Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
ON THE MARCH
Slowly we heard the sobbing start, then outbreaks of crying
and laughter until the auditorium sounded like a farmyard!
Most of us enjoyed the tape and felt it was probably
what we needed. We went home saying, ‘Let it come! Let it
come!’ in an American accent and wondered what was in
store!
In 1987 the Jesus Army had burst on the scene, and was here
to stay. We had pushed outwards in our church-household
planting and now had additional houses in Northampton, Kettering,
Hastings, Hinckley and Leicester. Battlecentre in Acton,
London, was also a significant new development. We had
seen two years of ‘explosive pioneering’. By the end of December
there were 49 households with 900 adults in covenant
and 200 children.
Mike ‘Rockfast’ wrote to Noel of the need for a sabbath, a
year of rest. The church had to regather strength. Expansion
in business and community had stretched us to the limit. We
lacked extra finance and leadership and many needed refreshing.
1988 must be a year of waiting on God, of inspiration
and rediscovery of Zion. Noel (ever dynamic) agreed, but saw
it as a stepping stone to even greater activity. 1988 and 1989
must be vital years of preparation for a massive launch into
the nineties. We had only just begun!
In the early spring, prophetic wisdom indicated that a fresh
wave of spiritual power lay ahead for us. We were shown that
as we moved into a new level of worship, God would bring to
us a new and powerful anointing. This would be as holy fire,
infectious and unstoppable and would bring upon us a mantle
of love-power that would reach the hearts of men. Zion
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