A Safe Space for Kids in a Shaking World

When war displaces your family, or daily life becomes a blur of fear and uncertainty, where do you turn as a child? Across the Middle East and North Africa, countless young people are growing up amid conflict, trauma, and loss. But, through the warm glow of a TV screen or the tap of an app, SAT-7 KIDS is providing something increasingly rare: a safe space. For over 15 years, SAT-7’s Arabic-language channel for children (SAT-7 KIDS) has been a sanctuary of stability, comfort, and spiritual truth - helping young hearts to heal, grow, and hold on to hope.

Growing together

In places like Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land and Sudan, where children too often witness violence or experience displacement, SAT-7 KIDS offers programming that meets them right where they are. One of its most powerful shows, We Grow Together, was designed specifically for children navigating grief and trauma. Through music, prayer, live discussion, and real-life testimonies, presenters help young viewers process big emotions in light of God’s love. “When something happens to you, pray and ask God to help you get back up again,” said Shady, a presenter who himself lost his father as a teen. “God loves us and wants us to be joyful.”

The response from families is deeply moving. From across the Arabic speaking region, parents write in to say how their children are learning to pray, memorise scripture, and feel secure. One Iraqi girl wrote, “Please pray that I will keep Christ in my heart and never leave him.” While other media might distract, provide momentary comfort, or offer escape from the world outside, SAT-7 KIDS walks with children through their pain, teaching them they are seen, known, and loved by a God who understands suffering.

In a 2024 survey, 100% of parents who responded said that the SAT-7 KIDS channel had helped their child grow mentally and spiritually, and nearly all (98%) saw a positive impact on physical wellbeing too. The team produced 20 new programmes and connected with viewers through over 3,700 conversations. With growing engagement on social media and fresh input from partners, SAT-7 KIDS continues to find new ways to help kids feel seen, supported, and loved.

Children at the heart of the SAT-7 family

Children and youth have long remained a primary focus of SAT-7 ministries across all channels and production. The power of SAT-7’s wider ministry lies in its ability to blend Christian discipleship, bible teaching, education and trauma-informed support to produce programmes that reach children in all kinds of isolated places and stressful situations. In addition to SAT-7 KIDS, programmes on SAT-7’s Arabic, Persian and Turkish channels have been produced to reach older youth, teens and parents.

See the following relevant stories:

• Parenting programmes share biblical wisdom in the MENA
• Sharing stories of Arabic youth success
• Growing together through war, loss and trauma

SAT-7’s Persian channel, SAT-7 PARS, broadcasts across Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The channel launched its own kids’ project called Church4Kids in 2021, aimed at Persian-speaking youth. During the recent crisis in Iran, a special episode of Church4Kids went live on satellite and social media which focused on helping young viewers to process their fear during the conflict.

Quietly revolutionary

In a region where so much is uncertain, SAT-7’s consistent presence across the airwaves and digital platforms is quietly revolutionary. It reminds us that discipleship doesn’t begin at adulthood - it begins in childhood, often in fragile places. And it starts with simply being available. As SAT-7 continues to broadcast peace and joy into homes scarred by loss, its message remains clear: even when the world is shaking, God’s love never waivers.

For more on SAT-7’s satellite television and digital media ministry head to sat7uk.org where you can also find information on each of the countries which receive broadcasts, the various channels, and ways to give to support their work.