Suicide prevention: When hope gets through
September 2021Suicide prevention has never been more important – but how can people receive the support and hope they need if the very topic remains taboo? SAT-7 is one of very few voices speaking out about mental health crisis and suicide in the Middle East. As our channels raise awareness, our Audience Relations teams are supporting and counselling viewers in crisis, […]
Who are Afghanistan’s Christians?
As the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan this August, the focus of international news highlighted vulnerable groups such as women and ethnic minorities, and fears that progress made over the last 20 years in human rights, education and democracy might be reversed. A less well-known area has been the growth of a small indigenous Church of mostly secret believers. […]
WHAT IS GOD DOING IN AFGHANISTAN?
Christians in Afghanistan face an existential threat from the Taliban. Revd Tat Stewart, one of the founders of SAT-7 PARS, recalls when Iranian Christians also feared they would be wiped out, 40 years ago. And yet the years since have proven that “the gates of hell cannot prevail”. He shares how the story of the Iranian Church can give us […]
SAT-7 Lebanon studio broadcasts hope to a country on the edge of collapse
September 2021Life in Lebanon is becoming unbearable for many. SAT-7’s Beirut-based Communications Officer, Maria Al Khoury, shares her experience of the crisis that has engulfed her homeland and how by God’s grace, SAT-7 is continuing to broadcast hope. Lebanon is passing through one of the most complex and tough economic crises in the world. Every area of daily life for Lebanese people is affected, and in […]
An Afghan pastor’s prayers for his country
August 2021How should we pray for Afghanistan as its people face an uncertain future under Taliban rule alongside drought, poverty and a global pandemic? To help us, Afghan church leader Shoaib Ebadi turns to the prayer our Saviour taught us, the Lord’s Prayer. Please pray with us now for Afghanistan. “Our Heavenly Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. We praise You, Lord. You are a […]
SAT-7 supports Afghan Christians in danger from Taliban
August 2021“I came to Christ a year ago. The Kabul situation is dreadful. Please help us! The lives of my eight-year-old daughter and my own are both in danger.” This message from a single father in Afghanistan is typical of the urgent cries for help SAT-7 has received in the last few days as the Taliban seized control of the country. […]
Youth dialogue show offers fresh thinking for the Arab world
August 2021A Way for Tomorrow is a new SAT-7 ARABIC show aimed firmly at the fifthi of the Arab world population who are aged 15-25. This almost 100 million people are the most highly educated age group in the region, the most questioning, and probably the most energetic! So it’s highly appropriate that this 26-part series gives them a voice and […]
Bereaved families share messages of hope from Beirut blast site
August 20215 August 2021 On Lebanon’s National Day of Mourning for the more than 200 victims of the 4 August 2020 explosion, SAT-7 aired a 90-minute programme of faith-filled testimonies from bereaved families, filmed at the site of the blast. Presenter and producer Sirene Semerdjian said, “Today we return here to tell everyone who was hurt that there is hope. To […]