Why "Mila Eighteen"?

"Mila 18" was the headquarters bunker (actually shelter) of Jewish resistance fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland during World War 2. It was located below the ground---underneath a building at ulica Mila 18.

The bunker was a safe place for many Jewish men, women, and children from the atrocities occuring just above the ground. It was also a place to strategize and prepare for combat. On May 8th, 1943, three weeks after the start of the Uprising, when the bunker was attacked by the Nazis, there were 300 courageous souls inside. Some surrendered, but many stood firm. German and Ukrainian troops threw tear gas into the bunker to force the occupants out. Many were murdered, but many refused to surrender.

I chose the name "Mila Eighteen" as the title of my blog because I wanted to emphasize a few things: First, the importance of having a safe place...a bunker...to commune with the God of Israel, the Holy Spirit, and Yeshua (Jesus)...the Lamb of God. Second, because I want to be a resistance fighter.

I want to fight for my wife and children, take a stand for holiness in the midst of darkness, refuse to compromise the Word of God, share His love with the un-lovely (all of us humans), and live a life of worship before the Lord. I want to be a warrior. Why should I be anything less? I have Him, in me. He is my Mila 18...

"...the only safe place is in the center of the flame..."

(lyrics from one of my favorite Misty Edwards songs)