Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
ON THE MARCH
was walking her dog. She thought they were marvellous, and
opened her home to them. On the last day she gave a farewell
buffet where Jesus People, punks and freaks were served
cakes, trifles and strawberries by a team of genteel Anglican
ladies!
In Birmingham there were plenty of stories and unusual
encounters. One was reported in Lifenews:
It was an ordinary flat, but the couple were not alone. Milk
bottles would fly around the kitchen and there were knocking
noises. The water heater and cooker would be turned on. An
apparition was seen, and visitors were fearful. So we went to
the flat and commanded the evil presence to leave in the name
of Jesus. Now it’s a place of peace. 78
Birmingham was still central to our vision. We held missions
in the city and in the autumn bought Cofton Hall, an historic
mansion, which stood in fine grounds below the Lickey Hills.
At ‘Cornerstone’ there were shades of the pioneering days at
Bugbrooke. It was large, cold and empty, and needed a lot of
repair. When Skaino Services got to work, the brothers had
to sleep in the baronial hall with its old oak rafters and stone
walls. The place was spooky — you half expected an ancient
butler to come downstairs and croak, ‘You rang, Sir?’ But after
they had all gone round the house shouting the name of
Jesus, the atmosphere changed.
One person at Cornerstone saw an angel standing at her
bedroom door. Another night, a new convert came home drunk
and discouraged. ‘God,’ he said, ‘if you’re really there, why
don’t you make a tree fall down or something?’
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