“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tyre?” Corrie Ten Boom
THE NATION LIBYA
The Sahara Desert, volcanoes, oases, and nomadic peoples make Libya both stunning and intriguing. Equally breathtaking are the ancient cities along the Mediterranean coastline, home to most of Libya’s 6.5 million people.
Today this nation is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a Christian. Ninety-seven per cent of Libyans are Muslims. Although foreigners are legally permitted to worship, it is illegal for them to share the Gospel with Libyans. Missionaries are arrested, and most Christian expatriates have left. The 2015 video documenting the gruesome beheading of twenty-one believers in Libya by the Islamic State led even more Christians to flee. Yet, there are Libyans who left during Gaddafi’s reign who long to return and share the Gospel. Radio, satellite television, and the internet offer effective ways to evangelize and disciple Libyans. But Bibles and other Christian materials are still greatly needed.
Population: 6.9 million
Major people groups: Amazigh and Arab, other
Population in unreached people groups: 88.2%
Religion: Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, folk Religion, others.
Capital City: Tripoli
Government: in transition
Language: Arabic, Italian, English; Tamazight
Literacy rate: 91%
PRAYER FOR LIBYA
➢ Thank the Lord for the believers still present in Libya, because we know that the Lord will use them to spread the gospel of peace.
➢ Pray for a unified government that will rebuild the nation with justice and peace.
➢ Pray for the tiny Libyan Church to be united and established despite intense persecution.
➢ Pray for Jesus to reveal Himself to moderate and extremist Muslims alike.
➢ Pray that the Lord send men and women to the land who have the available resources like Bibles and Christian materials, to enhance effective evangelism.