Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
AWAKE O ZION!
‘This long-haired communist, Ralph, turned up the same
night as me,’ he related. ‘He came to the Lord. Oh, and one
ex-junkie called Paddy plays this weird instrument. It’s a long
pole with bottle tops on, and a boot at the end! He’s getting
married in July and the fellowship have bought a ‘Jesus house’
for them in Northampton.’
‘They’ve started this meeting on Mondays called PLAN —
Power and Love in Action Now. It’s for all the dynamic young
people — including me! Some of them reckon it’s more real
than the leaders’ meeting. They’re so committed! Last week
God was so real some people were prostrate on the floor.’
‘By the way,’ said Victor, tucking into his breakfast, one
Saturday morning, ‘Noel’s invited me to the leaders’ meeting.
We’d better pray, you know. If I accept this I think we’re
in it for life!’
Sheila came up and was taken aback by the love in the fellowship.
They took the plunge and bought a house in Northampton.
In June there was a house warming ‘holy love-feast’
at their new home. It was a timber-framed house with the
lounge on the first floor and Victor’s architectural mind did
overtime as he watched sixty sweaty charismatics move into
a time of worship! Sheila was a solid evangelical schoolteacher,
but was delighted with all she saw. They had married
on the understanding that Jesus would come first. He
was taking them up on it. It looked as if they were in for an
interesting future!
In July a hundred of us packed our suitcases and headed for
the Yorkshire Dales. When we arrived at the hostel in
Malhamdale we got a shock. So did the owner — it was a
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