Hartland gave Jay direction to his life.
Jay Krueger was dissatisfied with life and the study path he’d chosen, and he felt discouraged in his spiritual life. “I didn’t understand that we could overcome our sins or that it was even necessary,” he admits. However, when God led him to Hartland College, things began to change.
While at Hartland, Jay’s Christian experience became established. He learned the truth about conversion and was re-baptized. “Every day, I could fellowship with almost a hundred people and discuss spiritual truths or the Bible with them,” he says. “That was exciting and a special blessing to me. The Christian friendship was very unique.” He also appreciated the dedication of the staff and the high principles employed in the school. “Young people need guidance. I needed to know what was right and wrong, and I needed someone to help me follow the right.”
Jay graduated in 2001 and believes that studying at Hartland gave him a foundation for his current work in Sweden. “It was helpful to understand that the Seventh-day Adventist message is grounded in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy,” he says. While at Hartland he also participated in health outreach and literature evangelism, gaining experience which has aided him in his current work.
Jay and his wife Beathe operate a ministry in Sweden that publishes and distributes literature. Each year they hold three convocations to strengthen the faith of Seventh-day Adventists and help ground new believers. They have also recently begun to accept health guests, teaching them the principles of a healthful lifestyle. A mission center has been established as a venue for the convocations and to house their health guests and a small school.
“Some of the guests we’ve had are really interested in studying the Bible,” Jay says. “They try to take these principles into their daily lives, and they can actually see how their lives are changing, even after just one or two weeks with us.”
Jay met Lillian, a woman from Gothenburg, when he was colporteuring. Later she was baptized as a Seventh-day Adventist. She now supports Jay’s ministry with her finances and by translating. She told Jay, “I am so grateful for the speakers, meetings, and truth that your ministry provides.”
By God’s grace, Jay hopes to broaden the work of the health center, and to expand the current school program to train even more European young people.
