SAT-7 has launched a new website in the UK to coincide with the 16th anniversary of its inaugural broadcast on 31 May 1996.

The website - www.sat7uk.org - has a distinctively Middle Eastern feel to the design, reflecting the organisation's extensive TV broadcasting ministry across the region.

Visitors to the site will be able to find out more about the ministry, including country-specific information through an interactive map of the Middle East and North Africa.

There are heart-warming stories from viewers about the impact of the programmes and how their lives have been changed.

The resources section provides useful tools to enable supporters to engage church, family and friends in learning about SAT-7 and responding to the needs.

Since SAT-7's first broadcast 16 years ago, the organisation has grown from one to five channels and 24-hour broadcasting in three languages.

SAT-7's Executive Director in the UK, Rachel Fadipe, says, "I am delighted to launch our new-look website and I know that it will help Christians in the UK to stay well informed of the ministry's developments as we move forward into our 17th year of broadcasting.

"Above all, I hope it will help all who visit the website to engage with our viewers and learn how God is truly at work in the Middle East and North Africa."