Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
AWAKE O ZION!
insensitivity and lack of submission to the church — all these
harm the life of the spiritual family and have to be faced up
to.
At Malhamdale there was a prayer room where some had
real dealings with the Lord. Val felt she ought to buy a house
on the estate in Bugbrooke. Already she was travelling six
nights a week to chapel. Once on the estate she would be
putting people up every weekend, ministering late at night,
or even cooking for the Almond Close brothers! There would
be much commitment, little privacy and fewer visits to her
family. After a struggle she abandoned herself to God’s will,
and rushed out of the room laughing for joy!
For Victor and Sheila the atmosphere of love was a whole
new world. In Taunton Victor had engaged in duties, but here
was life. Once he had been open to the world, but now he was
open to his brothers. He had heard about the need to be ‘covered’
— to come under the mantle of the body of Christ. That’s
how it felt — secure and in place. As the strain lifted from his
mind, Victor felt enfolded in God’s love.
They all came back from Yorkshire to a greater or lesser degree
transformed. Happily, I had found some encouragement
from God and was around for another try. We were moving on
explosively with frequent demonic manifestations in chapel.
It was not uncommon to have the preaching interrupted by
screams and flying hymnbooks, and Kelly leaping into action
from the platform.
On one occasion a man with a violent demon was taken into
the vestry behind Noel. A scuffle went on and we could hear
the sound of breaking furniture, while the cross on the wall
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