Julefest - A Christmas party

Ja, og så har jeg jo slet ikke fået fortalt om vores dejlige julefest for børneklub-børnene og de lidt større B'Tweens-børn. Maj og jeg havde sat alle sejl til for at få kontakt med nogle af de børn, som vi ikke har set længe.
Og det virkede og blev en rigtig dejlig hyggelig eftermiddag. Der kom 14 børn med højt humør. Vi legede pakkeleg, fik en lille andagt og sluttede af med at spise risengrød. Og så inviterede vi dem til vores nye klub, som starter mandag d. 8. januar. Den er en sammen-smeltning af min børneklub og Majs B'Tweens-klub, og vi glæder os rigtig meget til at have klub sammen, så vi kan hjælpe hinanden og udvikle klubben sammen i stedet for at være alene hver for sig med hver sin klub.

Well, I haven't even told you how our Christmas party for the Good News Club and the B'Tweens club (for older children) went. Maj and I had really wanted to make a grand party for the children in the hope that we would get in contact with some of children that we have lost contact with. And it worked and we had a wonderful afternoon.
Around 14 children came and we had a traditional Danish Christmas gift game, the traditional Danish Christmas rice pudding and a devotion. We also invited them to our new B'Tweens club which will be a uniting of the Good News Club and the B'tweens club due to lack of helpers. We have the first meeting on Monday the 8. of January. We are really excited about this!

All I want for Christmas is... 4

Nå, for at afslutte mit lille juleeventyr, så blev Marcus rigtig glad for sin julegave, som ikke var en levende dinosauer men til gengæld noget, der virkelig passede til ham: Fra os søskende fik han nemlig en dinosauerpark med en bilbane, som kan bygges om og om igen. Han legede og legede med den kun forstyrret af sin søster Miriam, der syntes, at den var så spændende, at hendes nye fe-familie skulle gå rundt i dinosauerlandskabet i stedet for at sidde i det paddehathus, de hørte hjemme i. Sikke en uorden! Nå, men lidt ægte dinosauer fik Marcus dog, da hans mor på et tidspunkt var nødt til at gå igennem hans bane for at komme fra et sted til et andet, og Marcus udbrød: "Mor, du er jo en dinosauer nu."


Well, to end my little Christmas tale I can assure you, that Marcus really liked his Chrismas present which was not a real living dinosauer but something that really fitted what he needed: All of us siblings gave him a dinosauer park with a car road that can be build and rebuild in many different ways. And he really enjoyed it except for the moments when his sister Miriam let her new fairies walk through the park instead of letting them stay in their mushroom house where they belonged. What a disorder! Well, but in a way he also got a real living dinosauer when his mother had to walk through the dinosauer park to get something and Marcus exclaimed, 'But mum, now you are a dinosauer!'

All I want for Christmas is... 3

Så hvad gør en børnemedarbejder med et umuligt julegaveønske?
Prøver at lade barnet indse, hvad der er dets sande behov!
Og derfor slæbte jeg Marcus (og Miriam) med i Fætter BR og lod dem gå omkring og drømme og ønske og få gode idéer. Og det gav potte - såååå nu tror jeg, at jeg ved, hvad Marcus' virkelige julegavebehov er. Håber, at jeg har ret...

So what does a children's worker do with an impossible present wish for Christmas?
Try to help the child realize what his real need is.
And therefore I took Marcus (and Miriam) along to a toy shop and let them wander around finding their dream toys and getting inspiration. And it worked, so now I think I know what Marcus' real Christmas present need is. I hope, I got it right.

Nåååå - Ooohhhh

Nåååå var det slet ikke min dinosauerjagt, du var interesseret i? Vil du meget hellere høre, hvordan det gik i mandags, da børneklubben havde juleafslutning? Hmmmm. Ja, alt godt kommer til den, der venter...

Oooohhhh, so you did not check my blog today to hear about the dinosauer hunt but to check out what happend when we had a Christmas party for my Good News Club this monday?Well, all good comes to those who wait (I know you say this differently in English but I don't remember how...).

All I want for Christmas is... 2

Undskyld at jeg ikke har opdateret bloggen i forhold til min jagt på en levende dinosauer som julegave til min lillebror Marcus på 5 år. Men jeg har haft så travlt med at julehygge med nær og fjern.

Nå, men i min jagt har jeg fået flere gode råd fra min omgangskreds:

En præst fortalte, at han havde set en halvlevende dinosauer hjemme hos et familiemedlem med børn (men hvad mon Etisk råd siger til det?)
En psykoterapeut foreslog at købe en gekko i stedet for (men jeg troede ikke, at den slags fagfolk gik ind for at leve på en løgn?)
En socialrådgiver foreslog at tage Marcus med på museum og se dinoer (men jeg troede ikke, at socialrådgivere gik ind for at flygte fra virkeligheden)
Og Marcus' mor foreslog at vi købte dinosauere, der matchede hans øvrige legetøj (men det havde Marcus allerede på forhånd afvist og sagt: "Du kan jo nok se, at de dinosauere er ALT for små.")

MEN, nu er jeg jo hverken præst, psykoterapeut, socialrådgiver eller mor. Men hvad er jeg så? Jeg er børnemedarbejder. Og hvad gør sådan en? Well, følg med i den spændende fortsatte jagt på en dinosauer til Marcus, når jeg i morgen tager på det årlige julegaveindkøb med hovedparten af mine søskende.

I am so sorry that I have not kept you updated on my hunt for real living dinosauer for my little brother Marcus (5 years old) for Christmas.

But during this hunt I have got several advises from the people around me:

A pastor said that he had seen a half-living dinosauer at some relative's house who had children (but I wonder what the National ethical commitee of Denmark will think if they hear about that).
A psychotherapist suggested that I bought him a gecko instead (I never thought a psychotherapist would suggest that we let him live on a lie.)
A social worker suggested that I took him to a museum to see dinosauers (but I did not think that those people would suggest that we run away from reality).
Marcus' mother suggested that I bought some toys that fit the rest of his toys (but Marcus had already seen that coming and said, 'you understand that those kind of dinosauers are way too small!')

BUT I am neither a pastor, a psychotherapist, a social worker or a mother. But what I am then? I am a children's worker. And what would such a person decide to do? Follow along on this exciting hunt for a dinosauer for Marcus tomorrow as I go on the anual gift shopping with most of my siblings.

All I want for Christmas is...

Her i weekenden passede jeg mine små søskende Miriam og Marcus på 6 og 5 år.
Vi lavede blandt andet en ønskeseddel sammen. Og tjaaa. De unge idag stiller store krav. Marcus ønsker sig en levende dinosaur. Ved ikke helt, hvordan vi klarer den, så følg med her på hjemmesiden i jagten på en levende dinosauer eller måske på en normal virkelighedsopfattelse til min lillebror.

This weekend I was babysitting my small siblings Miriam and Marcus who are 6 and 5 years old. Amongst other things we were making a list of suggestions for Christmas presents. And welll... These young people of today have big demands. Most of all Marcus wants a real living dinosaur (is that how you spell it in English?) I really don't know yet how we will go about this so follow along on this webpage on our hunt for a real living dinosaur or maybe just for a sense of reality for my little brother.

Kristen? - A Christian?

I tirsdags prøvede jeg noget vældig morsomt. I en lille times tid skulle jeg lege "fotomodel". En fotografi-studerende skulle nemlig deltage i et projekt med at lave et billede af et troende menneske. Og kun ved at kigge på billedet skulle man kunne bestemme, hvad slags tro der var tale om. Nu render vi protestantiske kristne jo ikke rundt med så mange turbaner, bedekranse og lignende, der kan identificere os. Men de foldede hænder kan vi have med os alle steder!
Foto: Marie Lau

On tuesday I tried something very fun. For a little while I was pretending to be a model. A student of photography was to make a photo of a believer. And only by looking at the picture should the viewer be able to see what kind of believer was portraited. Now we as prostestant Christians do not have turbans, prayer mats or a lot of other props that identify us. But we can bring the folded hands along everywhere we go.
Photo: Marie Lau

Vandpyt i støvle - Puddle in my boot

I torsdags endte jeg i en meget våd mission...

Her i efteråret har jeg været en del væk fra min børneklub, og derfor trænger den til en saltvandsindsprøjtning. Så nu har jeg hevet mine tre bedste trumfkort frem for at sætte en plan i værk. Mine tre bedste trumfkort er:
1. Julefest med pakkeleg
2. og risengrød
3. Mig!
Ja, og punkt tre er simpelthen ikke for at fremhæve mig selv. MEN: Børneklub er en relationsbaseret tjeneste. Børnene holder af dig som leder på en helt overvældende måde. Triste tanter kan have de mest kedelige børneklubber, men hvis de elsker børnene, så kommer børnene alligevel, for de kommer dybest set ikke for det fancy program (selv om det er fedt at have) men for at møde Guds kærlighed personificeret i os!
Så... Jeg bestemte mig altså for at udnytte dette trumfkort - den personlige relation - ved at lave breve til ca. 28 børn som jeg har haft kontakt med gennem de sidste år i klubben og tage rundt og besøge en del af disse børn personligt med brevene.
Planen var god nok, men jeg havde glemt at checke vejrudsigten. Så.... jo længere mit projekt skred frem, jo mere regnede det. Til sidst var jeg så våd, at jeg ligeså godt kunne blive ved. Ja, til sidst var jeg så våd, at jeg havde vandpyt i min ene støvle. Men det er altsammen (næsten) glemt, når man hører kommentarer fra børnene som: "Jeg kommer ihvertfald til julefesten!, "Hvor er det godt at se dig igen!" Eller Maia, der faldt mig om halsen (i min drivvåde version) og sagde: "Er det egentlig hyggeligt at gå rundt sådan der?"
Så nu glæder jeg mig bare til næste mandag d. 18/12.
Og beder til, at børnene må dukke op igen! Vil du bede med?

On thursday I ended up in a very wet mission...

This autumn I have been away a lot from my Good News Club and therefore I needed to do something special to gather all the children again. Therefore I decided to use my very best three trump cards (do you say that in English?)... which are:
1. A Christmas Party with a special Danish game where everyone gets several gifts
2. Traditional Danish Christmas rice pudding at the party
3. Myself!

Yeahh, and by saying that I am one of my best trump cards I am not trying to promote myself in any way. BUT the Good News Club Ministry is a relational ministry and therefore the children love you! Children even go to very boring meetings if they sense that they are loved and cared about. Because when we boil everything down to the bone they don't go to children meetings because of the fancy programme (although that is nice to have) but because of the love of God shown through us.

So I decided to make letters for about 28 children that I have had contact with the last years and go out and deliver a good portion of them personally.
Well, the plan was good enough but I had forgot to check the weather forecast and the longer I went around with the letters the more it rained. And finally I was so wet that I might as well just continue. Actually I was so wet that I had a puddle in my boot. But that is (almost) forgotten when I think of the children and the comments they gave me such as, 'For sure I am going to that party' or 'How good it is to see you again!' Or Maia who huged the very wet version of me and asked, 'Are you actually having a good time walking around like that?'
So now I am really looking forward to the party next Monday 18/12. And praying that the children will come. Will you pray too?

TTC

Her på billedet ser du Molly, Olga og Store seje Søren, der giver den gas med sang og musik til vores julefester for kirkefremmede børn.

Vi havde en dejlig weekend! Denne største oplevelse for mig var, da vi var ude i et stort boligområde i Helsingør, hvor vi har været 2-3 gange om året i fire år. Efterhånden kender børnene os og glæder sig til vores besøg. De fleste af børnene er muslimske, men de lytter opmærksomt til vores budskab. Ja, flere af dem nærmest slugte det. Og hvor var det dejligt at se disse børn sidde og sige i kor: "Jesus siger: Jeg er verdens lys". Også selv om de troede, at det stod i "JOHANSENSevangeliet kapitel 8, SIDE 12"...

On this picture you see Molly, Olga and Big, cool Søren who is singing and playing at our Christmas Clubs this weekend for unchurched children.

We had a wonderful weekend! The biggest experience for me was to be have a Christmas Club in an area of Helsingør where we have been 2-3 times per year for four years. Now the children know us and look forward to our visits. Most of the children are muslims but they listen carefully to our message. And how lovely it was to hear them all quote: "Jesus says, 'I am the light of the world'. Even if they thought it was to be found in the 'Gospel of JOHANSEN'. (Johansen is a famous surname in Denmark).

TTC jul - TTC Christmas

Så er det blevet tid til Teens To Childrens juleweekend. Vi skal øve os, og så skal vi ud og holde julefester for kirkefremmede børn. Igår gik jeg rundt og inviterede børn, og det var dejligt at se ind i ansigterne på alle de børn, der blev så glade for at få en invitation. En pige sagde: "Må jeg kopiere den og give den til mine venner?"
Jeg vil sætte stor pris på forbøn for:
- Vores teenagere, som skal lave det meste af børneprogrammet
- Alle de børn, der kan få mulighed for at høre om Gud
- Vores køkkendame
- Maj og jeg (Jeg er blevet forkølet i nat, så jeg er ikke helt på toppen)
- Bed også gerne for vores TTC-afdeling i Jylland, som også skal holde julefester i denne weekend og næste.

It is time for the anual Teens To Children Christmas weekend. We will practise and then we will go out and have some Christmas parties for unchurched children. Yesterday I went out inviting children and it was wonderful to see the faces of the children who got so excited about the invitations. One girl said, 'May I copy it and give it to my friends?'
I would appriciate prayers for:
- Our teenagers who will do most of the children's programme
- All the children who will get this opportunity to learn about God
- Our kitchen staff
- Maj and I (I got a cold last night so I am not too well)
- The Teens To Children-people in Jutland having an outreach this weekend and next

I godt selskab - Good compagny

Hej Carina og Anita!
Det var super at være sammen med jer her til aften! I er bare fantastiske! Man får næsten lyst til at være teenager igen (men også kun næsten, for det er også godt at være 34). Hyggeligt at tale om "gamle dage" i Børneklubben, alt hvad der sker lige nu i jeres liv og så lidt om fremtiden også! Håber vi ses snart igen!! Måske på søndag...

Hi Carina and Anita
Great to spend time with you tonight. You two are fantastic! I almost want to be a teenager again (but note the 'almost' because it is also good to be 34). It was fun to talk about 'good old times' in the Good News Club and about everything that are going on in your lives right now and a bit about the future too. Hope to see you soon again! Maybe on Sunday...

B'Tweens

Igår var jeg til møde i B'Tweens (for 10-13-årige) i Strandvejskirken i Humlebæk, fordi jeg forsøger at få sluset nogle af de ældre piger fra min børneklub derover. Vi øvede os i et dramastykke over lignelsen fra Markus 4 om Sædemanden, der sår Guds ord til forskellige typer mennesker, der reagerer forskelligt på det. En af typerne - den, der bekymrer sig og går op i alle mulige ting - blev symboliseret ved en, der blandt andet ikke havde tid til Gud, fordi TV'et var meget mere spændende.
Pigerne gik rigtig meget op i stykket, og det blev så fint, at vi spurgte, om de ville dukke op til gudstjeneste søndag og vise det. Det ville de gerne. Men så...
Anne-Sofie (navnet er ændret): Åh... Nej, men det er jo der, at jeg plejer at se min ynglingsudsendelse i TV!
Mig: Kan du ikke optage den på video?
Cecilie: He he... Det er da det, vi lige har lært om. Gud er da vigtigere end TV!
...
Anne-Sofie bestemte sig for at komme på søndag...


Yesterday I participated at B'Tweens (a meeting for 10-13-years old) in my old church in Humlebæk because I am trying to help some of my older children in my children's club to join those meetings. We decided to teach them a skit about the Parable of the Sower which is about how different people react to the Word of God. We symbolized one of these persons with someone who was too occupied with television etc. and forgot about God.
The girls were doing really well so we asked them to join the Sunday service and show the skit to the congregation. They all agreed to that until...
Anne-Sofie (name is changed): Oh no! But that is when I watch my favourite televison show!
Me: Could you not record it?
Cecilie: He he... This is exactly what we just learned about! God is much more important than television!
...
Anne-Sofie decided to show up on Sunday.

De er SÅ coole! - They are SO cool!

Om to uger har vi Teens To children igen. Denne gang skal vi rundt og holde "julefester" for kirkefremmede børn.
Men det er altid svært at samle teenagere til jul, så idag, da Maj og jeg skulle planlægge det sidste, kunne vi kun tælle tre tilmeldte deltagere. Jeg sendte dem derfor en SMS og sagde, at de havde fuld frihed til at melde fra. Her er, hvad de svarede:
Maia: Jeg er altid frisk!
Rachel: Børnene forventer, at vi kommer. Jeg vil stadig gerne med.
Iris: Jeg vil gerne komme allivel!

Kan man være mere cool??!!!

Men vi kunne nu godt bruge en teenager mere, så I må meget gerne bede for, at sådan en må dukke op.

In two weeks time we meet with Teens To Children again to have some Christmas clubs.
But it is always hard to gather the teens in December so when Maj and I met to plan today we could see that only three teenagers had signed up. So we send them a SMS saying that it was OK if they wanted to quit this time.
Here is how they answered:
Maia: I am always ready!
Rachel: The children are expecting to meet us. I still want to go.
Iris: I still want to go!

Is it possible to be more cool than that!!??

But we would still really like to have one more teenager along with us so please pray for that.

Dejlig weekend - wonderful weekend

Tak for forbøn for EBU. Vi havde nogle rigtig dejlige dage. Der var 11 kursister, og de er et engageret og dygtigt hold.
I en af de første timer underviste jeg om Bibelens syn på børn. Og i den anledning bad jeg kursisterne fortælle hinanden, hvem der havde været deres åndelige "forældre" - altså haft størst betydning for, at de idag er kristne. En af kursisterne svarede promte og kiggede på sin sidemand: "Det var jo dig og din mor", sagde hun til hende. Og så fortalte hun videre om den børneklub, sidemandens mor havde haft. Og det slog jo netop hovedet på sømmet i forhold til EBU, for et af vores hovedbudskaber er: Mød børnene i deres nærmiljø!
Vores EBU kursus fortsætter i januar.
På billedet ses min dygtige kollega Hanne i fuld undervisningsaktion.



Thanks for prayer for our TCE course. We had some wonderful days together. We have 11 students and they are a committed and diligent class!
In one of the first classes I was sharing about the Biblical view on children and I asked the class to share with one another whom each of them considered to be their spiritual "parents" - the ones who brought them to the Lord and helped them grow. One of the students answered quickly by looking at the person next to her and saying, "It was you and your mother!" And then she continued telling about the club for children that this family had had in their home. And this really hits the nail considering TCE. (Do you say that in English?) Because one of our main messages is: Meet the children in their neighbourhood!
Our TCE course continues in January.
The photo shows my excellent colleague Hanne teaching.

EBU - TCE

I morgen starter min kollega Hanne og jeg et EBU-kursus i Kolding. Det løber over fire fredag-lørdage. EBU står for Effektiv BørneUndervisning, og er et kursus-koncept, som kører rundt omkring i den store vide verden. På dette kursus får man virkelig nogle gode redskaber til at undervise børn.
Hele denne uge (og i ugerne op til) har Nille (EB's kontormedarbejder) og jeg knoklet for at revidere EBU-manualen, så lige nu føler jeg mig lidt meget træt... Håber virkelig, at jeg kan få en plads i en stille-kupé i morgen til Kolding ;-)
Hvis du har en bøn i overskud, må du gerne bede for de 12 kursister og Hanne og jeg. Det bliver en intens weekend for både dem og os.

Tomorrow my colleague Hanne and I are beginning a TCE-course in Kolding, Jutland. It is running over four Fridays and Saturdays. TCE stands for Teaching Children Effectively and is a training concept which is running over the whole wide world. At this course you really get some useful tools for teaching children.
This week (and the previous weeks) Nille (our office worker) and I have spend a lot of time giving the TCE-manual a make-over so right now I feel pretty tired. I really hope to get a seat in the quiet part of the train tomorrow going to Kolding...
If you have a spare prayer please pray for the 12 students and Hanne and I. We are going to get an intense weekend!

Teenagere - Teens

Teenagere er ikke fremtidens medarbejdere i kristent børnearbejde! De er nutidens medarbejdere!!! Børnene elsker dem! De er entusiastiske og har masser af overskud at give af! Og så ved de lige præcis, hvad børn synes er sjovt. Så derfor var det dejligt at besøge teenagerne i Lindehøj kirke her til aften og give dem lidt træning i at undervise børn. I løbet af det næste stykke tid skal de deltage i tre børnearrangementer og undervise børnene i deres kirke med bibelvers og dukketeater. Man kan nå meget på 2½ time, når der er teenagere til stede!



Teens er not the future workers in Christian children's work! They should be the present workers! They are enthusiastic and have a lot of energy! And they know exactly what is fun for the children. And that's why it was my pleasure to visit the teens in Lindehøj state church tonight and train them a bit in how to teach children. During the next weeks they will take part in three children meetings in their church and teach the children through Memory verses and puppets. You can make a lot happen in 2½ hour when teens are present!

Sørøverskib MED haj - Pirate WITH shark

Lillebror Marcus fyldte 5 igår. Han ønskede sig enten et sommerhustag eller et sørøverskib MED haj. Og tjaaa... Så synes vi søskende ligesom, at vi ville gå efter sørøverskibet OG hajen. Og det vakte også jubel hos både små og store drenge til festen.

My little brother Marcus celebrated his 5 years birthday yesterday. For a birthday present he wanted either a roof for a summer cabin or a pirate WITH a shark. So we siblings decided to aim for the pirate AND the shark. And that really was a hit amongst both small and big boys at the party.

Momse - Granny

I nat døde min mormor. Hun har været syg længe, og det var rørende at stå og se hendes tre sønner tage afsked med hende. Momse blev indlagt kort før, jeg tog til Schweiz og Norge, så jeg lavede en aftale med hende om, at vi skulle ses lørdag d. 4. november. Og det kom vi også til - i hendes egen lejlighed. Det var den sidste dag, hun tydeligt var ved bevidsthed. Herefter kunne vi bare passe hende og vente. Der var liv og leben i hendes lejlighed i de dage med alle dem, der kom for at sige farvel. Præcis som min mormor gerne ville have haft det, hvis hun selv skulle bestemme. Min søster Jette har gennem det sidste halve år lavet et slægtsalbum sammen med mormor, så mange sad og hyggede sig med at kigge i det, læse historier fra en fjern fortid og grine af billeder af deres kusiner og fætre fra en lidt nærmere fortid.
Mormor bisættes på fredag.

Last night my Granmother passed away. She has been ill for a long time and it was very touching to see her three sons saying their goodbuys. Granny went to hospital shortly before my trip to Switzerland and Norway, so I made a deal with her to meet again on Saturday 4. of November. And so we met that day - in her own home. This was the last day she was clearly conscious. After this we could just take care of her and wait. There was a lot of visits and noise in her home during those days - just as she would have wanted it. During the past half year my sister Jette and Granny have made a family photo album from way back. And many family members had a nice time looking through this and reading about the family long time ago and laughing of photos of cousins from a less distant past.

Lille Frøken Utålmod - Little Miss Impatience

En af dagens bedste oplevelser foregik i morges, mens dagen endnu var helt ny og smuk: Jeg var ude at løbe for første gang, siden jeg blev opereret i august.
Det var så dejligt! Uh! Endorfiner der flyder rundt i hele kroppen.
Fik mig til at tænke på min blogpost 11/9, hvor jeg bare ønskede at løbe rundt i Fælledparken og hoppe op og ned og råbe: "Jeg er rask, jeg er rask!" Men det kunne jeg ikke dengang.
Men nu kan jeg! (Valgte dog at undlade råberiet, da det stadig var tidlig lørdag morgen.)
"Den, der venter, venter på noget godt." Du klarede det, Lille Frøken Utålmod!



One of todays best experiences was definately this morning when the day was still bright and new. I was out running for the first time since my operation in August. It was soo good! Made me think of my blogpost at 11/9 (which was only in Danish and called 'Little Miss Impatience - my childhood nick name). Here I wanted to run around in my neighbourhood park and jumping up and down shouting, 'I am healed, I am healed!' Well, back then it was not possible, but today it was. However, I left out the shouting part since it was early Saturday morning.
"Those who wait, wait for something good", we say in Danish. You made it, Little Miss Impatience!

Ha det bra, Norge! - Buy buy, Norway

Her på billedet ser I Elisabeth, Marge, Martin, Ingvild og Katrine sammen med nogle af de ting, de brugte på at fortælle og undervise en bibelhistorie hver som afslutning på vores to-ugers EBU-kursus i Norge. Ja, og så har Yvonne (en norsk kollega) og jeg også sneget os ind på billedet.

Og her er nogle af de kommentarer, de (og andre) skrev på et lille afskedskort:
"Tusen takk for alt du har lært meg. Jeg føler meg skikkelig klar for å undervise nå."
"Disse to ukene har været lærerige og hjulpet meg til praktisk å skjønne hvordan tingene skal gøres."
"... dette er BRA!"

Vi har haft nogle skønne uger med kursisterne i Norge. Der var fem kursister, der fulgte hele EBU-kurset. Og så var fem andre, som også kom mere eller mindre dagligt og lyttede til undervisningen. EBU er både et meget teoretisk kursus og et meget praktisk kursus. Man får en masse teori om metoder m.m. i undervisning af børn. Men man får også mulighed for at prøve det af i praksis.
Skulle du være interesseret, så starter vi et EBU-kursus op i Kolding om to uger. Det løber over 4 fredag-lørdage over de næste måneder. Se evt. mere på www.ebdk.dk

On this picture you see Ingvild, Martin, Katrine, Marge and Elisabeth with some of the stuff they used to tell a Bible lesson on friday as the final challenge on our TCE-course. Yeah, and Yvonne (a colleague in Norway) and myself also sneaked our way into the picture...

They also wrote a little goodbuy card and here are some of the comments:
'Thanks a lot for everything you taught me. I feel so ready to teach now.'
'These two weeks have been so full of learning. I have realized how to do the things now - and in a practical way.'
'... This is GOOD!'

We have had two wonderful weeks in Norway. We had 5 students who took the whole TCE-course but then we also have 5 more who sat in classes almost every day.
TCE is a course which gives the students both a lot of theory of how to do things but the course also make the students practise these things.