This Christmas, SAT-7 KIDS brings light and hope to displaced Syrian children at a centre in Damascus, where staff use its programs both during advent and year-round. This new use of SAT-7 shows joins the Christian broadcaster’s many lifelines for displaced children and families, which include education and parenting support.

As protests, uprisings and instability continue in Lebanon, it is encouraging to hear that Christians – and especially young people – are leaning on God for their security and joy. SAT-7’s Katerina Parpa spoke with the aptly-named Joy Basta, a 21-year-old presenter on SAT-7 KIDS, about his first-hand experience of the upheaval and the faith that carries him through.

Three young Presenters from SAT-7 KIDS are shaping the future of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). With their program A Riddle and a Story, they are helping children across the region lay down strong foundations of faith and positive values.

In more good news for the thriving SAT-7 KIDS channel, the number of viewers getting in touch grew by 32 percent in 2018. In their many thousands of comments, children and parents reveal how SAT-7 KIDS has helped them grow and flourish.