With war coming ever closer to their home in Syria, Rev. Wael Haddad and his wife, Maram Nafe Tahhan, turned to God for guidance and began seeking to migrate to Dubai. But every door they tried slammed shut – until God intervened at the eleventh hour. The couple tell their story on a special Gulf edition of Keep on Singing on SAT-7 ARABIC.

While Iraqi demonstrators have been calling out to be heard by their rulers in some of the largest protests since the fall of Saddam, SAT-7 viewers heard that churches in Iraq are crying out to God for their nation.

In the Middle East and North Africa, where people are often discouraged from sharing their personal troubles, brave viewers are speaking up on SAT-7 ARABIC programs. By sharing their struggles, as well as their victories and answers to prayer, they are encouraging an audience of millions to open up and receive healing in their lives.

A live episode of SAT-7 worship program Keep on Singing became a focus for intercession for a country that is reeling from turmoil and conflict.

A unique praise group from Sudan recently featured on the SAT-7 ARABIC music program Keep on Singing. The Candlelight Choir, which is made up of believers from many different churches and backgrounds, travelled to Cairo for the live broadcast.

“We have the right to sing despite all the difficult circumstances around us. James 1:2 says “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”

When over a hundred Christian families fled killings in North Sinai, SAT-7 producer decided to devote the week’s live worship show to pray for them.

Hundreds of Coptic Christians have fled from northern Sinai, Egypt after a series of killings carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS).