Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
ON THE MARCH
And then a familiar voice in my ear. ‘Don’t miss it again!’
said Malcolm, the music teacher.
The Jesus Army marched into the press and on to radio and
television. We now courted publicity, and certainly couldn’t
avoid it. With jackets, banners, marches, city action days,
marquee missions and convoys, we were unmistakable. We
even had a four-man, Jesus Army quadricycle!
Soon we were in London and pitching the Marquee in
Battersea Park. Mounted police flanked our ‘march for Jesus’
from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square. It was an unforgettable
day. There in the square we had a rally and a national commissioning.
Then Mick ‘Temperate’ took a small group and
carried the flag to 10 Downing Street. The letter they handed
in to the Prime Minister (one also went to the Queen) was
printed in shortened form in Heartcry, our magazine of ‘social
concern and action’:
Dear Mrs Thatcher,
We urge you to call the nation back to faith in God. Christians
are praying for a revival that will change society. The members
of this church have become a Jesus Army to fight the evils in
society and bring the gospel to the victims of vice. We pray that
God will give you wisdom, compassion and strength for your
responsibilities.
Yours respectfully,
The Jesus Fellowship.
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