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Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

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FIRE IN OUR HEARTS<br />

COMMUNICATE!<br />

come out of the New Age scene. She was now surrounded by<br />

a grow<strong>in</strong>g flock — motherhood!<br />

Africa was one of God’s surprises. A student from Ghana had<br />

met us on <strong>our</strong> Oxford campaign, stayed at V<strong>in</strong>eyard for a while,<br />

and returned to Kumasi as a covenant member. Before long<br />

Steve ‘Ambassador’ had gathered 80 people around him. Mike<br />

‘Rockfast’ (prophetic adm<strong>in</strong>istrator), Victor (<strong>in</strong>spirational<br />

teacher) and Bill ‘Truthful’ (the power man) went out to nurture<br />

the young church and meet others from Ghana and Nigeria.<br />

The team found new power <strong>in</strong> heal<strong>in</strong>g and deliverance<br />

and baptised 34 members of <strong>Jesus</strong> Fellowship Kumasi <strong>in</strong> the<br />

river — once a thirsty camel had moved out of the way!<br />

Shepton Mallet was another surprise. We’d targeted 28 new<br />

households <strong>in</strong> cities rang<strong>in</strong>g from Brighton to Manchester<br />

and from Norwich to Bristol. Shepton wasn’t among them.<br />

But a cell group mushroomed there through prayer, faith and<br />

a lot of travell<strong>in</strong>g. Mature Christians were jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g them.<br />

Shepton attracted one seeker who’d taught Krishna consciousness<br />

<strong>in</strong> India. Graham’s search for purity had been frustrated<br />

till he found <strong>Jesus</strong> back <strong>in</strong> England. When he visited a<br />

friend who was also newly converted, Graham heard <strong>our</strong> latest<br />

tape, Blaz<strong>in</strong>g Sword, and was very challenged.<br />

Days later his friend was throw<strong>in</strong>g some th<strong>in</strong>gs from his<br />

past onto the fire when the music-centre switched itself on.<br />

The song came through, ‘Not for noth<strong>in</strong>g are we leav<strong>in</strong>g all<br />

beh<strong>in</strong>d’. They were stunned. That night they met with the<br />

Shepton group and Graham was baptised <strong>in</strong> the Holy Spirit.<br />

All thanks to an <strong>in</strong>visible f<strong>in</strong>ger on the ON switch!<br />

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