Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

24Flowing with the Mainstream1989I saw a beam of light that was slowly emerging out of a darkmist. As it came into focus I could now see it was a city whoselight was of many beautiful colours. This was so striking thatmany, who’d paid little attention to it while it was in the mist,now looked on with great interest.Of all the colours of this city, gold was the most powerful andrepresented the kingship of Christ among his people. Deep redsymbolised the blood of Jesus proclaimed in power. A penetratingwhite stood for the purity of lives laid down and shared incommunity. Weaving through them all was a fresh green light:a fearless army who were reaching out to those who were lostin the blackness all around.The Holy Spirit brought this vivid picture to Pete ‘Just’shortly before the Jesus Army was launched. We adopted thesecolours for our banners. By 1989, after the impact of the301