Anwar, Bashar, and Sarah live in a children’s home in Lebanon. Their stories, shared recently on SAT-7 KIDS, are both heart-breaking and inspirational – each one a triumph of light over darkness. Anwar was found sleeping in an empty, abandoned bus. At nine years old, he had been trafficked from war-torn Syria and exploited by his captors before managing to […]
The children who have found light in the darkness
Big screen drama on SAT-7
It’s the season when film is on many lips. From BAFTAs to Oscars, the cinema industry awards garners bumper media attention at the turn of the year. Among the contenders for foreign language films in 2019 are several from the Middle East and North Africa region, with Lebanon-produced Capernaum – the story of a streetwise 12-year-old who sues his parents […]
NEW YEAR PRAISE OVERFLOWS IN CAIRO
In Cairo this New Year’s Eve, so many believers gathered to begin 2019 in an atmosphere of praise and prayer that the 3,000-capacity Kasr el Dobara Evangelical Church (KDEC) had to expand into the street. SAT-7 live-streamed the second of two New Year’s Eve celebrations from the church. Together they drew some 8,000 worshippers. As 3,000 participated in the main […]
Happy New Year 2019 from Terry and Rita
Happy New Year! In this video, our CEO, Dr Terence Ascott, and CEO Designate, Rita Elmounayer, share their thoughts on the challenges of 2018 and the opportunities that will be coming up in 2019. Rita shares, “It’s been great to see how, in the midst of hardship, pain and challenges, that God is making a difference in the hearts and […]
Wifi gives Iranian youth a strong connection to God
Wifi, a new show on SAT-7’s Persian-language channel, hopes to help young Iranian adults connect more strongly to each other and to God. “The idea of Wifi came when I was thinking about how we can attract young people who spend a lot of their life online,” says Dariush Golbaghi, a pastor who disciples Farsi-speaking believers both inside and outside […]
“This SAT-7 ARABIC channel changes lives”
For Christians in North Africa, hearing the gospel in their own dialect is a priceless gift. Sarah, an Algerian viewer, is witnessing first-hand the impact of SAT-7 ARABIC’s Algerian-dialect shows. “This channel changes lives,” says Sarah. “The Holy Spirit touches viewers, because faith comes by hearing.” Before she became a Christian, Sarah’s life was a mess. “God saved me from darkness […]
Keep on Singing brings worship home to Jordan
When worship programme Keep on Singing broadcast a special episode from Jordan, God used it in a very powerful way. “You have made history for Jordan,” one musician said – and SAT-7 ARABIC viewers agreed. Many shared how the programme showed a new vision of Jordanian Christian identity and encouraged them to return to the Lord. The special show featured […]
A Turkish Christmas
by Annamaria, Executive Assistant at SAT-7 TÜRK Christmas in Turkey is celebrated like any other country where Christian worship is allowed by the government. There is a huge celebration on Christmas night where churches are pretty much full. It is a beautiful sight. Of course, on important days like this there are always police positioned at the church gates for […]
THE BRIEFING – DECEMBER 2018
As we approach the end of 2018, we take our annual look back over the last twelve months. Two themes stand out: each year since the 2011 Middle East uprisings has seen new shifts of power and a crumbling of the old order, and every year the faithfulness of the region’s Church continued to inspire. One of the most striking […]
Bible commentary is a landmark for the Arab world
What does the Bible have to say about the specific experiences of people living today in the Arab world? What guidance does it offer to Christians in Arab societies? These are some of the questions tackled by a unique new Bible commentary whose Cairo launch event was screened recently on SAT-7. The Arabic Contemporary Commentary on the Bible (ACCB) is […]