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Today’s program is hosted by our own Kerby Anderson. His guest is Terry Ascott. Terry has dedicated his life to bringing God’s word to the Middle East. He joins Kerby to talk about SAT-7, the region’s first Christian satellite television service and about his new book, “Dare to Believe!“.
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Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show
Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns HopkinsRead More
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Terry Ascott, PhD
Author | Founder | President - SAT-7
Terence “Terry” Ascott, a British citizen, has lived in the Middle East for nearly 50 years, where he has served as the leader of indigenous media ministries—most notably as the founder of SAT-7, the region’s first Christian satellite television service
A fascinating story related in his book, DARE TO BELIEVE! Stories of Faith from the Middle East, Ascott’s experience began in 1973 with a move to Beirut, Lebanon, where he joined an Arabic Christian publishing ministry. After the start of the Lebanese civil war, he and his family evacuated to Egypt, where he launched an Arabic youth magazine called He & She.
While working on the magazine, Ascott’s ministry increased its involvement in other media projects, including video production. In late 1995, along with Middle Eastern Christian leaders and approximately 20 partner organizations, Ascott founded SAT-7, six months prior to its first broadcast. The channel was a pioneer in many areas, breaking ground for other ministries to follow.Ascott served as chief executive officer until April 1, 2019, when he transitioned into the role of president while Lebanese native Rita El-Mounayer became CEO.
Terry holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree with first-class honors from Middlesex University, England. In December 2011, he was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Christian Ministries degree from Belhaven University “for extraordinary work and achievements in promoting Christianity throughout the Middle East and North Africa.”
He and wife Jacqueline live in Nicosia, Cyprus. They have three grown children and three grandchildren.
A fascinating story related in his book, DARE TO BELIEVE! Stories of Faith from the Middle East, Ascott’s experience began in 1973 with a move to Beirut, Lebanon, where he joined an Arabic Christian publishing ministry. After the start of the Lebanese civil war, he and his family evacuated to Egypt, where he launched an Arabic youth magazine called He & She.
While working on the magazine, Ascott’s ministry increased its involvement in other media projects, including video production. In late 1995, along with Middle Eastern Christian leaders and approximately 20 partner organizations, Ascott founded SAT-7, six months prior to its first broadcast. The channel was a pioneer in many areas, breaking ground for other ministries to follow.Ascott served as chief executive officer until April 1, 2019, when he transitioned into the role of president while Lebanese native Rita El-Mounayer became CEO.
Terry holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree with first-class honors from Middlesex University, England. In December 2011, he was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Christian Ministries degree from Belhaven University “for extraordinary work and achievements in promoting Christianity throughout the Middle East and North Africa.”
He and wife Jacqueline live in Nicosia, Cyprus. They have three grown children and three grandchildren.
Dr. Terence Ascott
Dare to Believe!
From Chapter Three
One evening in 1982, while walking home from my publishing office south of Cairo, I approached the six-story building in which my family and I lived and saw the strangest sight.
From Chapter Three
One evening in 1982, while walking home from my publishing office south of Cairo, I approached the six-story building in which my family and I lived and saw the strangest sight.
Dare to Believe: Stories of Faith from the Middle East
Dare to Believe! is the breathtaking story of someone who has followed Jesus' lead through civil wars and unrest, arrests and deportation, as he sought to effectively use media in support of the life, work, and witness of the church in the Middle East and North Africa. The book journeys from the publication of a Christian newsstand magazine for the Arab world to the birth of the region's first Christian satellite and online television services--attracting millions of viewers from all faith backgrounds and ages, unlike Christian television as we may have seen it in the West.Readers will discover and be encouraged by dynamic and courageous Christian communities in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey--some of whom date the founding of their churches back to the first century--and how God provides for his children and his ministry, even through difficult times.
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