Posted by
Billy on Friday, August 26, 2011 3:26:41 PM
While opposing forces continue their violent clashes, Libyan Christians are involved in spiritual warfare.
"The small group of Christians in Tripoli are meeting regularly in prayer, daily at noon for their country and for the future of Christians all throughout the country," explains Jerry Dykstra of Open Doors USA. He says the organization's representative in Libya reports that "there's not a large group. [It's] in the hundreds, probably."
About 180,000 Christians were in Libya when the fighting began, most of whom were workers from sub-Saharan Africa. But since many have fled the country since the revolt started February 15, the Christians left behind are mostly those who converted from Islam.
"Our prayer is that these people from different African countries will come back if there's peace and that they will also be an influence in the life of society there in Libya," the Open Doors USA spokesman shares.
(Billy's Thoughts>>> Pray for this nation and the people of faith who are there.)