THE FACE OF JESUS IN A TURKISH PRISON
April 2024Deniz Carey, a Turkish pastor and SAT-7 UK Ambassador, recently sat down with us to share her powerful faith journey and the challenges and persecution she experienced in Türkiye for her beliefs. As introductions to Jesus go, Deniz Carey’s may be one of the most dramatic. Soon after finishing university in her native Türkiye, Deniz was kidnapped for ransom and […]
PRISON BREAKTHROUGH FOR KURDISH MAN IN JOURNEY TO FAITH
April 2024“They put me in a 90×90 cm cell. Out of six months in prison, I spent 55 days in solitary confinement. I regard them as the best days of my life because in this place I was comforted and knew the Lord.” Pastor Nihad Hassan, a Kurdish man from Syria, had a long journey of coming to faith in Christ, […]
HOW THE CROSS CHANGED AN IRANIAN WOMAN’S LIFE
March 2024There is a story that has matchless power to touch hearts and change lives. When Leyla, a woman from Iran, first encountered the cross of Christ at the age of 15, it was a deeply emotional experience that altered the trajectory of her whole life. She shared her powerful testimony on popular SAT-7 PARS programme Signal. Surprisingly, Leyla first heard […]
Man from Nazareth who hated God finds faith
February 2024“I hate God and will do until the day I see Him.” By the end of last year, Fahad* from Nazareth had seen enough. His mind was made up: God was an evil being who “turns a blind eye to injustices and does nothing in response to people being crushed”. He was certain he could not be convinced otherwise. Content […]
Iraqi women’s stories of faith and strength in adversity
February 2024Women from Iraq have shared powerful stories of faith and strength in the face of adversity as part of two special SAT-7 documentaries that highlighted the resilience of the Church in a country blighted by conflict and instability. The stories reveal the impact of war and persecution on women in particular as they seek to care for their families, but […]
Dalir’s story: Growing faith in Afghanistan
January 2024Dalir* is a new Christian from Afghanistan living under the rule of the Taliban. “Beloved of the Lord, we would be grateful for any advice you can give us,” he told the SAT-7 PARS viewer support team. “We have only been in the family of believers for two years and I give thanks to our heavenly Father that He touched […]
Missing But Alive: Following a persecuted Saviour
November 2023By Aysha, a writer and film-maker from the Middle East, who was forced to leave her home country after she came to faith in Christ. She now lives in the UK, where she works with SAT-7 and other Christian networks on various communications projects. Jesus’ ministry was marked by persecution, culminating darkly in His crucifixion. On the morning of the […]
GREAT FAITH AMIDST BRUTAL PERSECUTION IN IRAN
October 2023The presenters of SAT-7 PARS programme New Identity recently had the honour of interviewing Iranian believer Bita Rezaei, whose remarkable story of faith is challenging, inspiring, and heart-wrenching in equal measure. Bita’s story starts with a small seed. “The Lord planted [in me] the desire to serve in children’s centres and old people’s homes… Initially, I worked at a state-funded […]