Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
CITY ON A HILL
avoided him even more! Eventually a group of girls sidled
up.
‘Ere!’ said Vikki. ‘What are you lot into, anyway? I heard
you took Oily and ‘is mates down your place last week.’ Vikki
looked menacing.
Pete smiled and said, ‘We’re just here loving folk and seeking
to bring them new life in Jesus.’
‘You’re a load of nutters!’ said another, and giggled. ‘You
don’t think you’re going to convert us lot — do ya?’
‘Ang on, Luce!’ said Vikki. ‘Give the bloke a chance.’
Vikki was interested. She’d watched the Jesus People moving
around — right out of place! She was into the occult and
fascinated with spiritual things. Perhaps they had something.
Pete spoke seriously to them but the girls got silly and he
told them off, which annoyed Vikki, though she liked the way
Pete seemed to care for them.
Pete invited them back to the house and after a rowdy journey
on the minibus, Vikki found herself munching cheese on
toast and talking to a sister who had been a medium. Vikki
liked her and they prayed together. In the next room the guys
got wild and abusive, so Vikki went in and gave them a telling
off! That put her on our side.
Later that week a brother visited their squat and sat around
playing his guitar. ‘Somethin’ moving in my heart, Jesus, Jesus,’
he sang. It was his latest song. They chatted and he left
a box of groceries.
Soon Vikki got evicted. As she was obviously responding to
God, they invited her down to the Hall. She had no deliverance
ministry or dramatic conversion. She just decided for
God and stopped smoking and swearing. It was a new life —
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