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Broadcasting. Radio and satellite television provide two of the very few ways to evangelize Libyans. Three different shortwave-radio stations broadcast programmes to Libya: IBRA (over Radio Moscow), HCJB and Adventist World Radio, but only 4.5 hours/week are in Arabic. The widespread use of satellite dishes (in the majority of households) enables SAT-7 and other Christian […]
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The Christian community is growing, but is mostly foreign. Catholic and Orthodox groups dominate numerically, but Protestants and Independent groups are more active in faith and practice. The need for pastoral care is felt across almost all denominations. Pray for renewal in the churches; the opportunity is great for nominals to meet Christ, and for […]
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Large numbers of migrants come into Libya. Most come from Sub-Saharan Africa, but some come from North Africa and even parts of Asia. A few find work in Libya, but more cross the dangerous deserts and seas in search of a new life in Europe. In the last decade, around 1 million people have made […]
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Broadcasting. Radio and satellite television provide two of the very few ways to evangelize Libyans. Three different shortwave-radio stations broadcast programmes to Libya: IBRA (over Radio Moscow), HCJB and Adventist World Radio, but only 4.5 hours/week are in Arabic. The widespread use of satellite dishes (in the majority of households) enables SAT-7 and other Christian […]
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The Christian community is growing, but is mostly foreign. Catholic and Orthodox groups dominate numerically, but Protestants and Independent groups are more active in faith and practice. The need for pastoral care is felt across almost all denominations. Pray for renewal in the churches; the opportunity is great for nominals to meet Christ, and for […]
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Qaddafi’s fall in 2011 led to nearly a decade of civil war between different factions. A permanent ceasefire was signed in 2020, but political wrangling between the factions have prevented elections. Libyans desire to see progress in their nation, but those in power continue to prefer conflict over reconciliation. In September 2023, devastating floods killed […]
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From a believer working in the region Libya is in the midst of a civil war, which in recent years has become a proxy-conflict involving various foreign powers seeking a foothold in that country. More than a quarter of the population has fled the war to other lands. Once a proud, rich, and self-sufficient people, […]
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With the eyes of the world focused on Gaza and Israel, and with so much energy expended globally on protests and arguments (along with counter-protests and counter-arguments), the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Sudan, fuelled by war and violence, is largely being ignored. There are several reasons why I believe this is so. Many Christians are […]
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Some of the least-reached peoples of Niger are particularly strategic for prayer: The Tuareg/Tamacheq, once rich, are now impoverished and resentful due to drought, famine, changing trade patterns and political changes. Holistic outreach and selfless ministry by workers from SIM, the Baptists, JEMED/YWAM, Sahara Desert Mission, Tearfund and others has seen the advent of several […]
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