Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSAWAKE O ZION!mud, sugar beet and potatoes, he would go off to meditate inthe fields or cross over the railway track to the canal. Thequotes in his diary from Faber and Fenelon were an indicationof his inner life with God. He loved community and, witha twinkle in his eye, determined, with Andrew Murray, to ‘lookupon every man who vexes you as a means of grace to humbleyou’!The next morning Steve was up bright and early and madethe sisters a cup of tea. There was a freshness on him and atlunch he breezed in from the fields, flung his slippers acrossthe floor and grinned.When the elders arrived at the Farm for their meeting thatnight, Steve joked with some of them. Then, after spendingsome time mending his wellies and chatting, he donned hisdonkey jacket and went out. As evening wore on, some of thebrothers began to wonder where he was, and when he hadn’tturned up by midnight they went to see if he’d fallen asleepin a hay loft or something. They checked the farm buildings,and searched as well as they could in the dark. When daylightcame, his brother Maurice and a friend looked all roundthe farm for him. As they walked towards the canal, there inthe dawn light they saw the remains of a body on the railwaytrack. The red hair was unmistakable.An awesome silence brooded over the farm that day. Someof the brothers were notified and came home from work. Theysat together in silence or wept. Down at Shalom farmhouseKelly was working with the building team when the phonerang. ‘Bro... I have some sad and glorious news for you.’ Itwas a subdued Noel. ‘“Faithful” has been killed. There are alot of brothers up here who need you just now.’168