Christian teaching live from Kuwait
May 2019An Evangelical conference in Kuwait, attended by up to 1400 a day and televised on SAT-7, has highlighted the committed Christian presence in the Gulf region. Between 1,200 and 1,400 people attended the three sessions on the person of Christ and what He offers us, and an extra session was added to answer attendees’ questions. All were held and filmed […]
Living proof of God’s faithfulness
SAT-7 discipleship series Follow Me recently introduced viewers to Pastor Elia Maurice. He shared how he has witnessed God’s faithfulness through war, displacement, a kidnapping attempt, and a family tragedy that changed his life forever. On screen, Elia is an unassuming man. One would never suspect his extraordinary life story based on his composure and his assured confidence in the Lord: “God […]
Sudan through the eyes of two servant leaders
April 2019Sudanese Christians Michael and Salah are both teachers and moved to Egypt to study theology. But, amid Sudan’s economic crisis and deep insecurity in Salah’s home region, the two men and their families have stayed on. They shared their concerns for their homeland with SAT-7 Egypt reporter Mary Joseph, spoke of the opportunities to serve in both countries, and explained […]
“Because of SAT-7 KIDS, our daughter loves Jesus!”
April 2019An independent survey has shown that SAT-7’s life-changing impact on families in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now greater than ever. The research, carried out by IPSOS in 2018, revealed that at least 8.6 million viewers watched SAT-7’s ACADEMY-branded education programmes, and showed a growth of 21 per cent in the number of Arab children watching the […]
A new heart for Iranian believers
April 2019It is not long since we celebrated the birth of Jesus and now we are fast approaching Easter. I don’t know about you, but I find that unless I take the time to deliberate on Christ’s work on the cross it is possible that the celebration of Easter may become a mere tradition. It is amazing to dwell on […]
Hearing women’s stories
March 2019When I think of women in my country and in the Arab world, and when I examine myself in hindsight, I feel ashamed at how smug and arrogant I have been. I always felt that discrimination against women was something that happened to other people, not to me, and not to “us.” Belonging to a Coptic Christian family, I […]
Persian language programme remembers the Holocaust
February 2019A commitment to truth and justice and a desire to correct an imbalance in Iranian media lay behind a recent SAT-7 Insiders programme that marked Holocaust Memorial Day. The episode, produced in SAT-7’s UK Persian language studio, featured a report from the Jewish Museum in London and conversation with widely respected Bible teacher and author Arman Roshdi. “As a result of the Holocaust and […]
Faith shines through pain in viewers’ messages
February 2019Many SAT-7 viewers in Iran live with fears of arrest and betrayal in addition to the economic pressures faced by all Iranians. Yet their testimonies to God’s grace and goodness are an inspiration, says Hephzibah, who has translated many of their messages. Seeing the messages sent by SAT-7 PARS viewers is both “heartbreaking” and “inspiring”. So says Hephzibah, a US-based […]