Breakthrough at the eleventh hour
July 2020 With war coming ever closer to their home in Syria, Revd Wael Haddad and his wife, Maram Nafe Tahhan, turned to God for guidance and began seeking to migrate to the Gulf. But every door they tried suddenly closed, until God intervened at the eleventh hour. Wael and Maram told their story on a special edition of the SAT-7 […]
Why should Christians care about Turkey?
June 2020A Turkish believer spotlights Turkey’s rich biblical history, the challenges faced by its present-day Church, and the fight for the soul of this influential country. Today’s Turkey is the host of some 2000 years of biblical and Church history. Most of its visitors and even its citizens, could be forgiven for not realising how central its land has been in […]
Being a People of Hope
Christians have a critical role in crisis-hit societies, senior Middle Eastern Church leaders tell SAT-7. WATCH NOW: Rita’s interview with Archbishop Angaelos “Dare to Believe” was the title of SAT-7’s Network conference for international partners and supporters that was planned for March this year. The event had to be cancelled because of Covid-19, but SAT-7 CEO Rita El-Mounayer recently […]
“With You” in the Pandemic
May 2020“We are with you in this.” This is the message that all SAT-7’s channels are sharing with their 25 million viewers as they face the pressures of income loss, health risks and life under lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Existing and many new shows and a wealth of online content are tackling the issues raised by the pandemic to […]
SAT-7 Answers Questions Turks Are Starting To Ask
The Covid-19 pandemic is prompting many in Turkey to question and reassess their values and beliefs, says Cem Erçin, Pastor of Istanbul Immanuel Protestant Church. And increasing numbers are turning to SAT-7’s Turkish channel for answers. Away from his pulpit, Cem Erçin is also a gifted presenter on SAT-7 TÜRK. Here he is the host of Essence of the Gospel and co-host of […]
Youth revival in Tehran
April 2020With the US embassy siege in Tehran still hanging over them and at a time of food shortages and fear, Americans Tat Stewart and his wife set off to lead a major Christian youth conference in the north of the city in the summer of 1980. In the second of two blogs, Revd Tat Stewart recalls the astonishing move of […]
Eyewitness to the Iranian “Great Awakening”
March 2020Five months after the 1979 revolution that a Shia Islamic government, Tat Stewart arrived to pastor a community church in Tehran. What he had never expected to see was the remarkable move of God’s Spirit among Iranian people that began in those days of turmoil and continues still today in a Church that is largely underground. In 1978, over 55,000 […]
“Struggle and sacrifice” – being a woman in modern-day Turkey
March 2020What does it mean to be a woman in a conservative, male-dominated society like Turkey? The latest episode of SAT-7 TÜRK talk show Turning Point took this as the focus in the week that marks International Women’s Day (8 March). The topic is a vital one in a nation that in 2018 was ranked 130 among 145 countries for gender […]