I saw 12 people respond to the gospel yesterday, and although some of these were already believers, at least 4 were new commitments to Christ. I really enjoyed preaching 3 times yesterday at Birmingham City Church, which is the new name of the Elim Pentecostal Church in the heart of Birmingham. This church is part of the legacy left in the city by George Jeffreys’ extraordinary healing and evangelistic campaign in 1930. This series of meetings attended by thousands was the peak of Jeffreys success and believe it or not, there are two people in BCC today, who were there to see it. One of them, Annie Boleyn, (now aged 101) is pictured and is interviewed on Elim’s 100th anniversary DVD, as is Elsie Brinsdon. I highly recommend this DVD to anyone. It is absolutely mind boggling that eye-witnesses to this campaign are still in BCC today! The series of events in 1930 were as follows . . . Geroge Jeffreys (who had been converted in the Welsh revival of 1904) began in Birmingham with a few hundred people in the congregational church in Steelhouse Lane. After a month of meetings there, they hired the Town Hall for four days. When this too was packed out, Jeffreys hired the largest ice rink in Europe which seated 8,000, where they held meetings for four weeks. Finally when this too was full and Jeffreys hired the Bingley Hall Exhibition Centre, which had capacity for 15,000 people. George Jeffreys preached 26 times there. In addition to all the healings reported, there were 10,000 conversions to Christ. I think I am right in saying that 16 Elim churches were planted in Birmingham as a result of the mission.