Så går turen til Norge... Fredag morgen alt for tidligt flyver jeg afsted for at undervise om børnearbejde på en af UMOs skoler deroppe. Jeg skal være der i en uge. Så vidt jeg ved, er der ti kursister plus det løse. Jeg vil sætte stor pris på jeres forbøn!
Time to go to Norway... Friday morning - way too early - I am leaving for a week to teach about children's work in Norway at a short term Bible school. As far as I know there will be ten students plus some extra from time to time. I would appreciate your prayers very much!
torsdag, januar 31, 2008
Resultater - results
Det er ikke altid at man kan kortlægge resultaterne, når man arbejder i Guds rige. Faktisk ret sjældent... Men her er en lille statistik, som selvfølgelig glæder os undervisere på skolen her i Schweiz. Fra vores tre-måneders kursus i efteråret 2007 er halvdelen af kursisterne engageret i Evangelisk Børnemission. Nogle som fultidsmedarbejdere og andre som praktikanter. Fantastisk. Her på billederne ser I den tyske og den engelske klasse til vores afslutningsfest i december, hvor jeg havde den ære at dele diplomerne ud. Det var sjovt.
In mission it is not always possible to measure the results of the work. Actually, it is rarely possible... But here is a little statistic that off course makes us happy here in the Education Department. From our three-month institute this passed autumn, half of the students are now fulltime with CEF or have joined as candidates. On the pictures you see the German and English class on Graduation night where I had the joy to hand out the diplomas. That was fun.
Jeg skulle selvfølgelig have afsluttet min sidste blogpost med ordene: "Hvor er det fantastisk, at der nu er 17 nye undervisere, der kan undervise EBU 1 og 2 rundt omkring i Europa!" Men jeg var for træt til at tænke klart.
Igår fik jeg og de andre undervisere imidlertid en lille takkemail, og det er jo altid dejligt! En af kursisterne skrev:
Off course I should have ended my last blogpost with the words, 'How wonderful to know that there are now 17 new teachers who can teach TCE 1 + 2 around Europe.' But I was too tired to think straigth.
Yesterday some of us teachers got a little thank you mail which off course was a great encouragement. One of the new instructors wrote:
Igår fik jeg og de andre undervisere imidlertid en lille takkemail, og det er jo altid dejligt! En af kursisterne skrev:
"Jeg vil bare sige TAK.
Jeg havde hørt om, hvor god undervisningen er på Kilchzimmer og nu har jeg oplevet det selv. Hårdt arbejde, ja (meget), men det er det værd på alle måder.
Fællesskabet og vores morgenandagter var helt klart også højdepunkter.
Jeg føler mig helt klart meget bedre udrustet.
Tak for alt jeres fremragende undervisning, opmuntring og villighed
til at hjælpe 24 timer i døgnet."
Off course I should have ended my last blogpost with the words, 'How wonderful to know that there are now 17 new teachers who can teach TCE 1 + 2 around Europe.' But I was too tired to think straigth.
Yesterday some of us teachers got a little thank you mail which off course was a great encouragement. One of the new instructors wrote:
“I would just like to say THANK YOU!
I’d heard how good studying at Kilchzimmer would be, but now I’ve experienced it myself.
I’d heard how good studying at Kilchzimmer would be, but now I’ve experienced it myself.
Hard work, yes, (very!) but so worthwhile in all ways.
The fellowship/ social times and devotions were also real highlights.
The fellowship/ social times and devotions were also real highlights.
I definitely feel better equipped.
Thank you all for your excellent teaching, encouragement
and willingness to be accessible 24-7.”
fredag, januar 25, 2008
Dejlige uger med dejlige mennesker - Lovely weeks with lovely people
Så er de to uger med IOT kursus forbi. Det var to helt fantastiske uger. Det blev nogle sindssygt lange arbejdsdage men fyldt med så meget glæde og hygge. Vi havde 18 kursister, som alle bidrog til en rigtig god atmosfære. Det var virkelig spændende for mig at undervise på dette niveau og jeg lærte en masse. Derudover var det også en rigtig stor fornøjelse at have tid sammen med de tre kære tøser, der deltog fra Danmark (Maj, Hanne og Rhona - se billedet herover) og med mine gode venner/kolleger fra Østrig (Brigitte og Silvia - se billedet herunder) - og så alle de andre naturligvis. Det var egentlig utrolig hvor meget vi fik hygget i den sparsomme fritid, vi havde.
Now the two weeks of IOT courses are over. It has been two fantastic weeks. Lots and lots of work but also lots of joy and fellowship. We had 18 participants which all really contributed to a wonderful atmosphere around the house. It was really interesting for me to teach at this level and I learned a lot. And beside that, it was also a great, great pleasure to have the three lovely ladies from Denmark (Maj, Hanne and Rhona - first picture) here and also my good friends and colleagues from Austria (Brigitte and Silvia - last picture) - and all the others, off course. It was amazing how much we were able to hang out together on top of the work.
mandag, januar 14, 2008
IOT forbøn - IOT prayer request
Hepsa. Bare en lille hurtig hilsen.
Igår startede vores IOT-kurser (Instructor of Teachers) og løber over to uger. Det er kurser, hvor vi træner de kommende undervisere til vores EBU-kurser. Jeg skal for første gang undervise på dette niveau, og ikke engang "bare" på IOT 1 men på IOT 2 for de erfarne. Sikke en udfordring! Især bliver tirsdag-torsdag i denne uge meget intense. I morgen tirsdag skal jeg f.eks. evaluere kursisternes mundtlige fremlæggelser i to timer og derefter undervise i to timer. Så lidt forbøn vil blive modtaget med glæde ;-)
Just a quick note.
Yesterday our IOT courses (Instructor of Teachers) began and runs for the next two weeks. At these courses we train those who will be teaching our TCE courses around Europe. This is my first time teaching at this level and it is a big challenge. Especially this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are going to be heavy for me. Tomorrow Tuesday I will evaluate praticals for two hours and then teach to new subjects for me for another two. So if you have a spare prayer for me and the other new instructors it would be greatly appriciated. :-)
Igår startede vores IOT-kurser (Instructor of Teachers) og løber over to uger. Det er kurser, hvor vi træner de kommende undervisere til vores EBU-kurser. Jeg skal for første gang undervise på dette niveau, og ikke engang "bare" på IOT 1 men på IOT 2 for de erfarne. Sikke en udfordring! Især bliver tirsdag-torsdag i denne uge meget intense. I morgen tirsdag skal jeg f.eks. evaluere kursisternes mundtlige fremlæggelser i to timer og derefter undervise i to timer. Så lidt forbøn vil blive modtaget med glæde ;-)
Just a quick note.
Yesterday our IOT courses (Instructor of Teachers) began and runs for the next two weeks. At these courses we train those who will be teaching our TCE courses around Europe. This is my first time teaching at this level and it is a big challenge. Especially this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are going to be heavy for me. Tomorrow Tuesday I will evaluate praticals for two hours and then teach to new subjects for me for another two. So if you have a spare prayer for me and the other new instructors it would be greatly appriciated. :-)
søndag, januar 13, 2008
EBU i Kolding - TCE in Denmark
Men inden jeg rejste hjem til Schweiz blev det også lige til en weekend i Kolding for at hjælpe min kollega Hanne med at undervise på et EBU-kursus i Kolding. Der var 16 kursister tilmeldt, og de tog aktivt del i undervisning og gruppearbejde og stillede desuden mange kloge spørgsmål. En af de yngste af kursiterne kom hen og sagde, hvor dejligt det var, at få kigget vers for vers på nogle af de passager i Bibelen, som viser, hvad Gud egentlig mener om børn og om at undervise børn. Dejligt!
Deltagerne kom fra Danmark, Holland, USA; Færøerne og Afrika.
But before I went home to Switzerland I also got time to go to Jutland in Denmark to help my colleague Hanne with a TCE course. We had 16 participants (which I think is a Danish record for that course) and they participated very actively in the teaching group work and also asked many good questions. One of the youngest participants told me how happy he was that we took time to look closely at some of passages in the Bible that speaks about children and how we should teach them. Wonderful!
The participants came from Denmark, The Nederlands, The Faroe Islands, US and Africa.
Martin & Cindy
Ja, jeg kunne som sagt skrive 1000 blogpost om juleferien, men jeg vil nøjes med denne: Min bror Martin blev gift med Cindy for 2½ år siden, og her er hvad Martin fortalte mig en aften om hans syn på ægteskabet:
"Vi er vildt forskellige, mænd og kvinder, men jeg tror, at Gud skabte os sådan. Det giver os muligheden for at udvikle os og udfordre os til at blive stærkere på de områder, hvor vi hver især er svage. Det er virkelig fedt, at jeg er nødt til at udvikle mig."
Hip hurra for Martin og Cindy! Sådan skal det være. Jeg tror, at det nærmest er det klogeste, jeg nogensinde har hørt om ægteskabet. Jeg ved, at det ikke er nemt at være gift, men med den holdning til tingene, tror jeg, at I kommer meget længere end så mange andre.
Yes, I could write a 1000 blogpost about the holiday but I'll stick to this one: My brother Martin got married 2½ year ago to Cindy and here is what Martin told me about marriage one night:
'We are really different, men and women, but I think that God created us this way. It gives us the posibility to develop and challenge ourselves to grow stronger in the areas, where each of us are weak. It's so cool to have to develop my character.'
Hurrah for Martin and Cindy! That's cool! I think this is more or less the wisest thing I have ever heard about marriage. I know it is not easy to be married but with this attitute you're probably way ahead of many others.
Juleferie - Christmas holidays
Ja, jeg kunne faktisk skrive 1000 blogposts, tror jeg, om hvor dejligt det var at være hjemme i Danmark over julen, men det har jeg simpelthen ikke tid til. Men herover er det syn, der mødte mig, da jeg ankom ud i lufthavnen. Kan man ønske sig mere? Næsten hele familien forsamlet. Det var rørende. Jeg blev blev forkælet i 16 dage, fik sovet på en del forskellige sofaer, spiste en masse dejlig mad, hyggede mig, hyggede mig og hyggede mig. Nå jaa... og så genfandt jeg min humor, som på mærkværdig vis havde været forsvundet de sidste tre måneder. Det lykkedes mig at få den gennem tolden og tilbage til Schweiz, så nu ser fremtiden rimelig lys ud.
Yeahhh, I guess I could write a 1000 blogposts about how nice it was to be home for Christmas, but I don't have time. But above you see the sight that I was met with in the airport in Copenhagen. Can one ask for more? Almost the whole family gathered. It was a touching moment. I was spoiled for 16 days, got to sleep on a lot of different sofas, ate a lot of niiice food and had a greeeate time. Oh yeahh, and in Denmark I also found my humor that had been lost for the past three months... And somehow I was able to get it over the border back to Switzerland so now the future seems fairly bright for me.
fredag, januar 11, 2008
Kære computer - Dear PC
Kære computer
Du må virkelig undskylde, at jeg bare sådan har ladt dig i stikken i flere uger. Det har virkelige ikke noget med dig at gøre. Det er mig, der er noget i vejen med. Jeg ved, at det er en dårlig undskyldning, men jeg havde bare brug for at være mig selv. Ingen forpligtigelser, ingen ansvar. Men jeg har tænkt på dig mange gange. Jeg ved, at det måske var lidt tarveligt af mig at tage dig med helt fra Schweiz til Danmark og så bare lade dig sejle din egen sø i et hjørne af min fars kontor. Jeg havde slet ikke planlagt at det skulle gå sådan, det skete bare. Jeg mødte så mange mennesker, jeg ikke havde set så længe, og så ja... Ja, jeg håber, at du forstår. Det er jo ikke fordi jeg ikke havde lyst til at være sammen med dig, men helt ærlig, måske har vi brugt lige lovlig lang tid sammen de sidste måneder. Hver dag. Vi både arbejder sammen og deler en del fritid sammen også. Nogle gange kan man altså godt trænge til at se nogle andre.
Men du skal ikke være bekymret. Nu er jeg begyndt at savne dig. Du er en vigtig del af mit liv. Jeg kan vel knapt leve uden dig - også selv om du har fået et hak i det ene hjørne, er en smule overvægtig og dit indbyggede trådløse netværk er gået i stykker. Men jeg elsker dig! Du skal slet ikke bekymre mig. Jeg glæder mig til mange givende og lærerige stunder sammen igen.
Din - måske ikke forevigt - men ihvertfald 1-2 år mere -
Dorthe
My dear personal computer
I am so sorry that I have more or less forsaken you these past weeks. It really has nothing to do with you. It is me that there is something wrong with. I know it is a bad excuse but I really needed to be myself for awhile. No responsibilities.
But I have been thinking about you many times. Don't you doubt that! I know that it was unfair of me to bring you all the way from Switzerland to Denmark and then just leave you more or less by yourself in a corner of my dad's office. I did not plan things to develop like this - it just happened. I met a lot of people I haven't seen in a while and then yeahhh, I hope you understand. It's not that I don't want to be with you, but honestly - maybe we have spend a little too much time together these past months. Every day. We work together and we also share some of our spare time together. Sometimes that makes me want to see others, you know.
But don't you worry. I have started missing you. Well, probably I can hardly live without you -even if you have got a chip in one corner, are a bit overweight and that your build-in wireless network does not work anymore. But I love you. Don't you worry! I am looking forward to many more moments together.
Yours - maybe not forever but at least for another 1-2 years.
Dorthe
Du må virkelig undskylde, at jeg bare sådan har ladt dig i stikken i flere uger. Det har virkelige ikke noget med dig at gøre. Det er mig, der er noget i vejen med. Jeg ved, at det er en dårlig undskyldning, men jeg havde bare brug for at være mig selv. Ingen forpligtigelser, ingen ansvar. Men jeg har tænkt på dig mange gange. Jeg ved, at det måske var lidt tarveligt af mig at tage dig med helt fra Schweiz til Danmark og så bare lade dig sejle din egen sø i et hjørne af min fars kontor. Jeg havde slet ikke planlagt at det skulle gå sådan, det skete bare. Jeg mødte så mange mennesker, jeg ikke havde set så længe, og så ja... Ja, jeg håber, at du forstår. Det er jo ikke fordi jeg ikke havde lyst til at være sammen med dig, men helt ærlig, måske har vi brugt lige lovlig lang tid sammen de sidste måneder. Hver dag. Vi både arbejder sammen og deler en del fritid sammen også. Nogle gange kan man altså godt trænge til at se nogle andre.
Men du skal ikke være bekymret. Nu er jeg begyndt at savne dig. Du er en vigtig del af mit liv. Jeg kan vel knapt leve uden dig - også selv om du har fået et hak i det ene hjørne, er en smule overvægtig og dit indbyggede trådløse netværk er gået i stykker. Men jeg elsker dig! Du skal slet ikke bekymre mig. Jeg glæder mig til mange givende og lærerige stunder sammen igen.
Din - måske ikke forevigt - men ihvertfald 1-2 år mere -
Dorthe
My dear personal computer
I am so sorry that I have more or less forsaken you these past weeks. It really has nothing to do with you. It is me that there is something wrong with. I know it is a bad excuse but I really needed to be myself for awhile. No responsibilities.
But I have been thinking about you many times. Don't you doubt that! I know that it was unfair of me to bring you all the way from Switzerland to Denmark and then just leave you more or less by yourself in a corner of my dad's office. I did not plan things to develop like this - it just happened. I met a lot of people I haven't seen in a while and then yeahhh, I hope you understand. It's not that I don't want to be with you, but honestly - maybe we have spend a little too much time together these past months. Every day. We work together and we also share some of our spare time together. Sometimes that makes me want to see others, you know.
But don't you worry. I have started missing you. Well, probably I can hardly live without you -even if you have got a chip in one corner, are a bit overweight and that your build-in wireless network does not work anymore. But I love you. Don't you worry! I am looking forward to many more moments together.
Yours - maybe not forever but at least for another 1-2 years.
Dorthe
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