SAT-7 mobilises Arab Christians in prayer for Sudan
February 2022SAT-7 has called on Christians across the Arab world to join in prayer for Sudan by airing prayers for peace from an interdenominational church service in Khartoum. Below: watch clip of Pastor Hafiz Fassaha and of worshipping congregation in Khartoum A week-long series of clips were shared on social media beginning 20 January. This followed street protests on 17 January […]
NEW TV SERIES SHARES A CHRISTIAN VOICE IN TROUBLED TUNISIA
February 2022Christians in Tunisia are sharing the hope they have in Christ through a new SAT-7 programme as their homeland – once energised by the potential for change – faces political crisis and an uncertain future. The Gathering launches at a moment of heightened tension in Tunisia. On 14 January, the eleventh anniversary of Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” uprising, hundreds of demonstrators defied a […]
THE GIFT OF LEARNING FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN
February 2022Two years on from the heart-warming moment a family of five Syrian refugee children received access to learning, SAT-7 continues to work to ensure the most vulnerable children can learn. There was something very special about the visit three young boys paid to this family in Lebanon in late 2019. Mostafa and his two friends, who are all from Syria themselves and had taken […]
Bijan’s prayer: An Iranian boy’s story of faith
January 2022Thirteen-year-old Bijan from Iran recently got in touch with Persian children’s show Hashtag, asking to give his life to Jesus. Here, he shares his story of faith – ending with a beautiful prayer that blessed the whole team… I am thirteen years old, and I started to believe in Jesus about two years ago. My parents have been believers for […]
THE MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING – JANUARY 2022
January 2022From 1 January, the year 2022 has looked very different in contrasting corners of the Middle East and North Africa – from wealthy Gulf nations to countries in crisis like Afghanistan and Yemen. As we look ahead, our Middle East analyst sees some hopeful signs of nations beating swords into ploughshares (Isaiah 2:4), but too few leaders using their power, […]
Worship borne out of suffering
January 2022A SAT-7 series is producing new worship songs for the suffering Iranian Church – written by a martyr’s son in collaboration with Iranian Christian refugees in Turkey. Gilbert Hovsepian was only 17 when his father, Revd Haik Hovsepian Mehr, the President of the Council of Protestant Churches in Iran and a courageous spokesman for freedom of religion, was kidnapped and […]
LOOKING BACK ON 1,000 TURKISH “WORDS OF HOPE”
January 2022SAT-7 TÜRK’s longest-running programme, Words of Hope, has now beamed God’s Word to Turkish speakers more than a thousand times. As SAT-7 marks 15 years of Turkish broadcasts, Words of Hope presenter and pastor Haluk Bilgen reflects on the programme’s years of witness and impact. “In the beginning, I used to worry and wonder, ‘What am I going to share […]
SAT-7 BRINGS CHRISTMAS HOPE TO BELIEVERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
December 2021SAT-7 viewers will enjoy a feast of hope-filled Christmas programmes in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian over the festival period. From broadcasts showing gifts and Bibles being taken to isolated villagers, a Christmas visit to children in an orphanage and support given to impoverished families, to live church services, musical concerts and special episodes of regular talk shows, the joyful message […]