“My nation is destroyed because of lack of knowledge.” Mansour Khajehpour, the Executive Director of SAT-7 PARS, quotes the prophet Hosea (4:6) to stress the lack of access to the Bible in his birth country of Iran. He and Deputy Executive Nikoo Ordodary had just returned from the SAT-7 PARS teachers conference (October 2014), a bi-annual event designed, not only […]
Iranian leaders connect to overcome spiritual famine
TV Station Channels Hope in Egypt
“Cairo is a city that never sleeps. Even at midnight, children are playing on the streets, roadside sheep-traders are open for business and drivers constantly blast their horns as they weave their way precariously through non-stop traffic. The place is buzzing – happening and hot. “But in the middle of the chaos, there is calm. SAT-7 is a Christian satellite […]
LEBANESE TV MUSICIANS ON SHOWING LOVE IN A DANGER ZONE
Lebanese TV presenters and musicians have shared how Christians in the Middle East are seeking to share the love of Christ to people fleeing conflict and atrocities in Syria and Iraq. Joyce Saddi and Rawad Daou – two hosts of a weekly live youth show from Beirut broadcast on Christian satellite channel, SAT-7 ARABIC – spoke and performed songs at […]
Lebanese TV Musicians On Showing Love In A Danger Zone
Lebanese TV presenters and musicians have shared how Christians in the Middle East are seeking to share the love of Christ to people fleeing conflict and atrocities in Syria and Iraq. Joyce Saddi and Rawad Daou – two hosts of a weekly live youth show from Beirut broadcast on Christian satellite channel, SAT-7 ARABIC – spoke and performed songs at […]
Closing the Gap Between Arab and UK Christians
At the end of the month Joyce and Rawad, presenters and musicians on SAT-7’s popular From Me to You young adults show, are coming to the UK to participate in our Encounter the Middle Eastevenings on 27 September and 4 October. We caught up with Joyce to find out her hopes are for their visit and to ask how the […]
Lebanese TV Musicians Look To "Close The Gap" Between UK and Arab Christians
Two leading Christian musicians and TV presenters from Lebanon will perform and give insights into the lives of Middle East viewers facing perilous situations when they visit the UK from 27 Sept to 4 October. Joyce Saddi and Rawad Daou are members of Strongholds, a renowned Christian worship and recording group in the Middle East, and hosts of From Me […]
Educating Egypt – September 2014
It’s back-to-school time! But are children excited about it? Unfortunately, most children tend to dread going back to school. It seems to be a universal sentiment… but why is that? School is supposed to be a place where kids learn and more importantly, are instilled with a love of learning. What has gone wrong in our education systems, in our […]
Students’ biggest challenge – September 2014
The summer holidays are almost over. Students at Bethlehem Bible College (BBC) are getting ready to begin their new term of Autumn 2014. It has been such a long and hot summer; the students have been on holidays for three whole months; whilst teachers have spent some of our time preparing lectures. There will be new faces, new courses and […]
Arab Christians – heirs to an entangled region
Many of today’s Arab Christians are wondering what place they will have in the rapidly changing societies of their nations. SAT-7 programmes are giving Arab Christian leaders a platform to speak to them and are encouraging them to boldly play a positive role in their communities. Last Saturday, Host Bassem Maher introduced an episode of Bridges by describing the heritage […]
SAT-7's Grave Concern For Iraq's Christians and Other Minorities
SAT-7 CEO, Dr Terence Ascott, today voiced the broadcaster’s grave concern for religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq following the latest surge by Islamic State (formerly ISIS) fighters in the country’s north. Most of the 50,000 population of Iraq’s largest Christian city, Qaraqosh, fled after the advance on Wednesday night. Christian refugees previously sought refuge in the town and smaller […]