When I returned to Sweden I joined the Christian student-movement at the college in Uppsala. At that time the particular group there was beginning to be influenced by a doctrine that strongly emphasised prosperity and success. The doctrines of Kenneth E. Hagin were spread among us via his books. The leader of our student group, Ulf Ekman, had gone to Hagin’s Bible School in the States a year previously. I did not know anything about possible theological controversies in the group, and I simply found that these books were an important source of inspiration to continue living a wholehearted Christian life.
The thing I specially remember is the devoted worship-singing directed to Jesus Christ. They were singing in other tongues which I experienced as something genuine, and the atmosphere was filled with love. Whenever I went forward asking for prayer, they would listen to me and pray for me accordingly. There was a certain amount of speaking in tongues which I felt was something warm and genuine. There was participation, but I did not feel forced to conform to a particular style of worship.
I still remember these experiences in 1981 as something beautiful and positive. As far as I remember, there were no clear signs of the type of mind control that I was going to experience later. It was, rather, something that had a decisive and positive influence on my new Christian life, and I found something that was lovely there in the fellowship of Christian students.
Then I moved to another town and started medical school at a different university. I joined another Christian student group with people from various evangelical backgrounds. The leanings towards the faith-doctrines which I had met in Uppsala had not at that time reached the group here. I became strongly involved in evangelistic work such as door-to-door visitation and discussing the Christian faith with other students.
