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Kurdish Pastor’s Testimony Follows Him Back to Prison

An Afghan Father's Legacy of Faith

Faith Over Fear: An Uprooted Afghan Family’s Story

As conflict, poverty and persecution continue to force people to flee their homelands in the Middle East and North Africa, we share the story of an inspiring Afghan family who have not allowed their perilous journey to be defined by dread…

A Voice for Silenced Women in Iran

“Please don’t forget us – please be our voice.” This is what the makers of SAT-7 PARS program Insiders heard from viewers in Iran when their messages were able to break through the country’s recent internet blackouts .

“Within minutes, everything changed”: shock and grief in Lebanon

Gaelle and her family were enjoying a happy meal t ogether . But within minutes, the family was shattered when their home in Lebanon was hit in a missile strike .

Mothers share fears and prayers amid Middle East crisis

“Since I became a mother, I feel I fear even more . I pray and try as much as I can to trust the Lord, but the news is frightening. My heart is with every mother in this war.”

Answered prayer as threatened Afghan family find safety

“Finally, after all these years, I can see my family and smile together without any fear. When someone knocks on our door, I no longer fear that it could be the police coming to deport us; I know that whoever it is can't harm us anymore.”

Faith and faithfulness when love is constrained

“I loved someone, and he loved me very much,” says Nawal. “But his father intervened and decided to marry him to his friend’s daughter. He couldn’t refuse. But we still love each other...”

Beyond disability: changing perspectives and showing Christ’s love

“Disability doesn’t mean weakness ,” says Beytullah Eroğlu from Türkiye . “ I t just means doing things differently.” For the world champion para- swimmer, who was born without arms, this isn’t a slogan.

Egyptian Woman Guided to God and His Power

“I’ve tried many times to have a relationship with God, but I have failed,” said Mirna, a SAT-7 ARABIC viewer from Egypt. “If I feel hungry for God, why can I never find Him? Does this mean that God has rejected me?”

Tunisian Viewer “Set Free from the Chains of Fear”

When Kais from Tunisia experienced a mental health crisis, he tried to find comfort in religious rituals. But it wasn’t until he discovered the “great love that casts out all fear” that his life turned around.

Free in Christ, restricted in Iran: a Christian woman’s story

For Christian women in Iran, deciding how to dress is a spiritual dilemma. In an eye-opening message to SAT-7’s Persian channel, Elika* highlights the tension of experiencing freedom in Christ while navigating the country’s restrictive rules.

Behind bars but bringing light to Iran’s forgotten women

When her church was raided by Iranian authorities, Shahnaz Jizan’s life was ripped apart. Separated from her family, her home, and her community, she was sent to jail because of her Christian ministry. She shared her harrowing, but ultimately hopeful, story on SAT-7 PARS program New Identity to encourage other women who are facing persecution in Iran today.

Enduring war and finding community: a young woman’s story from Gaza

As people return to devastation following the ceasefire in Gaza, a young Christian woman has shared how she endured the war and even found joy while sheltering for months inside a church.

Young presenter shares her authentic faith

SAT-7 KIDS presenter Tia Ghaly was inspired to go into television ministry from a very early age. Having grown in faith and in her on-screen skills, she is now a role model for today’s young viewers.

Answered prayer as young Syrian viewer “finally” gets baptised

When we first heard from SAT-7 KIDS viewer Jad , he was watching our programs in secret and longing for the day when he could get baptised and attend a local church safely . When we next heard from Jad, three years later, everything had changed.

SAT-7 presenter brings hope to war-impacted children

Fleeing war in Syria, SAT-7 KIDS presenter Shady Tarzi found peace in Lebanon. But when conflict broke out there also, he shared his experiences to help a new generation facing the trauma of war and brought hope to young viewers in a displacement camp.

Bedridden but “giving life”: an inspiring young woman’s story

Bernadette Sami has been bedridden for 15 years through disability and illness, but she has not allowed that to stop her from fulfilling her dreams. Now she is using her writing skills to help SAT-7’s Youth for an Enabling Society ( YES ) project to inspire a generation of change-makers across the Arab world.

SAT-7’s youth project team inspired by COP29

As COP29 concludes in Azerbaijan, a team from SAT-7’s Youth for an Enabling Society ( YES ) project who attended the conference are returning to Egypt inspired for their efforts to raise awareness about climate change among Arab youth.

Growing in grace: a young woman’s story

From childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood, SAT-7 is committed to walking with viewers through every stage of life. One young woman’s story highlights the key points of connection that helped her to mature in faith over many years of watching.

“Jesus makes my dreams come true”

Growing up in war-torn Syria, it is no surprise that Hagar abandoned her hopes of becoming an actress. But after finding faith in Jesus and appearing on SAT-7, the Kurdish teenager is now living out her dreams.

Turkish viewers share stories of finding faith

The testimonies we are receiving from viewers show that God is powerfully at work in Türkiye. He is revealing Himself to people there in all sorts of ways, including the mysterious and the miraculous.

Prison breakthrough for Kurdish man in journey to faith

“They put me in a 90x90 cm cell. Out of six months in prison, I spent 55 days in solitary confinement. I regard them as the best days of my life because in this place I was comforted and knew the Lord.”

Fleeing war in Syria then Sudan: a family’s search for safety

As the conflict in Sudan reaches its first anniversary, a Christian family have shared their heartrending story of having to flee two wars in the region, displaying remarkable faith and courage in the face of repeated danger and loss.