A SAT-7 programme for Syrian viewers has described the 22nd April kidnapping of two Syrian Bishops (Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, The Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo, and Metropolitan Paul Yazigi, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop in Aleppo) as the crossing of a new “red line” in Syria’s bitter two-year civil war. Some nine days after the bishops’ abduction, there has been […]
ANOTHER "RED LINE" CROSSED AS KIDNAPPED BISHOPS REMAIN MISSING
Christian witness in a new Middle East
Every generation has to stop and ask basic questions all over again if it wants to remain faithful to the Gospel. What does it mean to believe in and follow Christ in this century? What does the Cross mean for this generation? The answers we give to these questions shape not only how we live as individual Christians but also […]
What is God doing in Iran?
29th March 2011 Rev. Dr. Mehrdad Fatehi is an Iranian theologian, pastor and regular SAT-7 PARS* presenter. Dr Fatehi shares what he sees God doing in Iran and why so many Iranians are open to the love of Christ. Dr Fatehi was born in a small town in Iran and became a Christian in a dramatic way at the age […]
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF A REGION IN TURMOIL
At a time of unprecedented upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa, delegates at SAT-7’s Network 2013 conference last week heard how satellite TV is helping sustain Christians in their faith and take a stronger stand in the midst of fear, persecution and diminishing freedoms. Rev Dr Sameh Maurice, Senior Pastor of Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church, in […]
Looking towards Jerusalem – March 2013
I can just imagine and almost hear the hint of agony in Jesus’ voice addressing the magnificent city. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing” (Matthew 23:37). Rejection is […]
SAT-7 BROADCASTS JOSH MCDOWELL MEETINGS LIVE FROM IRAQ
“Power to Forgive” is a month-long media advertising campaign leading up to a series of meetings which has been initiated at the invitation of church leaders in Erbil. This city of 1.3 million people lies in the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. The campaign will climax with three evening meetings held on 28th Feb-2nd March led by internationally renowned Christian […]
Hannieh – out of the depths
Hannieh, a young Iranian woman, contacted the Audience Relations Team at SAT-7 PARS several times. After trusting in Christ she faced unemployment and family pressures. Eventually, she felt overwhelmed and was plunged into the depths of depression, until God answered her cry for help. “I would like to thank you for all your prayers for me. I came to Christ […]
The cry of Iranian youth
Iran has a remarkably young and educated population, but an oppressive regime and crumbling economy offer them scant hope for the future. Yet their search for meaning and purpose gives many a deep spiritual thirst. In common with many Middle Eastern countries, Iran has more young people than any other age group. Over 60 per cent of the nation’s 79 […]
The House of Bread – February 2013
As a child, I loved passing by the bakery shops in the narrow streets of my town. The wafting smell of freshly-baked bread always gave my grumbling stomach a sense of satisfaction. In fact, everything here revolves around the necessity of bread, for we are in no other place than the House of Bread (both the literal and spiritual meaning […]
LEBANON FLOODS AFFECT SAT-7 STUDIO
Strong winds and flooding have caused havoc and at least one fatality in Lebanon in recent days. On Monday 7th January, torrential downpours flooded the SAT-7 Lebanon offices and studios, after local flood-water defences failed. The disaster incurred over $50,000 in material damages and thousands more in loss of work, opportunity and administrative overhead. Rainwater ruined set décor, carpeting, office […]