Everyone Wins One Disciple per Year!

This Thursday Walter and Linda came from SOS Balkan and Bulgaria to be part of the celebrations when we launch our first church in Stockholm! We enjoyed sandwiches on the Sergeltrappan for lunch. We met with Carl-Erik Sahlberg (pastor in Klara Church) on “Plattan”. Carl-Erik and his team served food to the homeless. Warm words of encouragement were exchanged and Carl-Erik Sahlberg welcomed us in a faderly way to the work and fellowship for the Kingdom in Down Town Stockholm – he is a father to so many and a true spiritual Viking, whom we respect so much in SOS. We so treasure the blessing from Carl-Erik. All the Down Town churches that we have met with so far have all been so nice and had such a generous and welcoming attitude, such as the Filadelfia Church, City Church, Södermalm Church, Hillsong, etc – so good that God has given us a blessed entrance to the city.

Linda and Walter...

Later I sat in our new conference room, going through run-sheets and printed material for this weekend, reading good luck letters, viewing video greetings and receiving flower deliveries – wow – if I new it would be this much fun to plant a church in Sweden, we would have started long ago... I was tired but with a great sense of joy – some sort of euphoric blend of adrenaline, coffee, Red Bull and filled with the Holy Spirit. Everything is on a round the clock schedule at the moment, but what a momentum and go there is! Our new Bible College recruits were at our house for a Bar-b-q on Wednesday night – they represent over ten nationalities. I have bought my first 30-day card for the public transportation system and become a true Stockholmer – from now on I will ride the commuter trains, the metro and Maria can have the car ;). Well, well... my head is full of new changes – both small and big. Yesterday my mom arrived and one of my kid sisters will join us as well for the celebrations this weekend. I am so happy for our graffiti wall and the world map along with our vision statement on another wall in the sanctuary, for all the sound, light and our interpretation system, etc …


Church Launch!
Where: Nalen, Regeringsgatan 74
When: Noon to 2pm

Open House – we invite you for coffee and cake!
Where: Mission SOS new facilities on Warfvinges Väg 26, Kungsholmen
When: 2:30 to 6pm

This fall we will all work under one slogan in the church: Everyone wins one disciple per year. We have printed nice, good looking book marks to all our members and students that we will pass out this weekend – and hopefully they will keep this in their Bibles and the vision will be taken in, both mentally as well as in the heart – everyone wins one disciple per year!

SOS Church Stockholm is born now. For all people to all nations, the Book of Acts in Stockholm and to the ends of the earth. A new life begins. Thank You Jesus for the presence of your Spirit and your wet kiss from heaven! We love you and give you all the glory and worship!

See Ya!