Five-year-old teaches parents to accept others
July 2019Parents, society and the media all influence people’s judgement of others, and by the time we are adults, we have often formed certain opinions about people who are ‘different’ to us. But children often have a fresher perspective – like Lucinda, a young guest on a recent episode of SAT-7 ACADEMY programme Keys to My Kid. “THAT’S HOW GOD CREATED […]
SAT-7 TÜRK news advocates for Christians in Turkey
SAT-7’s Turkish news service, SAT-7 TÜRK HABER, has established itself as a valuable source of news in Turkey. By providing reliable and objective news from across the country, the channel is helping unify and inform Turkish churches and Christians. People in Turkey love watching television and, more than anything else, they love watching the news. However, news about Christians is often […]
SAT-7 calls UK Christians to discover joy alongside Middle East believers
July 2019A bold new campaign being launched by Christian broadcaster SAT-7 next week will invite UK believers to see the Middle East through new eyes. “It’s time to see beyond despair,” says SAT-7 UK Executive Director, Rachel Fadipe. “Conflict, poverty and persecution. These are the words we probably associate with the Middle East. But Christians across the region refuse to bow […]
The Middle East Briefing – July 2019
July 2019Amidst heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf and political standoffs and transitions from Turkey to North Africa, the cause of persecuted Christians was remembered in Iraq and in a UK Foreign Office report. Sudan remained in the headlines as the first mass demonstrations were held since the massacre at a sit-in protest last month. Protesters again took to the streets […]
“When I remember escaping ISIS, all I see is Jesus”
July 2019It is now five years since so-called Islamic State (IS) seized the Iraqi city of Mosul and advanced within an hour of Baghdad. Hundreds of thousands of citizens fled for their lives. Some who escaped as children are now grown up, including Bella and Sareel, two extraordinary, faith-filled 18-year-old girls. SAT-7 met them in Amman, Jordan, where their families eventually […]
Helping women plant seeds of progress
In unequal Middle Eastern societies, women face great barriers to enjoying their human rights. SAT-7 ARABIC recently asked women a vital question: How do they feel about this? Their answers were striking – and inspired by their words, Needle and New Thread is helping viewers bring about change. Violence in the home. Discrimination in job markets. Harassment in the streets. […]
Rosaline’s story: A miraculous healing
June 2019Rosaline, a 13-year-old girl from Sohag, Egypt, was miraculously healed from incurable kidney failure after being prayed for at church and on SAT-7. She and her parents appeared on SAT-7 KIDS programme Family of Jesus to tell their story. A STARK DIAGNOSIS Rosaline was in the late stages of kidney failure, but didn’t yet realise, as her symptoms were initially […]
Kaya’s story: Faith despite family opposition
Kaya*, a SAT-7 TÜRK staff member, testifies about how he developed a strong faith in God at a young age, despite fierce resistance from his family. LOOKING FOR GOD “I don’t come from a Christian background, but I found God when I was twelve years old,” Kaya says. “I grew up with a lot of religious people around me. Faith […]