BREAKING NEWS Yesterday afternoon we heard the wonderful news that all the equipment confiscated by the authorities in October from our Egypt Office was returned. We know many people worldwide have been praying for this moment and for the staff in Egypt. Thank you for all your support in prayer during this difficult period. Please join us and the Arabic […]
Update on SAT-7 Egypt for Your Prayers
Fresh shaping of political alliances key to Middle East in 2016, says SAT-7
The fresh reshaping of alliances in the Middle East will be a major factor that decides what happens in the region in 2016, from dealing with so-called Islamic State (IS) to determining the future of Syria, says Middle Eastern Christian TV broadcaster SAT-7 in its Middle East Forecast for 2016. This rapidly-changing face of the Middle East is already apparent, […]
Christians in Lebanon: living near a volcano
Beirut National Evangelical Church pastor Revd Dr Habib Badr tells Wazala why he sees “quality Christian presence” as the key to future peace and inclusion in a fragile and volatile country. A wall of coiled razor wire stands guard over the entrance to Evangelical Church Road in Central Beirut. It’s there not to protect the church but to control access […]
Middle East Christians – more visible than ever before
The presence and beliefs of Christians in the Middle East are now more visible and more accessible to the region’s people than ever before, according to the founder and Executive Director of Christian TV network SAT-7, Dr Terence Ascott. Christians in Algeria are willing to appear on SAT-7 in televised worship services and testimony programmes Despite the percentage of the […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia: piety or politics?
What is driving the growing tensions between these two major Gulf powers and what part does religion play? Simon Mabon brings some clarity. The execution by Saudi Arabia of the prominent Shi’a cleric Nimr al-Nimr on the 2nd January, along with the 46 others found guilty of terrorism by a Saudi court, has seen the already tense relationship between the […]
Envision travel and costs
Conference Costs No charge is being made to attend Envision 2016, however, attendees will need to cover their own travel costs. There will be an opportunity to make gifts on the day or alternatively donations can be made in advance to the SAT-7 UK office or online. Getting to Envision 2016 St Aldate’s Church, Oxford OX1 1BT Envision is being […]
The exiled Syrians discovering the God of miracles
In the first of a series of articles from Lebanon, Lindsay Shaw from SAT-7 UK reports on how God is changing lives among Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley A soaring unfinished entrance wing announces a church in the midst of major expansion. But it is the hundreds of people the church is serving that reveal the real growth at […]
Faith rises from the rubble of old Homs, Syria in SAT-7 Christmas broadcast
In one bomb-struck church a manger and Christmas tree are dug out from the rubble. In another, where only the walls remain standing, weddings and communion are being held under an open sky. “We insist despite the hurt and pain and ruin that we return to our Archbishopric and rebuild it. We insist on sending out a message that from under […]
From fear to joy – a Saviour is born
The angels’ command to “Fear not” has never been more relevant, says Munther Isaac, Academic Dean of Bethlehem Bible College. But how does news of a Saviour drive out fear? “And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born […]
Briefing – January 2016
A turbulent year ended and a new one began with a sharp escalation of tensions between Saudi Arabia and its chief rival, Iran. This month’s briefing looks at the year ahead. The year ahead for the region The New Year began at full speed. The execution of Nimr al-Nimr, a leading Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia, prompted international condemnation with […]