“Please don’t forget us – please be our voice.” This is what the makers of SAT-7 PARS programme Insiders heard from viewers in Iran when their messages were able to break through the country’s recent internet blackouts. The live discussion programme has been on air for over 10 years now: a decade that has seen conditions, rights and freedoms in […]
Lent reminds us of the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert, where He chose faithfulness in the face of deprivation and temptation. Today, hard choices continue to confront believers around the world, asking what they are willing to give up in order to follow Christ. For many in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) who connect with SAT-7, […]
“Why do you think differently? Why are your thoughts out of line?” These are the questions that Youstina was constantly asked. “I felt pressured,” she explains. “I am not allowed to object…” Sandra agrees. “If someone starts to speak and say, ‘My opinion is…’ they are stopped right there. It isn’t permitted to have an opinion. It’s worse for us […]
As conditions in Iran remain deeply unstable and people across the country are grieving and traumatised, SAT-7 PARS has launched a new daily initiative to support viewers with much-needed presence, prayer and solidarity. From this week, Iranian viewers are invited to join Standing in the Gap, a daily, participatory prayer and intercession gathering held online via Zoom. The one-hour sessions […]
As reports continue to emerge from Iran about the scale and brutality of the recent crackdown on protesters, we share this moving prayer from an Iranian viewer outside the country… “O God, just as the night seemed to be approaching its end and the light of the dawn was overcoming the night, we have heard horrifying news… The extent of […]
Across Afghanistan, formal schooling is restricted or inaccessible for millions. But families and small communities are accessing literacy and learning in their homes, villages and shared spaces through SAT-7 PARS programme Sun of Hope. “Our children do not attend school,” writes one viewer from Afghanistan. “Previously, I used to send them to local religious leaders to learn reading and writing […]
“Today, more than ever, the people of Iran need your prayers.” SAT-7 PARS viewer in Iran During brief windows when Iranians have been able to access the internet over the last few days, SAT-7 viewers inside Iran have contacted our Persian channel to ask for ongoing prayer and express their hopes for the country’s future after weeks of turmoil and tragedy. “Greetings to you. Our hope is the freedom of our […]
The harsh realities of conflict, poverty and persecution are prompting many people in the Persian-speaking world to ask difficult questions about evil and suffering. Is It God’s Fault? is a new SAT-7 PARS program that is meeting viewers in their pain and lovingly guiding them to biblical answers. The eleven-episode social media series comes at an important time for the […]
Six-year-old Omar was orphaned and lost an arm when his home in Gaza was bombed. Teenager Amir lost relatives and fingers on his hand in a blast that left him trapped for 24 hours. The two youngsters, who are both receiving medical treatment in Lebanon, were invited to SAT-7’s Beirut studio to take part in a moving Christmas special of […]