future, blurred by the sounds of gunfire and the weight of hatred. I grew up in a Christian family in Lebanon in the 1970s. My mum passed away […]
“I’m not a superhero” says Gaza church leader amid strikes and starvation
The leader of Gaza’s Holy Family Church has told SAT-7 that he is “not a superhero” for staying by his congregation’s side following a deadly strike on the building and a mounting famine crisis in the territory. Father Gabriel Romanelli, who is Argentinian, spoke to SAT-7 ARABIC’s You Are Not Alone programme after the Holy Family Church was hit on […]
Urgent prayer needed for Afghan Christians facing forced return
SAT-7 has received an urgent plea from a group of Afghan Christians who are facing the threat of forced return to Afghanistan from Tajikistan where they had sought refuge from danger. The message described the threat as a return “to the very mouth of death”, and called on churches around the world to pray for them and “be our voice”. […]
Middle East Briefing: Churches under attack
The whole Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been on high alert in the last few weeks. Suffering continues in the Holy Land as Gaza’s only Catholic church was bombed last week, and a suicide bombing in a Damascus church has sent shockwaves through Syria’s minority Christian community. And despite a fragile ceasefire, tension remains high after the […]
Silenced voices share the gospel in Afghanistan
As restrictions on women’s rights and religious freedom intensify in Afghanistan, an innovative social media programme is giving a platform to silenced voices and offering an “encounter with Jesus” to a people in desperate need of peace. Church4Afghanistan, which launched in 2022, is now in its third season, attracting over 200,000 views to its live weekly broadcast on Facebook and […]
Call to pray for region reeling from conflicts and attacks
SAT-7’s Arabic channel is calling Christians across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to come together for an evening of prayer and worship in response to conflicts across the region and Sunday’s devastating attack on a church in Syria. Our Hope is You will take place tomorrow evening (26 June) on SAT-7 ARABIC, broadcasting live from the channel’s studios […]
SAT-7’s Persian channel reaches out to support viewers in Iran after air strikes
SAT-7’s Persian channel is supporting distressed viewers in Iran following a wave of air strikes on the country overnight. SAT-7 PARS went live this morning (13 June) with a special episode of Mirror to give viewers the opportunity to share their feelings and prayer requests. One female caller said: “We truly appreciate your connection with us and are grateful for […]