“We are with you in this.” This is the message that all SAT-7’s channels are sharing with their 25 million viewers as they face the pressures of income loss, health risks and life under lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Existing and many new shows and a wealth of online content are tackling the issues raised by the pandemic to […]
The Covid-19 pandemic is prompting many in Turkey to question and reassess their values and beliefs, says Cem Erçin, Pastor of Istanbul Immanuel Protestant Church. And increasing numbers are turning to SAT-7’s Turkish channel for answers. Away from his pulpit, Cem Erçin is also a gifted presenter on SAT-7 TÜRK. Here he is the host of Essence of the Gospel and co-host of […]
With many of its 25 million viewers in the Middle East and North Africa facing income loss, health risks and life under lockdown, SAT-7 is providing a raft of specially targeted programmes and online content to support viewers’ mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. Existing and many new shows from the well-trusted Christian TV network are addressing the issues raised […]
Passover, Easter and soon Ramadan will be marked in isolation in the Middle East this year. We look at how alarm over a string of man-made conflicts in the region has been overtaken by fear of a new enemy and how countries are responding. You could be forgiven for forgetting the fear that circled the globe following the US strike […]
Closed Middle East churches give SAT-7 a unique role this Easter For the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the UK, the Easter festival looks very different this year. Normally overflowing church pews in countries such as Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon are empty. From Bethlehem to Istanbul churches are closed and the region’s diverse Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical […]
SAT-7 Egypt journalist Mary Joseph describes how the arrival of Coronavirus set light to social media and how SAT-7’s voice is being heard above the clamour while the country’s churches are silenced. Coronavirus came and set my WhatsApp on fire. Every few minutes I check it and find a list of messages that could either be text, pictures, videos […]
A prayer shared live by Revd Keyvan Cyrus on SAT-7 PARS’ programme Signal created a powerful dialogue between the channel and its viewers, when hundreds of messages poured in as a response. “Let these diseases and microscopic organisms that can destroy our bodies be replaced by harmony and peace, mercy and healing in our bodies,” Cyrus prayed in response to the pandemic that has […]
Rising audience engagement and heartfelt viewer comments show that SAT-7’s Christian broadcasts are needed now more than ever in the Middle East and North Africa. As the coronavirus spreads and churches are closed, viewers across the region are responding to the network’s spiritual comfort, mental health support, and practical health advice. In Iran, the regional epicentre of the crisis, viewers say […]
