On Thursday 6 June SAT-7 founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr Terry Ascott was the guest on Premier Christian Radio’s Inspirational Breakfast programme. Presenters John Pantry and Nage talked to Terry widely about SAT-7’s ministry, about developments in the Middle East and North Africa and discussed how these are affecting Christians in the region. Several listeners called to say how […]
Premier Radio Interview With SAT-7 Founder
SAT-7 ARABIC Now Live on Youtube!
SAT-7 ARABIC has been one of the first channels to take advantage of a new live broadcasting service from YouTube. On 18th May the station aired its first programme live on the YouTube Live channel, three days after the service began. The online service provider expanded its services on 15th May to all channels that have over 1,000 subscribers and […]
SAT-7 ARABIC NOW LIVE ON YOUTUBE!
SAT-7 ARABIC has been one of the first channels to take advantage of a new live broadcasting service from YouTube. On 18th May the station aired its first programme live on the YouTube Live channel, three days after the service began. The online service provider expanded its services on 15th May to all channels that have over 1,000 subscribers and […]
Nurturing the roots of the Iranian church
The growth and resilience of an indigenous Iranian church has been one of the most remarkable signs of God at work in the Middle East in recent decades. An online seminary and a partnership with SAT-7 are playing an essential part in discipling these emerging churches. Wazala spoke to one of the pioneers of this programme. Despite increasing restrictions upon […]
SYRIAN CHURCH CALLS DAY OF PRAYER 11 MAY
Syrian church leaders have called for a day of prayer for their country and its people on Saturday, 11th May. Primarily, they are calling for prayer for peace to be restored to their country, enabling all Syrians to live in harmony within their own country. As violent conflict continues, there are no precise figures for the number of those killed […]
Surf’s up in Jaffa – May 2013
The sun was setting beautifully on the shore, bringing a perfect ending to the 12 May 2013. There’s nothing special about this date, except that it was the last day for Palestinian Christians in my area to travel outside Bethlehem. The temporary door to freedom was about to be closed. I was on a church trip to the beautiful city […]
ANOTHER "RED LINE" CROSSED AS KIDNAPPED BISHOPS REMAIN MISSING
A SAT-7 programme for Syrian viewers has described the 22nd April kidnapping of two Syrian Bishops (Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, The Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo, and Metropolitan Paul Yazigi, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop in Aleppo) as the crossing of a new “red line” in Syria’s bitter two-year civil war. Some nine days after the bishops’ abduction, there has been […]
Christian witness in a new Middle East
Every generation has to stop and ask basic questions all over again if it wants to remain faithful to the Gospel. What does it mean to believe in and follow Christ in this century? What does the Cross mean for this generation? The answers we give to these questions shape not only how we live as individual Christians but also […]
What is God doing in Iran?
29th March 2011 Rev. Dr. Mehrdad Fatehi is an Iranian theologian, pastor and regular SAT-7 PARS* presenter. Dr Fatehi shares what he sees God doing in Iran and why so many Iranians are open to the love of Christ. Dr Fatehi was born in a small town in Iran and became a Christian in a dramatic way at the age […]
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF A REGION IN TURMOIL
At a time of unprecedented upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa, delegates at SAT-7’s Network 2013 conference last week heard how satellite TV is helping sustain Christians in their faith and take a stronger stand in the midst of fear, persecution and diminishing freedoms. Rev Dr Sameh Maurice, Senior Pastor of Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church, in […]