Well – what is there to say after this weekend?! Maria and I along with the pioneer team are dizzy, buzzed, tired or just simply extremely happy – it is hard to put words on feelings after all the celebrations this past weekend... Saturation. The favor of God. The Holy Spirit has given us a wet, passionate kiss. Seems like there is favor from the entire world all at once... We have received our own home. We feel secure and can at last be our selves to the full. Freedom, joy and anointing… Yes, yes, and yes... Hmm :) Wow! Tears of joy.
Maria and I cut the yellow and blue ribbon...
The joy is complete!!!!
Almost 400 happy peoplecame to Nalen on Saturday for our church launch celebration between noon and 2 pm and close to 300 people strolled through our facilities during the open house on Kungsholmen later that same afternoon – wow! Tons of flowers and cards from all over Scandinavia. Around 30 letters from different Swedish churches, that wanted to wish us well, as well as video greetings from around the globe – from India, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Finland, Thailand and the US... Guests and representatives from several nations were present and a steady stream of text messages like never before...
We honored the extraordinary work effort of Tommy and Ylva Hamrén during the building process...
And then the release concert yesterdayafternoon... Both the girls and the band rocked for Jesus in a way that must have made the angels dance Salsa and God stand next to his throne moving to the rythmn... We sold over 400 CDs after the concert! Several people from Stockholm were saved on this our first Sunday as a church family and many, yes entire families want to come and join us – welcome to be a part of the team and the SOS family!
We honored the extraordinary work effort of Tommy and Ylva Hamrén during the building process...
And then the release concert yesterdayafternoon... Both the girls and the band rocked for Jesus in a way that must have made the angels dance Salsa and God stand next to his throne moving to the rythmn... We sold over 400 CDs after the concert! Several people from Stockholm were saved on this our first Sunday as a church family and many, yes entire families want to come and join us – welcome to be a part of the team and the SOS family!
Mingling during the open house at SOS church...
I do not think that anything can steal my joy at the moment... When I went to get my car last night to drive home, someone had crashed one of my side windows. With crushed glass in my seat I drove home singing along to our new festival CD, exuberant even if it was chilly and I just had to raise the volume on the highway... A car windshield – what is that?! We have launched a church in down town Stockholm. Jesus will build His church now and the devil does not have a chance!
See Ya!
