Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
CITY ON A HILL
We had heard of other communities hitting bad patches and
then losing direction. But as we pressed through, a sense of
destiny returned with force. God had shaken us and given us
a new vision. Britain was our parish, and our dream was now
for revival and church growth.
The push was on for 200 servant groups — a hundred percent
increase! We visualised them, prayed for them and believed
for them. We even sang about them! ‘Two hundred servant
groups we claim for needy souls in Jesu’s name!’
We preached the good news. At one time our message had
centred on holiness and ‘kingdom lifestyle’. Now, after the
trials of recent years, God had pointed us back to the basics
— the blood of the Lamb and the love of God. Many found a
renewed compassion for the sinful and broken-hearted. ‘Feel
the flow of Jesu’s blood,’ we sang tenderly, as all around us
we saw a desperate need for the healing touch of God.
God gave us a tremendous inspiration to penetrate the inner
cities. Our evangelists in Birmingham were on fire and
became examples to the rest of us. They reached glue sniffers,
pimps and prostitutes. They often prayed with people on the
streets. They were the heroes!
By May we had established Anchorage, a large house in
Handsworth, Birmingham. Some moved up to form the new
house and Kelly led a church-planting team there for a week
to boost the work. God had given us a strong vision for a
multiracial church. The team befriended some of the blacks
and Asians and soon a converted Sikh girl had joined them.
We were pioneering in other towns too. My own servant
group went to Banbury. There we were welcomed by a Christian
family, and some of the neighbours were interested. Soon
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