In this moving blog, SAT-7’s Algerian producer Samia Kessai shares how the challenges of life in North African villages leave women saying, “We were born to die.” Through her programmes, Kessai wants to show that God says these women deserve life – and life in abundance. I have seen nothing in my life. I first opened my eyes here, in […]
Sereen* from Lebanon, whose daughter was tragically killed, shared her brave and powerful story on SAT-7 ARABIC programme Spiritual Evening. Presented by two well-known Lebanese figures with their own amazing stories of transformation, the show offers Christ’s hope to large audiences through testimonies and worship music. “I am a mother of two children. I was a committed Christian, but I […]
SAT-7 translator Omeed Jouyandé shares why he is inspired by the faith and testimony of fellow Iranian, Farshid Fathi. Fathi was jailed in two of Iran’s notorious prisons for five years for his faith and spoke recently to SAT-7’s Insiders programme. But, far from being broken by the experience, he spoke as someone who had known Jesus with him. The […]
The SAT-7 PARS viewer support team could not have been prepared for the amount of change that was to stem from one phone call. Talita*, an Iranian woman, had been living with an angry husband and she was beset by extreme stress and anxiety. Her way of dealing with these feelings will be familiar to many of us: ring a […]
Rashin Soodmand was just 13 when she heard the horrifying news that her pastor father had been executed. Hossein Soodmand, a former Muslim, was the last person to be hanged in Iran for apostasy after he steadfastly refused to cease his Christian activities. Thirty years later, his daughter has also found her life calling in serving the Iranian church. Rashin’s […]
As multitudes of businesses and charities were shutting up shop, SAT-7 was preparing for take-off. As growing levels of discontent left a void of wisdom and love in the MENA, SAT-7’s channels stepped into the breach, becoming a haven for many people during the pandemic. Nicoletta Michael, Development Manager at SAT-7’s International Office, explains our approach. Firstly, she says, “The […]
The negative impact of the coronavirus continues to be heard, seen, felt and televised around the world. But crises have a peculiar way of opening our eyes to what we could not see before. Although COVID-19 has caused a whole catalogue of crises, it has also been a catalyst for change. Many people are digging deeper and asking new questions. […]
A mountain walk, a cool wind blowing, a new life blossoming. Apt phrases used by Rambod,* a SAT-7 PARS viewer who shared his beautiful story with us. Rambod’s self-esteem was low from a young age. “I was timid and had a low view of myself, always seeking to prove myself to others and have their approval.” By the age of […]
He was born in Iran. His parents were not Christians. He grew up in a time when persecution was hitting the Iranian Church hard. So how did Reza Jafari (below) become the presenter of new SAT-7 PARS show Signal, which inspires and encourages so many Christians? In one word: Immanuel. “I’d never heard or known anything about Christianity or other […]
Questions about faith, requests for Bibles, and messages of thanks and encouragement make up most of the feedback SAT-7 TÜRK receives from its viewers. Surprisingly, however, many of these come from non-Christians. Since it began broadcasting, SAT-7 TÜRK has been providing its viewers with reliable and accurate information about Christianity, and this is being acknowledged by its viewers. “I’m not […]