Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

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Gathering for Power
1970
Geoff died on the last day of January. He was just twenty.
God’s power was real, but there was no miraculous cure. The
Thanksgiving service was full of victory, praise and tears. At
his graveside they sang ‘Blessed Assurance’, while some wept
and cried to the Lord. Geoff’s parents, Arthur and Lily, were
deeply moved by the love that had been shown them. Lily
was a churchgoer, and Arthur was chapel. Both had felt reserved
towards this move of the Spirit, but Lily began to go
to the meetings, found the Lord, and was drawn into the centre
of things. Arthur followed later.
The travail over Geoff proved to be the birthpangs of a new
fruitfulness. The sense of God’s presence increased, and Noel
circulated a newsletter around the villages. The mid-week
chapel meeting now moved around and met in homes. They
were packed out. Expectation was still for revival and Noel,
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