As churches and Christian groups around the world have been marking the “Season of Creation”, SAT-7 heard from the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) about why Christians in the region must prioritise stewardship of the natural world. SAT-7 ARABIC talk show Good Morning Beirut hosted Father Antoine El-Ahmar, Director of the Department of Theological Affairs and Ecumenical Relations at […]
Middle Eastern churches celebrate “Season of Creation”
SAT-7 PARS keeps the light on for Afghan Christians
Following a 48-hour blackout last week, the internet is back on in Afghanistan. But the blackout was a powerful reminder for SAT-7 of why being a multi-platform media ministry is so important. The temporary nationwide internet and telecommunications shutdown halted banking, online education, and everyday communication for the Afghan people, bringing daily life to a standstill. For the country’s small […]
Second award for powerful short film
SAT-7 film Perhaps God Sees Me, which offers a message of hope for young people experiencing despair, has won the Jewel Award for best drama at the CEVMA (Christian European Visual Media Association) awards. It is the film’s second accolade, as it also picked up the Best Humanitarian Short Film Award at the Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries last […]
Turning silence into support in the fight against suicide
As World Suicide Prevention Day was marked on 10 September, SAT-7 is breaking through stigma and silence to bring hope to viewers in the depths of despair. Every 40 seconds, somewhere in the world, a life is lost to suicide – amounting to more than 700,000 deaths every year. Globally, more than half of all suicides are committed by those […]
SAT-7 joins global prayers for Holy Land peace
On Sunday (21 September), the International Day of Peace, SAT-7 is joining Christian organisations and churches across the world in prayer for the Holy Land, calling viewers and supporters to stand in solidarity with its suffering people. SAT-7 International CEO Rita El-Mounayer said: Our hearts are broken by the intense and ongoing suffering of the people in this conflict, and […]
“Here, we are able to openly declare our faith in Christ”: Iranian couple finds warm welcome in UK church
Sara and Sirius*, an Iranian couple, discovered faith in Christ through SAT-7 while living in Iran – a decision that came at a cost. Forced to flee their homeland in search of safety and freedom, they found refuge in the UK, where they experienced something they never thought possible: a warm welcome into a church family. We recently had the […]
Beirut children given red carpet experience at studio event
SAT-7’s Lebanon studio opened its doors for a special screening of a SAT-7 KIDS film, giving children from local churches a memorable red-carpet experience with members of the cast at a fun-packed and faith-filled event. Three groups of children were invited to the studio in Beirut on 12 August to watch Adonai as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes content about the […]
Absorbing theology show sparking debate online
A clip from SAT-7 ARABIC’s entertaining theology show The Postman has received an amazing level of engagement on social media, with viewers from a variety of backgrounds sharing their honest opinions and heartfelt questions about Christianity’s most powerful – and provocative – story. THE CROSS SPARKS DEBATE “Why is the idea of the cross so shocking to those who don’t […]
A heavenly hero: how God turned my childhood pain into purpose
By Andrea El-Mounayer, SAT-7 KIDS Channel Manager Sometimes I wonder how I made it through. A little girl, growing up in Lebanon’s civil war, holding on to a dream, a hope, a future, blurred by the sounds of gunfire and the weight of hatred. I grew up in a Christian family in Lebanon in the 1970s. My mum passed away […]
“I don’t want to be killed”: urgent call to prayer as Afghans face deportation
Among the millions of Afghans being deported back to their home country are Christians whose lives are now in grave danger. SAT-7 is highlighting the stories of threatened Afghan Christians, responding to their urgent prayer requests and broadcasting special episodes about the mass deportation. HEARTBREAKING UPDATES SAT-7 has been in regular contact with an Afghan man called Alborz, based in […]