Book Review: You’ve Got Libya by Greg Livingstone

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This book was completed in first draft format in 2010 and finalized and published in 2014. It is an autobiography on the very fulfilled life of Greg Livingstone. 

Livingstone had a rough childhood, a mother who was in a dubious occupation and a father who was not in the picture. He eventually was fostered by a Christian family. Read the book to find out more… 

I will not reveal much else except long story short, God has used Greg Livingstone immensely. Livingstone became a missionary and recruiter for reaching the Muslim world for Christ and founded a unique Mission agency which has sent thousands of Christians to unreached people groups among many Muslim nations.

If you want a book about a person who kept running the race, never taking a break, this is a book for you. Greg Livingstone was always All-in. He was completely committed to what God has called him to, the Muslim people.

Greg Livingstone is open to confess sin and freely acknowledges his own weaknesses and such language comes through exceedingly clear in the book.
This is not merely a record of Livingstone’s adventures, but an organic unity of missional thought and worldview. You know his struggles and get to see him mature in Christ right before your eyes.

I think it’s important for Christians to be committed to missions and reading biographies, autobiographies, short tales, etc is one of the first steps to be a missional Christian. 

The writing is very casual, but real. It’s not a detailed thorough analysis of life adventures, like some biographies. It’s rather a roller coaster and the reader is along for the ride, and gets to feel some of the same excitement. It’s such a fun read. 


The biggest lesson I learn from You’ve Got Libya is that both Greg Livingstone and his wife, Sally, are doers of the word. They are both extremely committed to God’s calling on their lives and make best use of their time, for the days are evil. They never stopped. Always go, go, go. 

We need to learn from both Greg and Sally Livingstone to seek for the will of God on your life (which will always includes missions of some sort) and chase it with a never ending passion.

Read the book.




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  1. Keith BJanuary 13, 2022 at 4:10 PM

    Love the "organic unity of missional thought and worldview"--very poetic!

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