SAT-7

Then, the war between Israel and Iran has resulted in mass displacements in southern Lebanon.

Sat7, a satellite TV ministry to the Middle East and North Africa, was unsure whether their summer events in Lebanon would be able to happen.

However, Joe Willey says not only did the six scheduled outreach events occur, they served 3,000 people

I think God is so faithful because despite the displacement, despite war and the insecurity, Sat 7 finally made it out safely into the communities.

And there were so many people that showed up

While Sat7's primary ministry is through satellite broadcasts, these public engagement events allow Christians, especially children, to connect with other believers within majority non-Christian countries.

The event draws people from different backgrounds, helping to open conversations.

Sat7 very, I think, winsomely and kindly makes the gospel available to people who are not from a Christian background, and that's a really exciting thing to be a part of.

And God, we just pray that they would turn to you today for their strength and help.

God, we thank you for Sat7.

We thank you for how they're reaching millions of people across the world with your good news.

And we just pray you bless Dave as he goes out to Cyprus over these next three months.

And finally, despite isolation and persecution, Iranian believers are finding fellowship and support online.

John Cernelia with Sat7, a satellite TV ministry to the Middle East and North Africa, explains how the ministry reaches Iranians.

One is satellite television broadcasts, and the other is the internet and a wide range of social media platforms.

Sat7 airs 250 television episodes about Jesus weekly in Iran while also offering personal connection.

Right now we're offering four live private online worship and teaching sessions weekly on the internet

on secure platforms.

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Will you pray alongside them? And the arrest and interrogation of a Christian university student in Egypt this month underscores religious persecution concerns in that country.

Meanwhile, the broadcasting ministry of SAT-7 continues to permeate Egypt.

President of SAT-7 USA, John Sernilia, says religious freedom there is often tied to personal faith origin.

You can walk into a church if you're born into a Christian family, and you can worship in that church without fear.

But it's often a different situation for Muslim-background believers.

Pray as we're facing isolation.

Sometimes those things, tragically, are coming from their own families, and sometimes, of course, it could mean that they lose their jobs as they seek to bear witness to the glory of Jesus Christ.

As you pray for the church in Egypt and the broader MENA region, consider taking another step by partnering with SAT-7.

We were able to do this massive work, and this is really a privilege to translate the whole New Testament in four years to the heart language of youth, Galilean dialects, that can really, this trans-translation reach millions of people around the Middle East in North Levantine who speak North Levantine dialects.

Um, uh, so that's really a, a blessing, and I didn't ex-expect that it's going to be spread so fast, uh, uh, through the, through media, through a, a Bible, uh, distribution channel and platform that is very well known, like YouVersion, and there are other ministries that are really asking for our translation to broadcast on TV, like SAT-7 and others.

So I'm really blessed, and I'm sure that we are going, through this translation, reach so many youth who are, uh, struggling, uh, with understanding scripture, uh, in their heart language.

And you know, I love this.