Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
CITY ON A HILL
was a village twenty miles north west of Bugbrooke and within
easy reach of Rugby, Coventry and Warwick. Our new home
was a converted motel standing next to The Plough pub. We
called it Harvest House!
The Harvest household travelled down to the meetings in
Northampton, while we from ‘Jerusalem’ went up to encourage
the family in ‘Judea’ and give them lots of pictures, prophecies,
cakes, and so forth. I was learning to drive at the time
and swerved through the country lanes, Toad of Toad Hall
fashion, in a borrowed three-wheeler. Twenty miles seemed
a long way! For many years people had come to us but now
the church was flowing out to them.
Mick led an evangelism team to the ‘Uni’ disco in Coventry,
and we held large gatherings in Warwickshire. We also invited
folk to an informal time on our own ground at Harvest
House. Many who came were interested Christians.
Along with the new churches, we were accused of ‘sheep
stealing’. It would be wrong to say we didn’t want Christians
to join us. Rarely, though, did we go out to find them. They
came by word of mouth. Occasionally we visited Christian
festivals to share with the unconverted, the searching or the
backslidden. It was often a case of finding lost sheep.
The extent of backsliding amongst Christians shocked us
and we saw many wrecked, frustrated lives. It was the acceptance
of worldliness that seemed to open the door to disaster.
One brother returned from a Christian event and sang
out his heart in chapel:
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