God was at work "in the whirlwind and the storm" of the Victorian elections. Thanks to all those who prayed. Thanks to all those who advocated for righteousness and thanks to all those, from whichever party, who stood for election. We need people of faith to get involved in all political parties. As Edmund Burke said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."  Many people of faith did something in the Victorian elections and God did something too. 

1. More people in Victoria and around Australia were activated to pray for the Victorian election than any other Victorian state election past or present.
2. Christian people, Christian groups and the Church at large spoke in the majority of occasions with one voice. The message was loud and clear "Defend religious freedom." From our experience and observation this was the strongest level of unity at a Victorian State election yet. 
3. In the lead up to the election the three minor parties formed a Christian Values Coalition and affected the moral tone of the election for good. This unprecedented level of unity in turn had a positive effect on the attitude to preferencing by both the minor parties and the major parties.  There was also a notable difference in the reporting of the Christian parties, who were given greater respect by anti-christian media than otherwise would have been the case. 
4. The Liberal National Coalition lost government but they had not made a strong stand for life. They were a great disappointment to the many Christian values-based voters. This no doubt contributed to their demise. The good news according to political sources is Matthew Guy, the new leader of the Liberal party in Victoria, is more strongly committed to life and family than Mr Napthine who whilst having a confession of faith was weak when it came to moral issues. 
5. Four conservatively inclined Independents will "most likely" work together to form an informal family friendly voting bloc and hold the balance of power. This voting bloc, with the help of the Liberal National Coalition, could effectively block any anti-family legislation presented by the Labor Greens and Sex party voting alliance. The story in The Age which said, minor parties have major power told the story well.

Obviously these are early days and there are a lot of variables. But all things being considered, the results give us hope in the midst of the antipathy of the largely anti-christian governing Victorian Labor party. 

The results, as articulated above, point to a miracle. Only time will tell. The way forward for us, as people of faith in the battle for Life, Marriage, Family and Religious Freedom, is again indicated in the words of Edmund Burke, "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." 

Thank you for your prayers.