Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS THE LORD TOOK HOLD OF BUGBROOKEsore! The next day he stood in the breakfast queue at ImperialCollege with his hand over his mouth. He couldn’t stopspeaking in tongues, and his boiled egg went cold before hecould negotiate the difficulties of eating it!The chapel was now a talking point for the whole village.‘Lily,’ said an Anglican lady to Geoff’s mum, ‘I don’t knowwhat’s going on there, but whatever they’ve got, we haven’t!’Some in the chapel weren’t too keen on what they had got!Changes occurred in the weekday meetings. Some in theYoung Wives were praising the Lord in new languages, andchoir practice changed from 95% choir and 5% prayer to 0%choir and 100% prayer, praise and Bible Fellowship. MissCampion’s Friday afternoon prayer time was livening up aswell. Homestead Cottage would never be the same again.Miss Campion handed on the torch of Church Secretary toVerna. Deacons’ meetings were now interspersed with praiseand prayer, as they sought to know ‘the guidance and witnessof the Spirit’. That in itself was a miracle! Some expressedthe gift of wisdom in picture form. One such ‘wisdom picture’was of a beautiful lake obscured by trees. The lake representedthe life of Christ in the church and the trees were itsmembers. The wisdom was an encouragement not to blockout the light of God’s Spirit. They had to be humble beforeGod and let him have his way if renewal was to continue.Noel’s ministry became more inspirational. The Spirit hadopened up whole new horizons and he was learning as fast ashe could. He was glad to listen to Brian, John, the youngsters,the Fountain Trust, anybody who could help. Slowly hewas finding his feet and developing a distinctive ministry. Theapproach from man’s side was ‘softly, softly’. Prayer, patience42