Been brought up in a caring humanistic/socialistic Swedish family, I knew well, that life is more than just breathing air and drinking water and eating bread. I intuitively understood that God created humans and had a plan for people even like me. From boyhood I have always had a desire to let God work in my life and soon He opened up a warm church in my hometown of Anderstorp. At 14 I fell on my knees asking God for forgiveness invited Him into my life as Savior the best I knew how. This experience did not change my lifestyle too much since I already was quite a “good behaved” young man. However, after that experience, I knew for sure, that I was to be a pastor and plans were drawn up to start studying to become a pastor after graduating from college. At age 20, just 2 weeks before starting study in Stockholm when, out of the sky, I was struck with a serious eye accident. After five weeks in hospital, my dreams were scattered, but God, in His wisdom, introduced me to a family from Florida, visiting Swedish relatives, and this family offered me one free year of Bible College in Florida. Just a half a year later, I found myself in a new family setting in a new country, being deeply involved in studies of the Bible. After four more years of studies, I also knew clearly what the Christian Message is mainly about - God provided Jesus Christ to die for my sin, took my personal guilt on Himself, forgave me my sin, and gave me freedom to fully live for Him. Since then, I know for sure that I am going to Heaven when I die. Not because I am a "good boy" or "bad boy", but because I trusted in Him personally as my Savior.Now, I am on an adventure to live out my life in the community where I live, so that others will see Jesus Christ in and through my life. Now, Jesus is not just my Savior who died and paid my sin burden, but also my Lord whom I want to obey. All this, of course, has changed my way of thinking and turned into a new life-style. After studies at Bible College I went back to Sweden with then, my new wife Diana and we lived there 13 years, serving God as supported missionaries and served churches. Since then God has let me pastor different church traditions here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.