I realised some time ago that you were probably the same Adrian who I knew as a teenager in Chelmsford. And your story part 4 seems to have confirmed it for me . . .
I was in my late 20’s by 1984, and at St. Mary’s, Great Baddow . . . I remember you from inter-church events, and also because I was involved at St. Mary’s with several of the boys from your school who were in that mini-revival.
To me also it was “the nearest thing to a revival I have ever experienced” – and I have also experienced the Toronto Blessing, although in my case only this year! When I met with your school friends (and maybe sometimes with you) “the presence of God was in the room in such a weighty manner.” For me also, “I can only remember a handful of other times in my life when God has felt as close as he did at those times.”
In My Story part four (which is part of possibly the longest running and most spread out series in the history of blogging!) I spoke about my experience at King Edward VI Grammar School (KEGS) in Chelmsford. It was great to get an e-mail yesterday from someone else who remembers those days.
Sadly neither I nor my e-mail correspondent are still in contact with the other boys from that revival time – nor for that matter the girls from the nearby High School that used to join us for a Christian Union at the time. If anyone out there also remembers this time or knows someone who told them about it, I would love to hear from you, too!
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