Mount Carmel

There was a guy called Elijah who lived a long, long time ago.

He was a prophet. Passionate about God and God's way of doing things.

And a pain in the backside to the corrupt ruler of his day.

He called for a 'high noon' showdown on the top of a place called Mount Carmel. A kind of spiritual 'shoot-out' between him (and the cause of God he espoused) and the henchmen of the king (the prophets of Baal).

Something very similar is happening today on another Mount Carmel.

This one's in Zimbabwe. It's the name of the farm where Elijah-like relations of mine have been holding out against the henchmen of Mugabe.

(Click here to get a little insight into what's been going on)

We're praying for the fire to fall from heaven. Prayers are certainly being answered out there. Amazingly. Wonderfully.

But it's hard for all these relations and hard for all their folk. They're exposed to constant danger. The rule of law is often no more than a dim and distant memory.

If you're a praying person, then do please pray for them.

And pray that the fire of God may finally fall.

To bring about the end of a crazy, lawless, ruthless, pointless and hugely corrupt regime. And to bring in a whole new day.

Mount Carmel, the re-make. Make sure you're part of the picture.