Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSAuthors’ PrefaceIt was in early 1988 that we finally decided to write this book.The Jesus Fellowship had always been controversial since itsbeginnings at Bugbrooke Baptist Chapel. But after the dramaticlaunch of the Jesus Army in 1987 people were keenerthan ever to hear our story.Our first experience of charismatic renewal was back in1969. Since then we’d established an ‘Acts 2’ community lifestyle,spread across much of England, and taken the gospelto the streets. At times it was a lonely road. But now, afteralmost twenty years of pioneering, we felt God urging us tostand with others and share our heart and vision.And so, with some added encouragement from KingswayPublications, we sat down to write. One of our main leaders,Mike Farrant, had a lot of ideas for the book, but, when itcame to it, he was hopelessly busy in administration. So Mikeand I worked together.19