HELPING ALGERIAN CHRISTIANS ADAPT AFTER CHURCH CLOSURES
October 2024When the largest of Algeria’s Protestant churches was closed by the authorities five years ago, the senior pastor made a moving and powerful statement: “You can seal our churches – but not our hearts”. His words have proved true since then as believers have persevered in faith and continued to serve. The Full Gospel Church of Tizi Ouzou was sealed […]
LEBANESE CHRISTIANS: LIFE IN THE WAR ZONE
October 2024“We love our land and are deeply attached to it,” a church leader from a Christian village in southern Lebanon told SAT-7. He, like many believers, are staying put in areas directly impacted by the bombings. The words of Father Tony from Rmeish on SAT-7 ARABIC’s You Are Not Alone programme were echoed by a man from another Christian village […]
Emergency Country Briefing: Lebanon
October 2024With tensions remaining high in the region and air strikes and ground operations impacting thousands of Lebanese families, we’ve released an Emergency Country Briefing looking at Lebanon in more detail. We’ll look at how Christians are responding to the unfolding situation and hear from one of SAT-7’s directors in Lebanon, Sarah Soueidy, about how the team are keeping faith and […]
SUPPORT FOR VIEWERS IN LEBANON DURING WEEK OF BOMBINGS
October 2024As Lebanon experiences its worst violence in almost 20 years, SAT-7’s studio in Beirut is continuing to broadcast programmes offering comfort and support to people shaken by this week’s devastating airstrikes. Nearly 800 people have been killed and thousands injured in the bombings since Monday (23 September). And tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes […]
CALL TO PRAYER FROM SAT-7 LEBANON
September 2024As Lebanon continues to face uncertainty about what will happen to its people across the country, SAT-7’s Beirut studio calls for prayers that the situation will de-escalate and their country will be protected from being dragged into war. “Yesterday, we witnessed the worst violence in Lebanon for the last 20 years. Almost 500 people were killed, and more than 1,000 […]
A VOICE FOR SILENCED WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN
September 2024As new Taliban rules ban Afghan women from making their voices heard in public, a Christian Afghan girl has shared a powerful song of protest and a prayer for freedom. Nazyla*, who now lives in Tajikistan, has added her voice to the growing number of Afghan girls and women around the world who are bravely speaking out against the decree […]
MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING SEPTEMBER 2024
September 2024A lot has happened in the Israel-Hamas war over the last two months, though a ceasefire expected since May has yet to emerge. As the one-year anniversary of the current conflict rapidly approaches, the suffering continues with no foreseeable end – and people in the wider region, particularly in Lebanon, live under the constant threat of further escalation. Churches appeal […]
RESTORING HOPE IN AFGHANISTAN THROUGH EDUCATION
September 2024Nearly three years after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, the children of the troubled nation are embroiled in an education crisis. In response, SAT-7’s Persian channel is making a Dari-language educational TV program to help Afghan children learn to read and write, giving them “hope for the future”. NO SCHOOL, NO HOPE? “Unfortunately, there are so many children in Afghanistan […]