Prayer
Pray for: LIBYA: Martyr’s Widow Says “We Wanted Our Lives to Glorify Jesus”
About the dispatch
The Voice of the Martyrs USA·August 22, 2026
On September 11, 2012, Islamist fighters attacked a United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans were killed in that attack. Just a few months later, Ronnie and Anita Smith, a young American couple, moved to Benghazi with their infant son.
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God of Unfailing Love, we lift up the memory of Ronnie Smith and the witness of his widow in Benghazi, Libya. You see the hearts that desire to glorify Jesus, even in the midst of danger and loss. Strengthen Anita and their son with Your peace that surpasses human understanding, and make Your presence known in their lives as a refuge and fortress. In a land shadowed by violence, reveal Jesus to those who resist Your name, turning hearts from darkness to light. Empower the believers in Libya to shine with courage and love, and draw the lost to the hope found in Christ. Raise up more laborers for the harvest, that Your name might be glorified in every corner of Libya. In the name of Jesus, our Rock and Redeemer, we pray. Amen.
Anchored in
Philippians 4:7
also: Psalm 91:2, Acts 26:18, Matthew 9:38