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Equipping North Africans “to tell their own stories”
“I first heard about Jesus through SAT-7. For a full year, SAT-7 was my only discipleship source – my church on screen – before I knew another believer. Now I want to create content to reach others the way SAT-7 reached me.”
Dari learning program brings help and hope to Afghans
Across Afghanistan, formal schooling is restricted or inaccessible for millions. But families and small communities are accessing literacy and learning in their homes, villages and shared spaces through SAT-7 PARS program Sun of Hope .
Cries from Iran break through internet blackout
"Today, more than ever, the people of Iran need your prayers." SAT-7 PARS viewer in Iran During brief windows when Iranians have been able to access the internet over the last few days, SAT-7 viewers inside Iran have contacted our Persian channel to ask for ongoing prayer and express their hopes for the country’s future after weeks of turmoil and tragedy.
Uniting across borders through prayer
We often think of prayer as private: our quiet moment with God. But throughout the Bible, prayer is also communal. It is something believers do together, and for one another. Jesus himself promised, “Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” (Matthew 18:20). Prayer, in this sense, is not only an act of faith; it is a bond. It connects believers who may never meet, uniting them in shared hope, shared dependence and shared trust in God.
Satellite programs offer lifeline of hope to Iranians
SAT-7 PARS is continuing to broadcast live and pre-recorded programs into Iran via satellite television – a vital lifeline of hope and encouragement amid the country’s ongoing internet shutdown. All of the Persian-language channel’s live programs are focusing on the situation in Iran, where people have been protesting on the streets for more than two weeks and thousands of people are feared to have been killed.
Highlighting inspiring stories from Oman and Saudi Arabia
SAT-7’s Youth for an Enabling Society (YES) project is expanding its coverage in the Arab world after overcoming challenges to film inside Oman and Saudi Arabia. It proved particularly difficult to gain permission to enter and film inside the latter, and many of their initial approaches to Saudi influencers were rejected. But with perseverance, the team finally established trust through showcasing their previous work filmed in other Arab countries and shared on the project’s Our Generation Plus social pages. They went on to film nine inspiring stories from Saudi Arabia.
Statement from SAT-7 PARS in support of the people of Iran
For almost two weeks, people across Iran have taken to the streets to express their profound anger about the continued daily suffering experienced by so many in the country.
Supporting viewers in Iran as protests spread
Live programs on SAT-7 PARS are offering hope and intercession for the people of Iran as protests continue to spread across the country. The channel went live across all its platforms on Monday (5 January) with Towards the Light , a special program in response to the situation, which featured biblical reflections, worship and prayers for different groups of people in Iranian society.