Young interns arrived at SAT-7’s Egypt office hoping to learn the skills of television production. Three months later, they left with something they hadn’t expected: a new understanding of themselves, their abilities and their purpose.

Tonight, Afaf will wait for the lights to go out; for the house to surrender to sleep. When silence finally falls, she will reach for her phone and secretly open the Bible app.

As survivors of the church attack in Jordan describe the shock and trauma of the shooting that claimed nine lives, stories of bravery and messages of resilience offer solace for the grieving.

On Friday, 23 October, nine people were killed in a devastating attack on a church in southern Jordan. As families grieve, believers are drawing strength from faith, prayer and one another, determined that violence will not have the final word.