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Sedan \u00f6ver \u00e5tta \u00e5r finns S:ta Clara kyrka varje tisdag och fredag p\u00e5 Medborgarplatsen p\u00e5 S\u00f6dermalm<\/strong> intill Bj\u00f6rns Tr\u00e4dg\u00e5rd f\u00f6r att tr\u00e4ffa v\u00e5ra medm\u00e4nniskor p\u00e5 gatan. Arbetet \u00e4r m\u00f6jligt tack vare en stor grupp volont\u00e4rer fr\u00e5n olika l\u00e4nder och kulturer som deltar i arbetet, ger g\u00e5vor s\u00e5som gr\u00f6nsaker, br\u00f6d, frukt, kaffe\/te, och fikabr\u00f6d fr\u00e5n konditorier, samt m\u00e4nniskor som sk\u00e4nker begagnade kl\u00e4der. Biblar och traktat sk\u00e4nkes \u00e4ven fr\u00e5n S:ta Clara och privatpersoner. Det \u00e4r fr\u00e5n b\u00f6rjan S:ta Clara kyrka i Stockholm och EFS Mittsverige som st\u00e5r bakom verksamheten. En fredagskv\u00e4ll i m\u00e5naden leder jag ett team fr\u00e5n Folkungakyrkan. P\u00e5 grund av pandemin st\u00e4ngdes verksamheten tillf\u00e4lligt mellan slutet av mars till juni f\u00f6rra \u00e5ret, men nu \u00e4r vi p\u00e5 banan igen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erfarenheten \u00e4r att b\u00e5de den sociala och den andliga n\u00f6den \u00e4r enorm bland stockholmarna<\/strong>. M\u00e5nga kommer regelbundet tillbaka f\u00f6r mat och kl\u00e4der men \u00e4ven f\u00f6r att uppleva gemenskap och trygghet. Fru Astrid, som \u00e4r den \u00e4ldsta kvinnan som var en regelbunden bes\u00f6kare under en l\u00e5ng tid, \u00e4r idag 95 \u00e5r och hon kom tillbaka i fredags f\u00f6r f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen p\u00e5 tv\u00e5 \u00e5r.\u00a0 Flera uttrycker att de k\u00e4nner sig ensamma och har h\u00e4r m\u00f6jlighet att m\u00f6tas och samtala med n\u00e5gon. Dessa m\u00f6ten och samtal har f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrat m\u00e4nniskors liv. Under \u00e5ret har ett antal\u00a0 m\u00e4nniskor i personliga kriser s\u00f6kt sig till teamet och bett om hj\u00e4lp. N\u00e5gon som best\u00e4mt sig f\u00f6r att ta sitt liv samma kv\u00e4ll har i m\u00f6tet med medarbetarna p\u00e5 plats \u00e5ngrat sig. Flera m\u00e4nniskor har kommit till tro p\u00e5 Jesus och n\u00e5gra har valt att d\u00f6pa sig. N\u00e5gra har \u00e4ven under tidigare \u00e5r g\u00e5tt p\u00e5 S:ta Claras missionsskola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftersom vintern \u00e4r den sv\u00e5raste tiden<\/strong> f\u00f6r de heml\u00f6sa<\/strong> sponsrade <\/strong>en av medlemmarna i Folkungakyrkan arbetet inf\u00f6r f\u00f6rra julen. \u00d6nskan var att ordna en v\u00e4rdig julfest med dukat julbord och musikunderh\u00e5llning i v\u00e4rmen i Folkungakyrkan f\u00f6r just heml\u00f6sa, missbrukare, och socialt utsatta. Men pga. pandemin fick detta v\u00e4nta. F\u00f6r en del av pengarna k\u00f6ptes ist\u00e4llet \u00f6ver 60 julklappar, som bestod av yllevantar, handskrivna julkort, och varm soppa som delades ut p\u00e5 plats fredagen f\u00f6re jul. Gl\u00e4djen och tacksamheten lyste i m\u00e5ngas \u00f6gon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verksamheten \u00f6nskar forts\u00e4tta sprida Guds k\u00e4rlek och budskapet om Jesus till \u00e4nnu fler m\u00e4nniskor<\/strong>. Det finns god utvecklingspotential f\u00f6r evangelisationsarbetet men \u00e4ven f\u00f6r att utveckla det diakonala arbetet med att hj\u00e4lpa m\u00e4nniskor i sv\u00e5ra  livssituationer s\u00e5som missbruk, heml\u00f6shet, fattigdom, eller kriminalitet. Guds k\u00e4rlek saknar gr\u00e4nser, och det finns hopp och m\u00f6jligheter f\u00f6r alla!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For over eight years, St. Clara’s Church has been serving people every Tuesday and Friday at Medborgarplatsen at S\u00f6dermalm<\/strong>. The work is possible because of a big group of volunteers from different countries and cultures who participate. Gifts such as vegetables, bread, fruit, coffee\/tea, and pastries are handed out, and people also donate secondhand clothes. St. Clara and private individuals also donate Bibles. One Friday a month, I get the opportunity to lead a team from Folkungakyrkan. Due to the pandemic, the outreach was temporarily closed between March and June last year, but now we are back on track!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My experience is that both the social and the spiritual need is enormous among people in Stockholm<\/strong>. Many return regularly for food and clothing but also to experience community and security. Astrid \u2014 <\/em>who is the oldest woman who was a regular visitor for a long time, is today 95 years old. She was back on Friday for the first time in two years. Many express that they feel lonely and therefore have the opportunity to meet and talk to someone there. These meetings and conversations have changed people’s lives. During the year, several people in personal crises have approached the team and asked for help. Someone who decided to commit suicide the same evening changed her mind in the meeting with the employees on-site. Several people have come to believe in Jesus and some have chosen to be baptized. Some have also attended St. Clara’s Mission School in previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since winter is the roughest time for the homeless<\/strong>, one of the members of Folkungakyrkan sponsored the work at Medborgarplatsen right before last Christmas. The desire was to arrange a dignified Christmas party with a set Christmas table and musical entertainment in Folkungakyrkan for the homeless, addicts, and the socially disadvantaged. Due to the pandemic, we had to wait. Instead, over 60 Christmas presents were bought \u2014<\/em> consisting of woolen gloves, handwritten Christmas cards, and hot soup that was distributed on the spot the Friday before Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The love of God and the gospel about Jesus will continue to be spread to even more people<\/strong>. There is good development potential for evangelism but also for developing the diaconal work of helping people in difficult life situations such as addiction, homelessness, poverty, or crime. God’s love has no bounds, and there is hope and opportunity for everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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