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25th January 2009 |
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Pray for Libya
Sunni Islam is the state religion with a following of 96% of the population of just over 6 million. No form of Christian witness to Libyan citizens is allowed and congregations of expatriates are strictly monitored. There is a state-imposed limit of one church per denomination per city. The last missionary outpost was closed in 1960. The entire indigenous population is unreached. Despite the increasing freedom for expatriates granted by the state, Libyans are off limits for evangelism. Radio and satellite television provide two of the very few ways to evangelize Libyans. Pray for this country.
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Libya is in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia. The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. There are 60 airports with paved runways but there is not a single train track as yet. Over 100,00km of roadways, Australia has over 800,000km.
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