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Christmas programs bring hopeful message for viewers across MENA
At the end of a year in which conflict and pain are continuing across many areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), SAT-7’s Christmas programs are bringing hopeful messages of faith from believers across the region.
Sharing hope and faith with wounded children from Gaza
Six-year-old Omar was orphaned and lost an arm when his home in Gaza was bombed. Teenager Amir lost relatives and fingers on his hand in a blast that left him trapped for 24 hours. The two youngsters, who are both receiving medical treatment in Lebanon, were invited to SAT-7’s Beirut studio to take part in a moving Christmas special of You Are Not Alone titled “ Zero Distance” , which will air on 26 December.
Persian festival points believers to Christ’s light in darkness
In popular imagination, Christmas often seems distinctly “Western”: snow and spruce, cards and carols, fireside fruitcake. Traditions and imagery that are soundly rooted in Victorian Europe. But for Persians, the symbolism of an ancient eastern festival that celebrates light overcoming darkness resonates powerfully with the message of Christmas.
Lives changed through multi-language project
SAT-7’s multi-language project Reconnecting the MENA to Hope – which is powered by resources from Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) – has been receiving fantastic feedback from across the region and has helped many people encounter God’s life-changing love.
SAT-7 highlights church unity and enduring faith during Pope’s Middle East visit
SAT-7 CEO Rita El-Mounayer and SAT-7 Lebanon Executive Director Maroun Bou Rached accompanied Pope Leo XIV on his first official foreign visit, travelling to Türkiye and Lebanon as Vatican-accredited media.
“Begin with Ourselves”, say Lebanon Youth in Call for Peace
Lebanon’s young people are considering their own responsibility to “truly become makers of peace” in a country and region devastated by conflict and division.