Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSCITY ON A HILLin the warehouse next to ours. We’ve now appointed executivesto manage Goodness Foods, Skaino and TBS more efficiently.’‘Do you pay them differently?’ asked Henk.‘Oh no,’ said Mike, ‘We pay the same level of wage to everyone.’‘Then where goes this wage’? Anneke chipped in.Mike smiled.‘Well, we put it into our house’s common purse.’‘And how many work for the community?’ said Henk.‘About 150 are in kingdom businesses now.’‘Kingdom businesses?’‘Well, it’s all part of kingdom life. It was inevitable that thevision of being a ‘kingdom people’ would affect our everydaywork-life. Businesses support our ministries and provide anatmosphere of discipleship.’‘Yes, it’s all one, isn’t it?’ I chipped in. ‘Praying or cooking;evangelising or mucking out the pigs! We’re God’s people.That’s what counts — living for him and displaying his righteousnessand love. People may not see the invisible God, butmaybe they’ll see his city on a hill.’‘That’s right, chaps!’ said Pete, slapping Henk on the back.‘Apart from which — it’s time for lunch!’As the summer of 1983 approached, everyone was lookingoutwards. The central ground had been strengthened andmany desired to reach out and plant elsewhere. Churchgrowth was vital and we were inspired by Yonggi Cho’s500,000-strong church in Korea. His input of faith, vision andprayer targets came at the right time.234