LETTER FROM SAT-7 LEADERSHIP TRUSTING IN GOD’S PROVISION, YEAR BY YEAR Media, especially satellite television, continues to play a key role, both in making the Gospel available and in supporting believers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In fact, if SAT-7’s role was important when we first began broadcasting in 1996, it is 100 times more important today! Why? Because our audience is 100 times larger, and arguably 100 times more in need of hope and peace. With 60 million in the region now directly impacted by conflict, many are turning their backs on organised religion, questioning the violence committed in its name. And many more are looking for a God who can help them make sense of all that is going on around them – and they are finding Him through SAT-7’s programs. 2017 included some key milestones: SAT-7 PARS began broadcasting on the Yahsat satellite for the first time, doubling its audience overnight; SAT-7 ACADEMY was launched as a new channel for millions of displaced and out-of-school children; and SAT-7 KIDS celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The year was also one of forming new partnerships across many denominations. The channels broke new ground with programs celebrating diversity and promoting Christian unity. Satellite television remains the only uncensored source of information for most people in the MENA, as well as the most cost-effective. Despite the rise of social media, demand for satellite television services continues to increase year by year. Today, as many as 80 percent of people in refugee settlements have satellite receivers. For more than 20 years, SAT-7’s ministry has developed and evolved to meet the needs of its growing audiences, with the number of satellite channels it uses having doubled in the past three years. But, as the opportunities have increased, SAT-7’s income has sadly not kept pace. As we begin a new year, trusting in God’s provision, we would also ask for your prayers – that this ongoing shortfall in funding be reversed in 2018! . Sincerely, Dr Terence Ascott Founder and CEO SAT-7 International Sincerely, Rita Elmounayer Chief Channels Officer and Deputy CEO 03 ANNUAL REPORT 2017