Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSON THE MARCHSlowly we heard the sobbing start, then outbreaks of cryingand laughter until the auditorium sounded like a farmyard!Most of us enjoyed the tape and felt it was probablywhat we needed. We went home saying, ‘Let it come! Let itcome!’ in an American accent and wondered what was instore!In 1987 the Jesus Army had burst on the scene, and was hereto stay. We had pushed outwards in our church-householdplanting and now had additional houses in Northampton, Kettering,Hastings, Hinckley and Leicester. Battlecentre in Acton,London, was also a significant new development. We hadseen two years of ‘explosive pioneering’. By the end of Decemberthere were 49 households with 900 adults in covenantand 200 children.Mike ‘Rockfast’ wrote to Noel of the need for a sabbath, ayear of rest. The church had to regather strength. Expansionin business and community had stretched us to the limit. Welacked extra finance and leadership and many needed refreshing.1988 must be a year of waiting on God, of inspirationand rediscovery of Zion. Noel (ever dynamic) agreed, but sawit as a stepping stone to even greater activity. 1988 and 1989must be vital years of preparation for a massive launch intothe nineties. We had only just begun!In the early spring, prophetic wisdom indicated that a freshwave of spiritual power lay ahead for us. We were shown thatas we moved into a new level of worship, God would bring tous a new and powerful anointing. This would be as holy fire,infectious and unstoppable and would bring upon us a mantleof love-power that would reach the hearts of men. Zion293