In a special programme filmed at the site of last year’s Beirut explosion, families who lost loved ones share how their lives were changed forever yet they are sustained by their hope in Christ. “It’s been a year, and if Jesus wasn’t with us, you wouldn’t have seen us here talking,” shared Elie Hasrouty, who first spoke to You Are Not […]
Faith, hope and courage from families at the Beirut blast site one year on
Afghan Christians among those at risk as Taliban advance
Christian TV broadcaster SAT-7 has appealed for prayer for Afghanistan as tens of thousands attempt to flee Taliban advances that endanger the lives of women, western allies, minorities, and Christian believers. Tens of thousands of Afghan families are trying to escape the fighting between the insurgents and Afghan military, and are living in fear of what a return to Taliban […]
Trauma healing for Beirut blast children
“We went to encourage them, but they encouraged us,” shares Andrea El-Mounayer, SAT-7 KIDS’ Channel Manager, recalling visits made to a Kurdish refugee family of seven made homeless by last year’s Beirut port explosion. “The children who experienced the blast have needed special support, and our programmes have given them space to voice their fears and share their prayers and […]
Pascale and Najwa: A family restored by Christ
Pascale and Najwa, married SAT-7 viewers from Lebanon, shared their story live on the programme Spiritual Evening. Before Pascale encountered Jesus through SAT-7, he was filled with anger and hopelessness and his marriage to Najwa was on the brink. Now, he is transformed – and so is their marriage and family life. When Pascale first began watching the worship and […]
Beirut blast: what has changed after one year?
As the one year anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut Port approaches, SAT-7’s Beirut-based Communications Officer Maria Al Khoury shares her experience of the blast, how the country has seen no let-up in suffering and crisis – and what the country needs more than ever, is hope. I can’t feel anything. What happened? In just a moment, everything […]
THE BRIEFING – JULY 2021
As a 20-year war led by US forces against the Taliban draws to an end in Afghanistan, concerns grow for the safety of the civilian population in the light of Taliban advances. Meanwhile, basic needs for water, food and fuel are uppermost in minds in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. Two decades ago, in response to the 9/11 attacks by al-Qaeda, […]
Afghans should shape their own future says Christian pastor and broadcaster
Despite the real dangers presented by militant groups, the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan could allow the country’s better educated younger population to take greater responsibility for the country’s future. Afghan broadcaster and pastor, Shoaib Ebadi, the presenter of one of SAT-7’s programmes for Afghanistan, shared his views on the country’s future and called for unity at […]
Bridges between Churches in Turkey
Complex histories, changing borders, migrations, and multiple ethnicities and languages mean that the Church in the Middle East and North Africa is a mosaic of different Christian communities. Sometimes the relationships between them don’t reflect the unity Jesus envisaged for His Church (John 17:21). Sometimes they just don’t know each other! One of the benefits of SAT-7’s ministry over 25 […]
THE CRY FOR WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS IN TURKEY
1 July 2021 As thousands of women in Turkey prepare to protest the country’s formal exit on 1 July from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to prevent violence against women, Gülsüm I., Deputy Executive Director of SAT-7 TÜRK, shares how the channel supports women to know their legal rights to protection from domestic abuse. “Please pray for women in […]
Helping women find the secret within
A new landmark series on SAT-7 ARABIC is drawing together women from three generations and six Arab countries to encourage change in male-dominated families and communities. From the start the Egyptian production team for The Secret Within set themselves a twofold challenge. Firstly, to find articulate, open-hearted women from three generations who understand biblical truth and women’s rights, and, secondly, […]