Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSAWAKE O ZION!to film a documentary on how The Lord Took Hold Of Bugbrooke.Community was in vogue at this time and a team fromRedeemer Church arrived in England. There were many venturesin communal living and some declared that this wasGod’s contemporary word to the church.At Argyle Street, conditions were primitive. Victor went tolive there for a few days and insisted they make no specialprovisions for him. They didn’t. When he arrived Ralph hadripped out the kitchen and Victor helped wash up in the bath.Floorboards in the lounge were missing, windows were outand the holes covered with sacking. Jess and French Marycooked chapatis over an oil stove in the lounge and they allsat round on milk crates and chairs from the tip!Victor sat down to table. They thought it was marvellous —this straight coming to live with them and share their brownrice! They hugged him and welcomed him home. Rufus’sbright eyes fixed on Victor, looking for some fatherly lead.‘Well,’ coughed Victor, ‘let’s say grace.’‘What an amazing idea!’ they thought. Alan grabbed hisbusking guitar. Rufus fetched his bongos. The rest reachedfor spoons, pans, teapots — anything. As the half hour ‘jamming’session took off, several of them sang their heart outspontaneously while the rest accompanied on the cutlery.Victor enjoyed this ‘psalming’ and felt years younger.After the meal they sat round talking. Some of it was hilarious.Alan and Rufus were great extroverts. Then the musicsession took off again with great gusto and shouts of ‘Glory!Praise the Lord!’101