Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS THE LORD TOOK HOLD OF BUGBROOKE
blow could land, the biker sank to the floor — Johnny was an
experienced fighter! He turned to Kelly sheepishly. ‘I thought
it was right in the Spirit,’ he said. Kelly grinned, took a look
over his shoulder and ran to the car. They hopped in — just in
time. The gang surrounded them and started to turn the car
over.
‘Kelly,’ said Johnny, ‘I think we ought to go home.’
‘Yes, Johnny,’ said Kelly, ‘...certainly!’ Kelly hit the ignition
and they lurched into the night.
Rumours went round that Johnny and Kelly were in for some
‘treatment’. The following night the Apaches planned to bust
the chapel open but, by a stroke of providence, a more important
‘rumble’ cropped up somewhere else.
A few days later the President, Nicky, came with a few mates
and sat on the front row with knives and sticks. Nicky was
huge and vicious. Kelly eyed him from the platform and swallowed
hard; Norma gripped his arm; and Noel preached as
normal. The rest was up to prayer, worship, and God. The
presence of the Lord was real and, by the end of the meeting,
Nicky’s heart was softened. Kelly came down and embraced
him. They struck hands and Nicky threw off his Angels’ gear.
When a reporter from Northampton came to investigate, Nicky
told his story:
We used to carry 12-bore shotguns in the Chapter and I really
enjoyed violence. We came over to create a disturbance but by
the end of the evening I really felt I had found some sort of
truth. People were happy. I took off my colours, broke my stick
in two, and gave it to Noel. It was notched for every time I used
it. 10
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