Puzzle, a wonderfully ambitious new programme on SAT-7 KIDS, is encouraging 12-15-year-olds to build their future on the values of freedom, peace and equality. In a region where many young people live with the consequences of division, conflict and hatred, it is vital that an alternative message is heard. This is where Puzzle steps in, teaching young people to live […]
With the US embassy siege in Tehran still hanging over them and at a time of food shortages and fear, Americans Tat Stewart and his wife set off to lead a major Christian youth conference in the north of the city in the summer of 1980. In the second of two blogs, Revd Tat Stewart recalls the astonishing move of […]
SAT-7 KIDS’ new social media strategy is achieving striking results. Their industry-leading approach has helped to double viewer engagements! Youngsters across the Middle East are growing in faith as they explore the safe haven of SAT-7 KIDS, in the midst of a hazardous and unregulated online world. New weekly Facebook Live broadcasts of the popular SAT-7 KIDS shows Bible Heroes […]
The new decade may be young, but major difficulties have already arisen in the MENA. Hope in some communities is as valuable and as rare as gold. Rita El-Mounayer (pictured), SAT-7’s CEO, has been speaking hope into the situation with a series of video blogs (vlogs). One of her recent vlogs began with the startling truth that “the Middle East […]
SpaceNet, an innovative new show airing on SAT-7 KIDS, is helping young people to know God and His big plans for their life. How exactly? By flying through space, of course! The show is presented by a popular YouTuber – 15-year-old Markus Kashouh – who leads viewers on a journey through space. “SpaceNet really shows how amazing God is,” Markus […]
Bold initiatives are taking place in Lebanon to build peace between Christians and Muslims in a society where religious identity often defines where you live and go to school, as well as where you worship. Dr Martin Accad, a specialist in Christian-Muslim relations, spoke on SAT-7 ARABIC’s On the Go programme about the initiative “Bread and Salt”, an exciting project that promotes respect […]
Kaya*, a SAT-7 TÜRK staff member, testifies about how he developed a strong faith in God at a young age, despite fierce resistance from his family. LOOKING FOR GOD “I don’t come from a Christian background, but I found God when I was twelve years old,” Kaya says. “I grew up with a lot of religious people around me. Faith […]
Christian broadcaster SAT-7 is offering UK Christians the chance to bring a Middle Eastern perspective to their journey through Lent this year. Better known in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) than in the UK, SAT-7 is a network of four satellite TV channels produced by Christians in the MENA region and watched by over 25 million Arabic, Persian […]
Wifi, a new show on SAT-7’s Persian-language channel, hopes to help young Iranian adults connect more strongly to each other and to God. “The idea of Wifi came when I was thinking about how we can attract young people who spend a lot of their life online,” says Dariush Golbaghi, a pastor who disciples Farsi-speaking believers both inside and outside […]
Nineteen-year-old Joy Basta is a presenter on the SAT-7 KIDS programme A Riddle and a Story. Being raised a pastor’s son and surrounded by church community did not exempt Joy from negative pressures at school. Here he shares his experience and gives insight into the struggles of the region’s youth today. “Although I attended a Christian school, it was in a very rough area,” […]