Murat From Turkey
February 2016‘Words of Hope’ is a short devotional programme broadcast on SAT-7 TÜRK. After watching the programme Murat emailed SAT-7 to say: Last night I watched the ‘Words of Hope’ programme. What the host read from the Bible really affected me. My system of belief—the way I’ve been burdened all my life with living under punishment because of how religion was […]
Sam From Iran
Former athlete Sam turned to drugs to numb the emptiness he felt. Until Bible quotes given to him during rehab set his life on a completely new course. Sam is a 33-year-old man living with his wife and young daughter in Iran. In his adolescent years and through most of his 20s he was an athlete and quite successful. He […]
Ravi From Iran
A life-changing cab ride In an unusual series of events, the Lord has used SAT-7, a dream, and a cab ride to guide one man to a church in his hometown. Like millions across the globe, Ravi* was spending the evening at home in Iran watching satellite TV. He came across SAT-7 PARS while channel surfing. The programme talked about […]
The Briefing – February 2016
February 2016“War-war” continued apace in Syria as “jaw-jaw” in Geneva was put on hold. Meanwhile, excitement in Tehran contrasted with a sombre mood in Cairo on the fifth anniversary of Egypt’s revolution. News from the region A new series of meetings in Geneva that had brought most parties fighting in Syria to the negotiating table was suspended on Wednesday (3 February) […]
Life on the edge – with Syrian refugees in Lebanon
February 2016More than two-thirds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations study released in December. In the second of three articles, Lindsay Shaw from SAT-7 UK, describes visiting refugees in Zahle, Lebanon, where he saw their precarious existence on the margins of a society where 1 in 4 people is now a refugee. […]
Update on SAT-7 Egypt for Your Prayers
January 2016BREAKING NEWS Yesterday afternoon we heard the wonderful news that all the equipment confiscated by the authorities in October from our Egypt Office was returned. We know many people worldwide have been praying for this moment and for the staff in Egypt. Thank you for all your support in prayer during this difficult period. Please join us and the Arabic […]
Christians in Lebanon: living near a volcano
January 2016Beirut National Evangelical Church pastor Revd Dr Habib Badr tells Wazala why he sees “quality Christian presence” as the key to future peace and inclusion in a fragile and volatile country. A wall of coiled razor wire stands guard over the entrance to Evangelical Church Road in Central Beirut. It’s there not to protect the church but to control access […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia: piety or politics?
What is driving the growing tensions between these two major Gulf powers and what part does religion play? Simon Mabon brings some clarity. The execution by Saudi Arabia of the prominent Shi’a cleric Nimr al-Nimr on the 2nd January, along with the 46 others found guilty of terrorism by a Saudi court, has seen the already tense relationship between the […]