Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
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hanging over him, when he met two members of the Jesus Army.
‘The world was doing my head in. I was a tear-away, a thug.
Prison didn’t change me, it only made me worse. I changed
when I decided to follow Jesus,’ he said. ‘I gave up crime and
drinking. It’s beautiful what Jesus can do. My mum can’t believe
the change in me.’ 113
When this issue reached his home town in Northern Ireland,
all copies quickly sold out as people read the amazing
news that ‘bad’ Frankie had been converted. Thousands heard
Frankie tell of his conversion on Irish radio.
Ronnie, a young Anglo-Indian, soon joined Frankie in his
pilgrimage from the streets of London to the home-fires of
the Farm. As Ronnie ‘Zealous’ told me: ‘We got a lot of racial
abuse in the East End. My dad got stabbed on his own doorstep.
We had to board the windows up at night. For two years
I was living on the streets doing crime and dope. I knew about
God and my conscience plagued me. Then three of us were
invited up to the Farm for a weekend. As soon as I stepped
into the house I knew I belonged. I could be myself. The next
day there was a wedding in chapel. We skinned up and went
for a smoke outside. Rufus was brilliant. He came out and
prayed with us. I found the Lord in a big way.’
Roger Ellis, leader of Revelation, a new youth church in
Chichester, made this observation to the Daily Mirror:
‘Young people among us find a Christianity that is relevant to
their everyday needs. Sometimes youngsters with nose rings
and spiky hair aren’t welcome in traditional churches. They don’t
feel comfortable. We welcome anyone. We don’t say, “Get your
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