Mount Carmel, a chain of mountains that face the Mediterranean Sea, was the scene of a major confrontation. Elijah came from the mountains of Gilead and was raised by God during a time of idolatry, during the reign of King Ahab. This prophet was formed in the desert and was thrown into a furnace of affliction, but he came out stronger because of this experience:

– Confronting King Ahab on Mount Carmel, calling him a troublemaker;

– Confronting the people who were wavering on the fence, with their hearts divided between the Lord and Baal, and

– Confronting the prophets of Baal, calling them to a challenge.

On this mountain, Elijah had a glorious victory over his enemies.

On this mountain, the people of Israel recognized, by crying out, that the LORD is the only God.

At the top of Mount Carmel, Elijah got down on his knees and prayed for rain, after three and a half years of drought. God heard his cry, and torrents of water descended from heaven, bringing Restoration and Abundance to the whole nation

This is what we will be doing on May 14^th: a great challenge, at all of the Universal Churches, taking your petitions to this Holy Place.

 

Transcript of the video:

My drought was my alcohol addiction

It all started with going out to parties, drinking socially

A drink here, another drink there…

But that addiction caused me a great inconvenience

Because it led to financial problems

And for me to escape the problems I had, I delve deeper into the addiction

I thought that it was the only way I could relax

And not think about the problems I had with the bank, credit cards, loan sharks

Justice officials knocking on my door, repossessing my car

Feeling embarrassed in front of the neighbors

And with this, the drinking became more frequent in my life

I couldn’t really relate to someone unless I was drunk

I had to drink before work, at lunch time…

Then I had to disguise the smell of the alcohol

I left work and drank again

Before getting home, I would drink again

My greatest sorrow was knowing that I was getting home and my wife was already there, waiting for me

And I would already be annoyed with so many problems, I would drink again

I would often verbally abused my wife

I broke everything in the house

Everything came at once: the alcohol problem, debt, other problems, I couldn’t sleep, I had road rage…

I swore… I fought with everyone…

I bought whiskey, as long as I had whiskey, I would be drinking it

I drank a whole bottle at night to be able to sleep

I was in an induced coma for two days because of the alcohol

The money was running out, ending

But I continued going out and drinking

I didn’t have money to eat

It was all an illusion that I put on for my neighbors,

It was momentary

I reached the point where I didn’t have food to eat at home

They shut off our water and electricity

To the point where I took my daughter, and told my wife to take her to my mother-in-law’s house

Because we didn’t have enough to eat

I would spend the day working and drinking water with sugar

And it wasn’t the good sugar either

I always worked with sales and shopping centers

I would take a coffee filter from the kiosk

Grab some water from the water fountain and that is what I would eat all day long until I went home

I came home, but I always had enough for alcohol

I always had something

So my life was a torment in this area

Until I went to The Universal Church and challenged God

From that day forth, things started to change

I was delivered from the addiction

My relationship with my wife changed

I no longer fought in traffic or at work

My whole life changed

I have my own house

My house is 240 square meters

With exceptional furniture

And everything is paid for,

When I say that I it’s mine, it’s because I already paid for it

And before it belonged to the bank

It was not mine

Today, I have my car, which is paid for

I have my truck, also paid off

I am autonomous

I work in the area of transportation

And today I always have jobs to do

And in the other areas, I’ve also been benefited

All of them are good

I have many clients

Today, our family is wonderful

Today, we are happy

I know the results I saw in my life were because of the challenge I did