Libya is 97 percent Sunni Muslim. Only 2% of the population are Christians.
Libya is 97 percent Sunni Muslim. Only 2% of the population are Christians.
Dec. 11, 2025 | Libya

Imprisoned Christians Receive Sentence

[160] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for imprisoned Christians.

Eleven Christians in Libya have been sentenced to 3 to 15 years in prison for practicing their faith. The 11 were arrested in March 2023 and sentenced in April 2025. Members of the group, which includes 9 Libyan men, one woman and one Pakistani national, were sentenced on several charges including “insulting Islam” and “calling for the establishment of a banned group,” according to various reports. They also faced charges of apostasy for converting from Islam and could have been sentenced to death, but the court did not pursue that penalty. Pray that our imprisoned brothers and sister will stand firm in their faith amid the challenges of prison; that they will have opportunities to share the gospel with their fellow inmates; and that they will be released. Pray also for their families to experience God’s comfort and provision.

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  • Lord may your mighty hand keep these brothers and sister steadfast in you. May this be a time of them being close with you. Jeff Franklin
    Jeff F - USA
  • Lord Jesus please be with the eleven Christians in Libya who were sent to prison for their faith. Protect them. Comfort them. Provide for them and their families. In your name I pray.
    Leslie O - USA
  • Father please bless these dear ones who are suffering for you. May they know joy in their imprisonment and opportunities to witness for you. May they be comforted to know that you are caring for their families.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Holy Father God, we praise You. We pray that our imprisoned brothers and sister will stand firm in their faith amid the challenges of prison; that they will have opportunities to share the gospel with their fellow inmates; and that they will be released. We pray also for their families to experience God's comfort and provision. In Jesus name amen
    Alvin A - USA
  • Father, I lift up my brothers & sister in Pakistan who have been sentenced to prison for faith in You. Please comfort them amidst any fears they have. Provide for their needs, & those of their families. Please continue to strengthen their faith, & use them for Your glory in the darkness of prison. Use them as a light for You to bring hope to the lost.
    April D - USA
  • Dear Father, I praise you for my brothers and sisters in Christ who are imprisoned in Libya for the gospel. Give them strength, comfort, and courage, O Lord, as they survive day to day and share the gospel. Please "Free them from the trap that is set for them" and may their families have comfort and peace. May they be united in 2026! AMEN
    Jennifer T - USA
  • In the comforting name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, the Great Comforter, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for comfort for imprisoned Libya Christians. We ask for comfort, wisdom, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Our Father, be with our imprisoned brothers and sisters. Give them strength to endure, and opportunities to share Your love with those around them. Be with their families and friends who miss them. Allow them to be released, if it be Your will. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • In the kind name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God of kindness, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we adore You for kindness of Libyan imprisoned Christians. We ask for their release, Your continued kindness, deliverance, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, provide for, sustain & strengthen them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring Muslims & others to Christ! In Jesus' Name. Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, sustain, guard & provide for them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring Muslims & others to Christ, bringing hope! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • God, I ask for the faith of these precious eleven. You promised rewards for those who endure to the end, who suffer for You. I ask first for their faith, that it would grow, that this would only make it take deeper root. I pray for justice, for an early release. I pray for their witness, that You would make the walls of the prison resound with praise.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Provide for, guard. console & sustain them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring Muslims & others to Christ, bringing hope! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, provide for, guard & sustain them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring those around them to Christ, bringing hope! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, provide for, guard & sustain them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring those around them to Christ, bringing peace! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • God, intervene for their release. If they are imprisoned, grant them strong fellowship with You and other Believers to plant many churches in prison. Free the captives from bondage to sin and bring Libya out if the darkness of Islam into Your glorious Kingdom. Provide and protect their families and may the families remain in contact with them.
    Beth P - USA
  • In the saving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, our Savior, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for service of imprisoned Libya Christians. We ask for release, for hedge of protection, and heavenly angels encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Comfort, provide for, sustain & strengthen them, especially those in prison & their families. Bring those around them to Christ, bringing hope! Am

    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain, console, provide & console them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring those around to Christ, bringing peace! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord Jesus, for these Libyans and this Pakistani we ask grace, peace and boldness inside the prison where they are currently housed. Cause the advancement of the gospel through their testimony amidst harsh circumstances and little chance of early release from prison. Father, protect them from inside attackers and radical islamists. Grant them joy, amen
    Forrest B - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Provide for, guard, sustain & strengthen them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring those around them to Christ! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Merciful Father of the church in Libya- May your angels be sent, strengthen and encourage imprisoned believers and you please give them courage to share Christ with that imprisoned population. Preserve your dear saints as you promise and rescue and deliver from their imprisonment, while comforting and blessing their families who dearly Miss them. Amen
    Barry P - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, guard, provide for & sustain them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring Muslims & others around them to Christ. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord God, I do pray that You would strengthen these believers, that they would hold fast to Your word and trust that You Spirit is with them, helping them to walk in obedience to You. Please give them many opportunities to proclaim the gospel, and I do ask that justice would be served and they would be quickly released.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Amen, Father, let these redound to the glory of thy name.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Father, please give encouragement, comfort, and strength to the imprisoned believers and their families. Provide for their needs. May they experience your great love for them. May the light of Jesus shine brightly in a dark place. May they trust Jesus fully and be led by his Spirit each moment. Draw many more to Christ for salvation. Thank you. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, provide for, guide & sustain them, especially the imprisoned & their families. Bring those around them to Christ, resulting in hope! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Almighty God, I am thankful none of these brothers & sisters received the death penalty. I pray each one would remain faithful in prison, and not lose hope. I pray they would feel your presence continually. I pray they might reach others in prison with the Good News of Jesus Christ, and pray each one will be released from prison, very soon & unharmed.
    Curtis M - USA
  • Father, you know those that put their faith in you. You see these who were arrested. Lord, strengthen them and use them there in the prison to share hope to those around them. Rebuke all fear and speak peace. I pray for their families, comfort them and strengthen them. May they all remain faithful to you. I pray for each one they share; open their eyes
    Polly C - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Libya: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, guard, console & provide for them, especially imprisoned believers & their families. Bring those around them to Christ! In Jesus' Name. Ame
    Lisa D - USA
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