Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

each was repeated over and over--the chorus of the first songbeing sung thirty times.ere was much arm waving, shouting with horrifying screamsand, when the music volume was lowered, the drone of whatmust have been ‘tongues’ could be heard. By the end of thesinging many of the crowd were exhibiting spasmodic,UNCONTROLLABLE BODILY ‘JERKS,’ which continued forthe rest of the evening. When the leaders were speaking andone of those spasms occurred, they either made a loud shout,or their words came out as a shout.BIRTH GROANS. Apparently this evening marked ninemonths since these happenings began and they felt they hadnow ‘come to birth.’ Between two of the songs, one of their ownwomen went off in a screaming account of the movementcoming to birth. Her screams and actions were so realistic thatfor a time we thought she was actually experiencing labourpains.STRANGE PHENOMENA. One woman was so overcome bythe spasms she appeared to be very drunk and could hardlywalk. Her testimony time was taken up by her and the leadermaking jokes about her appearance of drunkenness. e crowdlaughed hilariously so that it resembled a comedy show at atheatre. Following each ‘testimony’ the leader prayed for themand they fell into a trance, one man later roaring like a lion.ECUMENICAL UNITY. e speaker’s text was John 17:20-23.e only message he could get from it was that the Fatherwanted to be intimate with us so that we could display love toothers. Walls had to come down, he said, for we are all one inJesus. DURING HIS MESSAGE HE WENT INTO FITS OFUNNATURAL, UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER, whichlasted about five minutes. All evening various people weretaken with fits of MANIACAL LAUGHTER.SLAIN. Two and a half hours aer the meeting started, thechairs were cleared and those who wished to receive “theblessing” were lined up along pre-marked lines. Members ofthe mission team, each accompanied by a ‘catcher,’ went topeople and prayed over them, with their hand on the person’shead or chest. e people would fall to the floor, eased down274