Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTSCOMMUNICATE!the Rock, they sailed on dangerous seas. How important thento communicate our vision with humility.Here were echoes from the 60s of quiet protests and hippiealternatives. ‘Gurus came to these shores by the boatload,’Rufus remarked, ‘but where were the Jesus radicals? Wherewere the spiritual masters with the true enlightenment?’Timothy Leary, a leading psychedelic, had accused the Christiansof his time of being ‘emotionally constipated’ and unspiritual.Hopefully, in the 90s, the charge was no longer accurate.God was making his people attractive to spiritual seekers.One night Nathan and Phil were out in the fields all nighttripping on acid. Looking up at the stars through rustlingleaves and waving branches the semi-Christian searcherswere spellbound. Lying on the cool earth they talked aboutGod.Eventually the charm of the night gave way to a stunningsunrise. As they revelled in the song of birds, the pure morninglight, the cool breeze and the million diamond dewdropsscattered on the grass, they worshipped. Then wild, free andloudly singing the praises of God (though still tripping), theydanced through the dawn-streaked streets of Rugby.By July Noel had persuaded Nathan to get involved withJez in the multimedia project and threw a massive wad oflyrics their way. They worked non-stop in a little studio at theFarm turning out sounds for ‘Jesus Live’.Phil worked with Rufus on the drama side and relishedfriendships at the Farm. His heroes had always been the rawconverted street lads like Daz and Ronnie. He was now fed367