SAT-7’s Founder Dr Terence Ascott has paid tribute to George Verwer, the founder of Operation Mobilisation, who passed away last week. Verwer inspired thousands of Christians to go on overseas missions and supported the development of other ministries – including SAT-7. He died on 14 April, aged 84. Dr Ascott said, “George Verwer has had a profound impact on many […]
Tribute to George Verwer
Middle East Briefing – April 2023
Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa have been celebrating the unchanging message of Easter this month against a backdrop of changing political tides and economic and environmental pressures. One of the largest displays of the region’s Christian presence was in the Nineveh plain of Iraq. There, tens of thousands processed through palm-decorated streets in the Christian town […]
Enabling youth in Egypt
SAT-7 has launched a new project designed to equip and encourage young people in Egypt to invest themselves in their local communities and wider society and to promote the social conditions that will enhance their freedoms. The five-year project, Youth for an Enabling Society (YES), will focus on developing social cohesion among youth aged 18-24, and between them and the rest of […]
SAT-7 television for Holy Week
Easter is public in a few corners of the Middle East, but for most SAT-7’s Easter schedule offers a vital way for them to journey in faith and understanding to the cross and empty tomb Palm Sunday processions filled the streets to overflowing last weekend in some parts of the Middle East – from the old city of Jerusalem, where […]
RAMPING UP SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN VIEWERS
Government restrictions continued to tighten in Afghanistan last year, making life even harder for everyone, especially Afghan women and girls. In November, Taliban authorities closed parks and universities to women and even barred female aid workers from the essential work they do. Meanwhile, SAT-7 has worked hard to increase its programming for its many devoted Afghan viewers, inside and outside […]
Practical faith for Afghans living under pressure
Finland-based Afghan Christian leader Miragha Sediqi was a “truth seeker” for many years. He shares his own journey to Christ and explains why a series of programmes he has recorded on the Book of James is an ideal tool to build the faith of Afghans living under the Taliban. The first time that Afghan-born Miragha Sediqi knocked on the door […]
God of Dreams and Visions
By broadcasting faith-filled programmes into people’s homes, SAT-7 can take the Gospel to places it has never been before. But God has His own ways of communicating with people – He is able to speak through dreams and visions! SAT-7 regularly hears from viewers in the MENA who have had a dream or vision of Jesus, and we can help […]
THE CHURCH AT WORK IN THE EARTHQUAKE ZONE
In the aftermath of February’s devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, Turkish Christians have been showing God’s love to survivors of the catastrophe. One moving example are the members of İzmir Işık (Lighthouse) Church in the west of Türkiye, who drove 14 hours east to cook meals, distribute clothes, and spend time with those impacted by the earthquakes in Antakya. […]
Middle East Briefing – March 2023
As Türkiye and Syria begin to pick up the pieces after being rocked by earthquakes, there was a diplomatic breakthrough for Saudi Arabia and Iran and pardons for Iranian protesters Thousands of aftershocks have continued five weeks after two powerful earthquakes struck Türkiye near its Syrian border. More than 48,000 people in Türkiye and 7,000 in Syria lost their lives and over 1.5 […]
SIX MONTHS ON: PERSIAN WOMEN STILL CALLING FOR FREEDOM
Six months have passed since the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, at the hands of the Iranian authorities. Against a backdrop of government oppression and police brutality, passionate protesters in the country continue to call for freedom. As Iranian women and girls seek a brighter future, SAT-7 has been amplifying their stories and prayers to the nation. […]