Viewer responses shape new series of women’s show
April 2016Popular women’s chat show Needle and Thread is back for a new series. And thanks to viewer interactions over three years on air, the team is better equipped to meet their needs and point women “upward to God, the inspirer of change”. It is one of a number of live programmes from SAT-7’s Egypt studio that has been able to […]
Record numbers celebrate at SAT-7 conference
April 2016350 people gathered to commemorate SAT-7’s 20th anniversary at the organisation’s annual conference, Network 2016. Network 2016, held in Nicosia, Cyprus from 6-8 April, celebrated how God has used satellite TV to bring hope and love into the homes of millions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past 20 years. International supporters and official partners, church […]
The Briefing – April 2016
April 2016Under pressure in Syria and Iraq, so-called Islamic State increased attacks abroad while churches in Turkey were on high alert after nationwide terror warnings. News from the region Syria Syrian citizens in many areas enjoyed some respite from violence after a ceasefire between government and non-jihadist groups began (27 February) and was mostly observed. A significant development in the ongoing […]
Live programmes resume after censorship action resolved
April 2016Popular live programmes from Egypt are returning to screen this month after a six-month hiatus following the seizure of SAT-7 equipment by the country’s censorship police in October. It was an extremely difficult period for SAT-7’s staff in Egypt as their production activities were severely limited and there was great uncertainty about the future of the studio. But now that […]
Anita writes
April 2016We had this email from Anita*, an Iranian now living in Malaysia. “My sister came to Christ five years ago. However her husband and family didn’t know about it. She started to watch the SAT-7 PARS (Farsi language) channel, but after a while her husband became suspicious. He deleted all Christian channels from satellite. “I was worried for my sister […]
Finding God with the refugee
April 2016When Lindsay Shaw visited a church in a Middle East city suburb he found local Christians and newly arrived refugees both encountering God in new ways As the taxi sped me to the church, I was thinking of two things. One was the information that large numbers of Syrian refugees had been welcomed and were attending this church. The other […]
Damascus Easter Celebration gives voice to children displaced by war
March 2016Syrian children – internally displaced by war – voiced their hopes and their faith in God in a special SAT-7 Easter programme from Damascus on Maunday Thursday (24 March). A commissioned TV crew followed some 300 children from different religious backgrounds as they participated in a fun-packed day of activities, learning and Easter praise at the Jesus Light of the […]
"Rare and wonderful" opportunity for Algerian choir
March 2016An Algerian choir travelled to Lebanon to take part in a special SAT-7 Easter production, described by one of the members as a “rare and wonderful” opportunity to glorify God. The choir, which belongs to the Full Gospel Church in Tizi Ouzou, gave an inspiring performance of ten worship songs for the one-off special called The Greatest Love. They performed […]