| | Summer 2007 Campaign: Confrontation
at Carmel
Once
again the northern Israel port city of Haifa—at the foot of Mount
Carmel, where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal—is at the frontlines of a struggle to define God for the
people of the Middle East.
Haifa
has a long history of good relations between its Jewish, Muslim, and
Christian residents. But in the past six years bus and restaurant
bombings—and last summer’s barrage of Hizbullah
rockets—have challenged the belief that Abraham’s sons can
find true reconciliation. Those behind these attacks are leading
millions in the Middle East to believe that it is God’s will for
Isaac and Ishmael to fight to the death.
And
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the
sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Israel
shall be your name.” Then with the stones he built an altar in the
name of the LORD...
In a breakthrough
agreement, the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa has agreed to take twelve
living stones—Muslim children from Iraq—give them new life through
heart surgery, and send them back to their homes as a powerful
demonstration of God’s true call to love our neighbors, and even our
enemies.
Just
as Elijah once confronted false prophets on Mount Carmel, we too have
been given opportunity to overcome evil with good, and affirm that
God’s choice of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is meant to be a
blessing to all peoples:
Let it be known this day that you are God in Israel....
Will
you be one of those who do not bow the knee, but stand for truth in the
Middle East? We need commitments of $84,000 during this summer to
provide for housing, transportation, and sharing in the medical
expenses together with Israeli donors.
Click here to be part of the Confrontation at Carmel.
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