youth ministry on a shoestring: how to do more with less by lars rood

8/2/2019 Youth Ministry on a Shoestring: How to Do More with Less by Lars Rood

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Kapyrobft >:44 ny Edrs âam

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]fos tote` os desa dvdoedne` ds d \ahm`rvdh `naac.

Yosot www.zahm`rvdh.kag/`naacs.

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\ahm`rvdh. Dee robfts r`s`rv`m waremwom`.

Dhy Oht`rh`t dmmr`ss`s (w`nsot`s, neabs, `tk.) dhm tè`pfah` hugn`rs oh tfos naac dr` aii`r`m

ds d r`saurk`. ]f`y dr` hat oht`hm`m oh dhy wdy ta n` ar ogpey dh `hmars`g`ht ny \ahm`rvdh,

har ma`s \ahm`rvdh vaukf iar tf` kaht`ht ai tf`s` sot`s dhm hugn`rs iar tf` eoi` ai tfos naac.

Dee robfts r`s`rv`m. Ha pdrt ai tfos puneokdtoah gdy n` r`pramuk`m, star`m oh d r`tro`vde syst`g,

ar trdhsgott`m oh dhy iarg ar ny dhy g`dhsè`ktrahok, g`kfdhokde, pfatakapy, r`karmohb, ar

dhy atf`r`xk`pt iar nroì quatdtoahs oh proht`m r`vo`ws, wotfaut tf` proar p`rgossoah ai tf`

puneosf`r.

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Oht`roar m`sobh< Gdttf`w Ydh \ag`r`h

Zroht`m oh tf` Phot`m [tdt`s ai Dg`rokd

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] . Fapìueey ots hat gy edst. O m`mokdt` ot ta

`v`ryah` wfas put up wotf g` iar tf` edst >: y`drs oh yautf gohostry.

Irag Lafh Eas`y (wfa bdv` g` gy stdrt dt Iar`st Fag` dhm iark`m

g` ta dewdys tfohc moii`r`htey) dhm Gdrc A`stròkf`r (wfa bdv` g` gyiorst iuee-tog` yautf gohostry lan dhm s`ht g` ta gy s`kahm) ta âb`r

M`rgamy (wfa nèo`v`m oh g` dhm bdv` g` appartuhoto`s ta mr`dg

nobb`r tfdh O fdm `v`r ogdboh`m).

Dhm O tfdhc dee tf` yautf gohostry stdii Ov` warc`m wotf, sp`kodeey

tf` oht`rhs dhm vaeuht``rs wfa r`deey fdm ta gamè wfdt tfos naac osdnaut (n`kdus` O h`v`r bdv` yau dhy numb`ts ai yaur awh). O dg d n`tt`r

yautf pdstar n`kdus` ai yau, tf` dgdzohb pàpe` Bam e`t g` warc wotf.Dhm ta Mdhoèe`< _au fdv` eov`m tfos yautf gohostry eoi` wotf g`,

dhm ot fdsht dewdys n``h `dsy. ]fdhc yau iar dewdys `hkaurdbohb g`.


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Ohtramuktoah

]f` [fa`strohbGohms`t

] fds fdm d roppe` ìi`kt upahgdhy ohmustro`s, ohmovomudes, dhm arbdhozdtoahshat tf` e`dst ai wfokfeocèy ohkeum`s yaur yautf gohostry numb`t.

Gdhy kfurkf`s tfdt fdm m`k`ht numb`ts oh y`drs pdst fdv` ièt tf`pohkf, gdyn` iar tf` iorst tog` oh m`kdm`sdhm typokdeey, tfòr yautfgohostry numb`ts w`r` tf` iorst ta b`t kut. _autf gohostro`s wotf sgdeenumb`ts fdv` wdtkf`m tfòr r`saurk`s mogohosf `v`h gar`, dhm kfurkf`s

wotfaut dhy numb`ts dt dee dr` stoeewotfaut numb`ts. Ds d r`suet, gukf aitf` nèt tobft`hohb fds dii`kt`m aur yautf gohostry prabrdgs ds w`v`

n``h iark`m ta skde` ndkc prabrdgs, kut stdii, stap pravomohb skfaedr-sfops iar r`tr`dts dhm kdgpsdhm `v`h kdhkè tfohbs kagpe`tèy.

]fos anvoausey osht wèkag` h`ws iar tfas` ai us ohvaev`m oh tf`yautf gohostry warem. R` wdht ta ma kdgps, gossoah trops, s`rvok` pral-`kts, av`rhobft`rs, kahk`rts, iuh `v`hts, moskope`sfop dktovoto`s, bdg`s,dhm gar`. R` wdht tf` dnoeoty ta ba wf`r` stum`hts dr` dhm akkdsoah-deey fdv` tf` r`saurk`s ta nuy d pozzd dhm sag` samd ds d nahus iar

comssogpe` tfohbs eoc` tfdt.]fos naac osht dog`m dt ioburohb aut faw ta b`h`rdt` gar` gah`y

sa yau kdh ma gar` gohostry3 ots dog`m dt fèpohb yau tfohc ai wdystfdt yau kdh ma gar` gohostry wotf tf` r`saurk`s der`dmy dt yaurmospasdedhm `v`h ta ma tf`g iar e`ss.


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]f` [fa`strohb Gohms`t

]f` warms oh tf`s` pdb`s dr`ht wrott`h iar tf` purpas` ai bovohb

yau d eost ai tfohbs yau kdh us` dhm kf`dp`r det`rhdtov`s (detfaubf tf`r`

woee n` quot` d not ai tfdt). ]f` av`rdee iakus ai tfos naac os ta `hkaur-

db` yau ta `ht`r ohta dee pfds`s ai gohostrypedhhohb, pr`pdrohb, dhm`v`h ruhhohb `v`htsdscohb tf` qu`stoah, Kdh w` ma tfos iar e`ss1

Ds yau r`dm tfos naac O `hkaurdb` yau ta kahsom`r tfohcohb autsom` tf`

nax wf`h ot kag`s ta r`saurk`s.

Gdyn` yauv` n``h tryohb ta ma k`rtdoh gohostry dktovoto`s tfdt s``g

ds tfaubf tf`y sfauem n` sa sogpe` (dhm atf`r kfurkf`s s``g ta puee

aii wotf rèdtov` `ds`), nut n`kdus` yau maht fdv` tf` sdg` r`saurk`s

atf`r kfurkf`s fdv`, yau kahsost`htey strubbe`. O wdht ta fèp yau tdc`d eaac dt `v`ry passone` r`saurk` dvdoedne` ta yau dhm fdv` yau r`tfohc

yaur dppradkf oh t`rgs ai faw yau us` tf`g oh gohostry. _au lust

gdy `hm up wotf d vdstey moii`r`ht gohostry n`kdus` yau taac tf` tog`

ta dhsw`r, Kdh w` ma tfos iar e`ss1 dhm tf`h r`deoz`m yau pass`ss

r`saurk`s dee drauhm yau tfdt yau h`v`r tdpp`m ohta nìar`.

]fos naac os movom`m ohta iaur s`ktoahs< twa pr`tty sogpe` kedssoiokd-

toahs, tf`h ah` tfdts d not gar moiiokuet ta uhm`rstdhm, iaeeaw`m ny ah`s`ktoah wotf sag` fdhms-ah prdktokde st`ps.

O kdee tf` iorst s`ktoah [tuiin`kdus` tfdts `xdktey wfdt ot iakus`s

ah. Rfdt stuii os drauhm yaur kfurkf, kagguhoty, dhm koty tfdt yau

kauem pat`htodeey us` ta ma yautf gohostry1

]f` s`kahm s`ktoah os Zàpe`/Zdrth`rsfops. Og d h`twarc buy, dhm

O eav` ta pdrth`r wotf pàpe`. Oh tfos s`ktoah yauee r`dm d eat dnaut hat

maohb tfohbs deah` dhm wfa kauem pat`htodeey fèp.Oh tf` tform s`ktoah yauee r`dm dnaut tfohbs O kdee Ohtdhbone`stf`

tfohbs ait`h fdrm`st ta `xpedoh nut tfdt ait`h kdrry tf` gast ogpdkt oh

t`rgs ai r`saurk`s. _au gobft iohm tfdt, oh r`dmohb tfos s`ktoah, yaur`

tatdeey h`be`ktohb fub` r`saurk`s dvdoedne` ta yau.

Edstey tf`r`s d s`ktoah kdee`m ZrdktokdeZedhhohbtfdt sfaws yau

faw O nèo`v` yau kauem ba dnaut maohb sag` sfa`strohb pedhhohb. Ot

ohkeum`s xdgpe`s tfdt woee fèp yau mrdw kahkeusoahs dnaut faw ta mayautf gohostry ah d sfa`strohb.

]f`r` dr` `haubf prdktokde tops oh `dkf ai tf`s` kfdpt`rs iar tfas`

ai yau wfa prì`r ta ieop tfraubf naacs dhm scog, eaacohb iar tops. Nut

tf` n`st wdy ta r`dm tfos naac os ta b`t ta tf` `hm ai `dkf kfdpt`r dhm


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Ohtramuktoah

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tdc` sag` hat`s dnaut tf` tfohbs `dkf kfdpt`r moskuss`s oh rèdtoah ta

yaur awh gohostry. Ds om`ds dr` pr`s`ht`m ta yau, i`è ir`` ta lat mawhfaw tfas` om`ds kdh n` trdhsedt`m ta yaur awh gohostry kaht`xt sa tf`y

kdh n`hìot yaur stum`hts.]f` ogpartdht tfohb ta r`g`gn`r os tfdt tf` sfa`strohb dppradkf,

wf`h dee os sdom dhm mah`, os lust dh dmm`m st`p ta dee yaur pedhhohb tfdt

kdh deeaw yau ta ma gar` iar e`ss. Dit`r yau fdv` sag`tfohb pedhh`m,tdc` tf` tog` ta dmm tf` st`p dhm `vdeudt` dee tf` om`ds dhm prabrdgs

ny sogpey dscohb tf` qu`stoah, Faw kdh O sfa`strohb tfos1 _au gobft

n` dgdz`m dt faw yaur suns`qu`ht om`ds trdhsiarg yaur arobohde pedhs

ohta sag`tfohb yau momht `xp`kt. _au gobft n` dne` ta r`dkf gar`stum`hts`v`h moii`r`ht stum`htsma gar` kr`dtov` gohostry, dhm`v`h ma tfohbs n`tt`r n`kdus` yau dr` maohb ot sgdrt`r.

Ov` dsc`m sag` iro`hms ta sfdr` sag` ai tfòr tops, taa, sa eaac

tfraubf tf` naac iar tfòr som`ndr t`stogaho`s dnaut wdys tf`yv`

e`drh`m ta sdv` gah`y wfoe` maohb gohostry av`r tf` y`drs.

Bams ne`ssohbs ah yau ds yau `gndrc ah tf` dmv`htur` ai maohb

yautf gohostry ah d sfa`strohb.Edrs âam


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kfdpt`r 4

Rfdt Osd ^`saurk`1

O sagàh` fdhm`m g` d $4::,::: kf`kc iar

us` oh gy yautf gohostry.O tfaubft O wds tf` eukco`st yautf gohost`r oh tf` warem! Haw Om

n` dne` ta ma `v`rytfohb Om `v`r mr`dg`m up! O wds kahvohk`m tfdt

tfos gah`y wauem eot`rdeey gdc` `v`rytfohb dee n`tt`r. Om n` ruhhohb

tf` n`st yautf gohostry wotf tf` gast coms, dhm Om n` tf` n`st yautf

gohost`r.

]dc` d kaupe` ai gohut`s ta tfohc dnaut wfdt yau wauem ma oi sag`-

ah` fdhm`m yau tfdt cohm ai gah`y. Rfdt typ`s ai r`saurk`s wauemyau nuy1 Rfdt trops ar `v`hts ar kdgps wauem yau pedh1 Rauem yau

for` gar` stdii1 Rfdt yautf gohostry mr`dgs ma yau fdv` tfdt dh `xtrd

$4::,::: wauem deeaw yau ta dkkagpeosf1

O fdm fub` dspordtoahs iar faw w` wauem us` tf` gah`y. Ds yau

gobft `xp`kt, degast dee tf` dsp`kts ai gy mr`dgs fdm sag`tfohb ta ma

wotf stuii O tfaubft aur yautf gohostry h``m`m. ]f`rìar` tf` iorst

ot`g ta krass aii gy stuii ta ma eost wds r`gamèohb aur yautf raag.Aur bade wds ta rdos` tf` raai, ohstdee h`w eobftohb dhm d h`w sauhm

syst`g, pdoht, dhm nuoem d stdb`.

Ai kaurs` w` iorst fdm ta r`ma tf` è`ktrokde korkuotry n`kdus` w`

wdht`m `v`rytfohb ta eaac prai`ssoahde. ]fdt è`ktrokde warc dhm h`w


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[tuii _au Kdh Ps` ah d [fa`strohb Numb`t

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eobftohb `hm`m up kastohb us dnaut $;0,:::. Dhm w` stoee fdm ta ohstdeetf` sauhm syst`g dhm stdb`.

O us`m up fdei tf` gah`y nìar` O `v`h fdm dhytfohb sobhoiokdht

fdpp`h iar tf` yautf braup. ]fdt r`deoty kdus`m g` ta n`boh tfohcohbfdrm dnaut wfdt O kauem ma iar e`ss.

Dit`r neawohb tfraubf dee tf` gah`y oh dnaut sox gahtfs, w` momfdv` d hok`r yautf raag. R` fdm d kaupe` ai sdi`r v`foke`s ta mrov`, dhm

w` fdm sag` br`dt gossoah trops dhm kdgps tfdt stum`hts w`r` dne` tadtt`hm.

Nut w` desa rdos`m dh `xp`ktdtoah dgahb stum`hts (dhm tfòr pdr-

`hts) tfdt dee kdgps dhm gossoah trops wauem n` r`deey kf`dp y`t dgdz-ohb. Phiartuhdtèy w` kauemht eov` up ta tfdt uhr`deostok `xp`ktdtoahtf` iaeeawohb y`dr.

Faw R` Mìoh` dhm Ydeu` ^`saurk`sAh` tfohb Ov` moskav`r`m dit`r baohb tfraubf tfos iar d wfoe` os tfdtgast yautf warc`rs t`hm ta av`r`gpfdsoz` tf` vdeu` ai k`rtdoh r`saurk`sdhm hat tfohc `haubf dnaut dee tf` r`saurk`s truey dvdoedne` ta tf`gdhm iar e`ss ar ha gah`y.

Aur vo`w ai r`saurk`s os pr`tty hdrraw. R` t`hm ta tfohc dnauttfohbs oh t`rgs ai tf` tfr`` [ warmsstuii, stdii, dhm spdk`. ]f`nèoì s``gs ta n` tfdt oi w` fdv` d nob-`haubf numb`t (o.`., tf` g`dhsta dkquor` gar` stuii) dhm d edrb`-`haubf stdii dhm d kaae-`haubfspdk`, tf`h wèe fdv` d br`dt gohostry. ]f` prane`g wotf sukf d hdr-

raw vo`w ai r`saurk`s os tfdt w` t`hm ta b`t eakc`m ohta tfdt gohms`ttfdt tfas` [-warm r`saurk`s (stuii, stdii, spdk`) dr` tf` gast ogpartdht,dhm ds d r`suet w`r` ait`h pohohb dwdy iar gar` ai tfas` tfr`` r`saurk`kdt`baro`sar p`rfdps kahsom`rohb gavohb ah ta yautf gohostry paso-toahs wotf gar` ai tfas` [-warm r`saurk`s.

Rfdt Ov` e`drh`m os tfdt tf`r` dr` sa gdhy atf`r dr`ds ta kahsom`rwf`h tfohcohb dnaut r`saurk`s. ]f` sgdee`st yautf gohostry wotf tf`

toho`st numb`t, ha m`mokdt`m yautf spdk`, dhm d pdrt-tog` ar vaeuht``ryautf warc`r kdh dktudeey n` n`tt`r pasotoah`m iar sukk`ss n`kdus` aitf` wdy tfdt yautf gohostry eaacs dt r`saurk`s. Ait`h sgdee`r kfurkf`sr`kabhoz` tfòr iohdhkode eogotdtoahs dhm dr` gar` dwdr` ai atf`rr`saurk`s drauhm tf`g tfdt tf`y kdh us`. Oh sfart, tfòr gohms`t fèps


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tf`g tfohc oh wdys tfdt kfurkf`s wotf nobb`r numb`ts, edrb` yautfstdiis, dhm m`mokdt`m yautf spdk`s gobft hat s``.

]a tfdt `hm, Og sogpey mìohohb r`saurk`swotfoh tfos naac ds dhy-

tfohb yau kdh us` iar yaur yautf gohostry. ]fos mìohotoah os ohkr`m-oney nradmdhm tfdts tf` bade. ]aa ait`h w` b`t stukc oh tf` gohms`ttfdt tf` ahey r`saurk`s tfdt gdtt`r dr` stuii, stdii, dhm spdk`.

Oee n` tf` iorst ta dmgot tfdt Og hat dewdys v`ry baam dt om`htoiyohbr`saurk`s. O ait`h b`t iakus`m ah pdrtokuedr tfohbs dhm goss hatokohbbr`dt r`saurk`s tfdt dr` dee drauhm g`. [a Ov` batt`h ohta tf` fdnot aitdcohb tog` `v`ry kaupe` ai w``cs lust ta tfohc dnaut wfdt r`saurk`s

gobft n` drauhm tfdt O kdh us`. Dhm ds w` mr`dg, pedh, dhm numb`t,Og dewdys dscohb gysèi, Rfdt ma w` fdv` dhm faw kdh w` us` ot ohaur yautf gohostry1

]f` ]rutf dnaut [tuii]f` trdmotoahde yautf gohostry st`ràtyp` os tfdt yau h``m stuiioh arm`r ta ma gohostry. Ov` strubbe`m iar y`drs wotf tfos. O wahm`r,Rauemht ot n` br`dt ta fdv` d keas`t iuee ai tfohbs O kdh us` ta puee aii dhy-

tfohb1O desa ogdboh` faw ot wauem n` ta fdv` d fub` wdr`faus` iuee aistuii dt gy kagpe`t` mospasde, sa tfdt dhytog` O h``m`m sag`tfohb Okauem ruggdb` tfraubf ot dhm iohm tf` p`ri`kt r`saurk`.

Ov` warc`m dt twa kfurkf`s wf`r` O fdm pr`tty nob sè`ktoahs ai stuiilust eyohb drauhm. Dt ah` kfurkf O fdm `v`rytfohb h`k`ssdry ta puee aiidgdzohb faus`nadt tropstf`r` w`r` wdt`r scos, wdc`nadrms, ndhdhd

nadts, eoi` ldkc`ts, ohiedtdne` gavo` skr``hs, fuhmr`ms ai i``t ai `xt`h-soah karms, partdne` sauhm syst`gs, ior` pots, nugp`r nuays, sp`dr buhs,gdscs, sharcès, ieopp`rs, surinadrms, taw rap`s, `tk. N`kdus` ai dee tfdtstuii dt gy mospasde, w` puee`m aii sag` ai tf` br`dt`st faus`nadt tropsyau kdh ogdboh` dhm kr`dt`m dgdzohb g`garo`s iar stum`hts oh tf`prak`ss. (O fap` tf`y kdh eaac ndkc dhm kdee tfas` w``cs tf` n`st w``csai tfòr sugg`rs!)

Nut uhiartuhdtèy, tfdts dee tf`y w`r`. D w``c ah` y`dr, dhatf`rw``c tf` h`xt y`dr. ]f` kfurkf sp`ht tfausdhms upah tfausdhms aimaeedrs iar `quopg`ht tfdt wds us`m iar lust ah` w``c `v`ry sugg`rdhm tf`h tfdt stuii sp`ht tf` r`st ai tf` y`dr bdtf`rohb must oh stardb`.

Ots dewdys rìr`sfohb ta ba ta d kfurkf, wdec ohta tf` yautf raag,


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dhm s`` ogg`modtèy tfdt tf` yautf gohostry os d s`roaus proaroty. ]f`

yautf raag os ioee`m wotf tfohbs tfdt gdc` ot ohvotohb ta stum`hts, dhmirag dee dpp`drdhk`s tfdt yautf gohostry s``gs ta fdv` ot dee iobur`m aut.

Dpp`drdhk`s, faw`v`r, kdh n` m`kòvohb . . .

[tuii Ma`sht Gdc` d _autf Gohostry_au kdh nuy tf` gast stuii dhm s`t ot dee up oh tf` yautf raagdhm

fdv` d r`deey ndm yautf gohostry. R` ait`h b`t kdubft up wotf i`èohbstfdt w` h``m dee tfos stuii, ar w` kdht ma yautf gohostry. R` b`t stukc

oh tf` gohms`t tfdt tf` stuii dt aur mospasde mìoh`s aur gohostro`s.Faw gdhy ai us fdv`ht wdht`m tf` h`w edt`st dhm br`dt`st tfohb

ahey ta b`t ot dhm hat `xp`ro`hk` d n`tt`r eoi`1 Rars` y`t, hat `xp`ro-

`hk` tf` kaht`htg`ht, rèoì, ar p`dk` w` fap`m ot wauem nrohb1 ]fosfdpp`hs oh yautf gohostry, taa. Oi yau b`t kdubft up oh tf` nobb`r-dhm-

n`tt`r-stuii-os-h``m`m-ta-ma-yautf-gohostry kyke`, yauee h`v`r `xp`ro-

`hk` kaht`htg`ht, rèoì, ar p`dk` dnaut yaur yautf gohostry.

[a ds yau r`dm tfraubf tf` r`gdohohb kfdpt`rs oh tfos iorst s`k-

toah, O wdht yau ta tfohc tfraubf sag` sp`koiok stuii dr`ds oh yauryautf gohostry dhm faw yau kdh iohm kf`dp`r r`saurk`s. O desa wdht ta

`hkaurdb` yau ta tfohc wotfoh yaur awh kaht`xt hat ahey dnaut wfdt

r`saurk`s yau der`dmy fdv` dhm gdy hat fdv` us`m oh `v`ry wdy pas-

sone`, nut desa dnaut r`saurk`s yauv` h`v`r tfaubft dnaut usohb.

]f`s` stuii kfdpt`rs maht r`pr`s`ht d mìohotov` eost. _au waht

iohosf tfos s`ktoah dhm fdv` d p`ri`ktey modbrdgg`m gdp iar yaurgohostry tfdt woee gdc` yau ogp`rvoaus ta numb`t kfdhb`s. Nut tf`r`

sfauem n` sag` tops irag `dkf kfdpt`r tfdt woee ohspor` yau ta kahsom`r

aptoahs tfdt kdh warc iar yau dhm yaur yautf gohostry kaht`xt. (Dhm dt

tf` `hm ai `dkf kfdpt`r r`g`gn`r ta tdc` hat`s oh tf` spdk` pravom`m,

pdyohb sp`kode dtt`htoah ta yaur awh r`saurk`s sa yau kdh stdrt mr`dg-ohb dnaut faw yau kdh us` tf`g gar` ìi`ktovèy ta ma gar` iruotiue

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kfdpt`r >

[pdk`

]rdmotoahdeGdyn` yau fdv` d m`mokdt`m yautf gohostry raag tfdts 4:: p`rk`ht s`t

dsom` iar yaur gohostry. _aur spdk` gdy n` d tap-hatkf idkoeoty wotf deetf` nèes dhm wfoste`sar gdyn` ots tf` ruh-mawh sfdkc n`fohm tf`

kfurkf tfdt ha ah` wdhts ta `ht`r, sa tf`y m`kom`m y`drs dba ta bov` ot

ta tf` yautf gohostry n`kdus` tf` coms waht kdr`.

Ds O sfdr` oh tf` pr`voaus kfdpt`r, O ahk` sp`ht d eat ai (sagàh`

ès`s) gah`y tryohb ta kr`dt` tf` n`st yautf raag passone` ta dttrdkt

stum`hts3 O idoe`m ta sp`hm gah`y wosèy. Gdhy ai us b`t kdubft up

oh tf` nèoì tfdt tf` n`tt`r tf` yautf raag, tf` gar` ìi`ktov` tf`gohostry.

[fa`strohb]dcohb d eaac dt yautf gohostry spdk` irag d sfa`strohb dppradkf woee

r`deey kfdhb` faw dhm wf`r` yau ma yautf gohostry. Oh r`deoty, O nèo`v`

tfdt tf` trdmotoahde yautf raag gdy, oh idkt, dktudeey fohm`rgohostry.

Rfy1 N`kdus` ots dee dnaut stum`hts kagohb ta yau.]f` sfa`strohb gamè, oh kahtrdst, ait`h puts yau oh tf` stum`hts

waremoh idkt, tf` kfurkf ba`s tatf` stum`hts dhm tf` kagguhoty.

Ds d r`suet, yau maht h``m d br`dt yautf raag oi yau tdc` tf` tog` ta

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d r`buedr ndsos. [a put yaur sfa`strohb babbe`s ah dhm tdc` d h`w eaac

dt sag` det`rhdtov` spdk`s yau kauem pat`htodeey us` iar yaur yautf

gohostry.

Fag`s

Ait`h stum`hts kdh b`t tfòr iro`hms ta kag` ta tfòr faus`s `dso`r tfdh

ta tf` kfurkf. Dr` tf`r` fagàwh`rs dgahb yautf gohostry idgoeo`s

(ar `v`h kfurkf g`gn`rs dt edrb`) wfa wauem n` woeeohb ta ap`h tfòr

fag`s iar `v`hts ar dktovoto`s1 Rfdt dnaut maohb sag`tfohb eoc` d pra-

br`ssov` mohh`r dt tf` fag`s ai tf` èm`rs ar pdstars ai yaur kfurkf1

O sart ai ièe ohta r`deozohb faw br`dt d r`saurk` tfos os. O wds warc-ohb dt d kfurkf oh Eas Dhbè`s wf`h d h`w idgoey laoh`m aur yautf

m`pdrtg`ht. ]f` gag wds d nob suppart`r ai wfdt w` w`r` maohb, dhm

sf` ohvot`m us ta ma aur sugg`r paae pdrto`s dt tfòr faus`. Nìar`

drrovohb dt tfòr faus` ta kf`kc ot aut, O wdsht dt dee pr`pdr`m iar tfòr

dgdzohb prap`rty. Ot wds oh N`v`rey Foees dhm us`m ta n` awh`m ny d

idgaus dktaroh sfart, ot wds fub`. ]f` iorst hobft stum`hts sfaw`m up

tf`r`, O ch`w w`m fdv` ha prane`gs b`ttohb tf`g ta sugg`r prabrdgstfdt y`dr. ]f`y eav`m ot.

[ohk` tf`h Ov` dewdys gdm` d paoht ta kahsom`r wf`tf`r sag` idgo-

eo`s oh tf` kfurkf dhm oh tf` yautf gohostry fdv` fag`s wèe suot`m iar

yautf braup dktovoto`sgukf gar` tfdh yaur trdmotoahde yautf raag.

Ai kaurs` tf`r` gobft hat n` d woeeohb gdhsoah-awh`r dt yaur mospasde

iar d r`saurk`, nut O n`t sagàh` irag tf` kfurkf awhs d faus` wotf

usìue kfdrdkt`rostoks`v`h sag`tfohb ds ndsok ds d ndkcydrm wotf d

foee wf`r` yau kauem ma dee sarts ai dktovoto`s wauem n` d br`dt r`saurk`.

Kaii`` [faps

]f` tr`hm edtèy fds s``g`m ta fdv` n``h pedkohb tf`s` oh tf` eanno`s

ai gdhy ai aur kfurkf`s, nut dt d eat ai kast dhm, oh gy apohoah, wdst`.

Ohst`dm, wfy hat lust ba nuoem rèdtoahsfops dt d kaii`` sfap oh d k`htrde

eakdtoah dhm fast None` stumo`s dhm g``tohbs tf`r`1

Ds O typ` tf`s` warms, Og sottohb ohsom` d nob-kfdoh kaii`` sfap. Osp`hm d eat ai tog` f`r`, dhm tf`y chaw wfa O dg. O ruh ohta d eat ai

pdr`hts, stum`hts, dhm kfurkf g`gn`rs f`r`, taa. Ots hok` ta oht`rdkt

wotf tf`g autsom` tf` kfurkf dhm oh tf` kagguhoty3 peus, tf r` dr` sa

gdhy n`hìots ta nòhb dt d kaii`` sfap. Iorst ai dee, O maht fdv` ta gdc`


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kaii``, nrohb shdkcs, ar `v`h gdc` tf` raag kaae. Kaii`` sfaps der`dmy

sp`hm d eat ai tog` dhm gah`y maohb tfdt. ]f`rìar` O kahmukt gdhy

ai gy g``tohbs f`r` lust n`kdus` ots kaae`r tfdh gy spdk`. (Gdc` sur`,

tfaubf, tfdt sag` kaii`` dhm shdkc purkfdsohb os pdrt ai yaur g``tohbsa tf` `stdneosfg`ht ma`sht i`è us`m.)

^`stdurdhts

Gdhy r`stdurdhts fdv` ndhqu`t raags tf`yee e`t yau us` iar ir`` oi yau

pdy iar iaam. Ma yaur ndhqu`ts aii sot` oh tf` kagguhoty dt d r`stdu-

rdht. Fast g``tohbs tf`r`. O mom d s`hoar buys None` stumy iar dh `htor`

y`dr dt d G`xokdh r`stdurdht h`dr kfurkf. Ot wds wdy `dso`r ta b`t buysta kag` tf`r` tfdh ta kfurkf! Ots pr`tty iuhhy oh aur kagguhoty tfdt

`v`ry R`mh`smdy garhohb tf` Kfoc-ioe-D eaacs eoc` ots n``h tdc`h av`r

ny tf` hòbfnarfaam kfurkf`s. Ot s``gs eoc` `v`ryah` os fastohb sag`

sart ai None` stumy nr`dcidst tf`r`. Ots d p`ri`kt spdk` r`deey3 stum`hts

nuy tfòr awh nr`dcidsts, tf`r`s ir`` Ro-Io oi yau h``m ot, dhm tf`y

b`h`rdeey r`deey eoc` us kagohb oh tf`r`.

Kaee`b`s

Gdyn` tf`r`s d kaee`b` ar uhov`rsoty h`dr yaur kfurkf wotf br`dt spdk`s

yau kdh narraw iar ir`` ar r`ht iar kf`dp. ]f`y ait`h fdv` bygs, tf`-

dt`rs, paaes, kahi`r`hk` raags, margs, `tk. ]fohc dnaut wfdt cohm ai

r`tr`dt yau kauem ma dt d eakde kaee`b`.

Ah` tfohb w`v` mah` av r tf` sugg`r os stdy dt Kfrostodh kaee`b`s

ds pdrt ai aur gossoah trops. [tdyohb dt tfòr idkoeoto`s os typokdeey kf`dp`r

tfdh fat e raags dhm wdy gar` kagiartdne` tfdh se``pohb ah d kfurkf

ieaar. ]f` dmm`m n`hìot os tfdt yau kdh ohtramuk` stum`hts d eotte` not

ta tf` kaee`b` `xp`ro`hk`dhm usohb d Kfrostodh kaee`b`s idkoeoto`s n`t-

t`r `hsur`s tfdt yaur coms waht n` `xpas`m ta dktovoto`s (`.b., pdrtyohb)

tfdtee warry yau, tfòr pdr`hts, dhm tf` kfurkf. _au gobft `v`h moskuss

d moskauht wotf tf` kaee`b` iar yaur stdy sohk` yaur` oh gdhy wdys

dmv`rtosohb tf` skfaae ta yaur stum`hts.

_GKD

Aur eakde _ fds d br`dt autmaar paae dhm sparts ioèms tfdt w` fdv` tf`

ir``mag ta us`. R` fdv` d pdrth`rsfop wotf tf` _, ds ot us`s aur byg

iar d vaee`yndee e`dbu`, sa w` us` tfòr spdk` wf`h w` h``m ot.


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Roem`rh`ss

Ah` ai tf` n`st r`tr`dts O `v`r put ah wds d prdy`r r`tr`dt oh tf` eakdegauhtdohs. R` foc`m oh, kdgp`m aut, dhm sp`ht twa mdys prdyohb,

sohbohb, dhm `hlayohb tf` hdtur` dee drauhm us.Brawohb up O wds d pdrt ai d sgdee kfurkf wotf ha r`saurk`s. Nut w`

mom twa kdgps `v`ry sprohb dhm sugg`r< Ah` wds d noc` trop dhm tfàtf`r d focohb trop. Natf w`r` kf`dp dhm us`m tf` br`dt autmaar spdk`s

w` fdm dvdoedne` ta us iar ir``.O sfauem paoht aut tfdt yau gdy h``m ta ma sag` pr`p warc nìar`

yau sogpey kdrt yaur coms ohta tf` woem`rh`ss! Og hataroausey ndm dt

pdkcohb. Ny ndmO g`dh Og d gohogdeost, sa ta sp`dcwfokf warcsiar g` nut ma`sht gdc` t``hdb`rs v`ry fdppy. Iar y`drs O e`m trops ta tf`

Lasfud ]r`` Hdtoahde Zdrc oh sautf`rh Kdeoiarhod dhm e drh`m tf` fdrmwdy tfdt lust nuyohb ndbès, ndhdhds, dhm wdt`r ma`sht kut ot ds tf`waw nr`dcidst iar t``hdb`rs wfa wdht ta `dt d eotte` gar` tfdh tfdt.

[a nìar` yau utoeoz` tf` woem`rh`ss dhm autmaar dr`ds, gdc` sur`yau chaw wfdt ot`gs yaur coms woee h``m dhm eocèy wdht. Bu`ss faw

O e`drh`m ta hat stohc dt kdgpohb wotf t``hdb`rs1 Ots n``h d s`kr`t tatfos paoht, nut Oee r`v`de ot f`r`< O dsc`m sag` pdr`hts ta ba ah d trop

wotf us! ]fdt kfdhb`m v`rytfohb. Haw tfdt Og dnaut tf` db` ai tfas`pdr`hts (o.`., gy nah`s kr`dc!), O r`deoz` faw gukf O vdeu` kagiart wf`hO kdgp.

Dhatf`r baam pedk` ta kf`kc iar autmaar r`saurk`s os d kdgpohb/

autmaar star` eoc` ^@O. _au kdh desa kf`kc aut buom`naacs dt gast

eonrdro`s ar iohm br`dt ir`` fèp aheoh`.Kdgps

Rfdt kdgp idkoeoto`s dr` dvdoedne` ta yau1 Ait`h tf`yee e`t yau us`

tfòr spdk` oi yau lust dsc. Gdyn` yau der`dmy fdv` d rèdtoahsfop wotf dkdgp oi yau dtt`hm ot iar sugg`r kdgp3 tf`y gobft e`t yau us` d g``t-ohb raag iar d ah`-mdy pedhhohb r`tr`dt av`r tf` woht rlust dsc! ]f`

warst tf`y kdh sdy os ha.

Ah d p`rsahde hat`, Og lust eoc` gdhy ai yau r`dmohb tfos naac. Omaht gdc` d tah ai gah`y, dhm O fdv` tfr`` coms ai gy awh. [a tfosy`dr O kahtdkt`m d nob kdgp f`r` oh ]`xds dhm sogpey dsc`m oi tf`ygobft n` dne` ta fèp g` b`t tf`g ta sugg`r kdgp. ]f`y w`r` ohkr`m-oney brdkoaus dhm taem g` tf`y eav` ta fèp aut yautf warc`rs wfa dr`


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sp`hmohb tfòr eov`s eavohb t``hdb`rs. O r`kòv`m br`dt fèp irag tf`glust n`kdus` O dsc`m.

Gdees/[tar`s

Ah` ai tf` br`dt autr`dkf`s w` ma `v`ry y`dr os Nuoem d N`dr Hobft,wf`r` w` ba ta d eakde gdee dhm put tab`tf`r n`drs tfdt w` tdc` ta deakde faspotde tf` iaeeawohb w``c. _autf braups fdv` mah` gdhy tfohbsoh gdees av`r tf` y`drs irag skdv`hb`r fuhts ta pedyohb sdrmoh`s. Ràit`h gdc` sur` w` g``t dt tf` iaam kaurt iar d not` ta `dt nìar` w`r`tfraubf. D gdee pass`ss`s tahs ai aptoahs dhm os rèdtovèy kf`dp.

Dh ogpartdht r`gohm`r< Oi yaur` hat kdrìue, yau kdh desa b`t ohtad eat ai traune` wotf coms oh d gdee. O e`drh`m tf` fdrm wdy ah` y`drtfdt tf` gdee ma`sht r`deey dppr`kodt` 4:: t``hdb`rs maohb d skdv`hb`rfuht ah d Iromdy hobft oh tf` gomme` ai tf` Kfrostgds sfappohb s`dsah.[ag` gdees dr` e`ss ai d wom`-ap`h r`saurk` spdk` tfdh tf`y us`m ta n`n`kdus` tf`yv` krdkc`m mawh ah d eat ai braup dktovoto`s. [a wf`h ohmaunt, dsc oi ots acdy.

^dhkf`sGdyn` yau eov` oh dh dr`d wf`r` tf`r` dr` sag` wom` ap`h spdk`s awh`mny kfurkf ar idgoey g`gn`rs. R`v` mah` gdhy r`tr`dts dhm kdgps dtmoii`r`ht rdhkf`s. ]f`y kdh n` d eat ai iuh dhm dr` sobhoiokdhtey kf`dp`rtfdh pdyohb iar kdgpsot`s ar atf`r pdrcs.

D hat ai kdutoah< ]f` warm rdhkfkdh g`dh d eat ai moii`r`ht tfohbsta moii`r`ht pàpe`. F`r` oh ]`xds Ov` n``h aii`r`m tf` us` ai 4::,:::-

dkr` prap`rto`s wotf eotte` ar ha s`rvok`s . . . hat v`h taoe`ts. ]fdts d eatai spdk`dhm hawf`r` ta ba ta tf` ndtfraag! _aur yautf braup gobfthat n` ogpr`ss`m. Oh Kdeoiarhod wf`r` O eov`m iar d eahb tog`, d rdhkfgobft n` wdy sgdee`r tfdh tfdt dhm fdv` sag` pr`tty dgdzohb dg`ho-to`s. Lust dsc wfdts dvdoedne` idkoeoto`s-wos` nìar` yau tdc` yaur yautfbraup dhywf`r` iar dh xt`hm`m p`roam. _au maht wdht ta n` surpros`m.

Fatè Ndeeraags

Gast fatès fdv` br`dt nob raags tfdt dr` uhoquèy kustagozdne`. _aukauem prandney mr`dg up sag`tfohb pr`tty br`dt oi yau fdm tfdt cohmai spdk`. D sfaut-aut ta _autf [p`kodeto`s dhm tf` Hdtoahde _autf

Rarc`rs Kahv`htoah f`r`< @v`ry y`dr _[ tdc`s av`r spdk`s oh nob kah-v`htoah fatès dhm ma`s sag` pr`tty br`dt stuii wotf tf`g. [ag` ai


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gy idvarot` pàpe`Goc` Cohb, Mdh Cogndee, dhm Eoeey E`wohtdc`

tfas` spdk`s dhm kr`dt` dgdzohb sdhktudry prdy`r dhm ednyrohtf dr`ds`v`ry y`dr.

]f` br`dt tfohb dnaut gast fatè ndeeraags os tfdt tf`yr` s`t upta n` ie`xone` dhm kfdhb` dkkarmohb ta tf` h``ms ai tf` braups wfa

us` tf`g. Rf`h gy woi` dhm O bat gdrro`m, w` fast`m aur r`k`p-

toah dt d fatè ndeeraag, dhm Og pr`tty sur` sf` tfaubft ot eaac`m eoc`

sag`tfohb aut ai d idory tde`. R` taac d v`ry sogpe` spdk` dhmwotf

mrdp`ry, eobftohb, dhm gusoktatdeey trdhsiarg`m tf` raag. Ots sa `dsy

wotf d eotte` warc ta gdc` fatè g``tohb spdk`s eaac dgdzohb.

Gavo` ]f`dt`rs

N`som`s r`htohb spdk` ta sfaw d gavo`, yau kauem fast d kahk`rt ar d

pedy, nrohb oh d bu`st sp`dc`r, ar faem dh ogprav hobft. F`r`s sag`

trutf< Ov` h`v`r dktudeey bah` tfos raut`, nut Ov` dewdys wdht`m ta.

Gdyn` O maht tfohc nob `haubf, ar gdyn` O lust maht sp`hm d eat ai

tog` oh gavo` tf`dt`rs, nut O r`deey eoc` tfos om`d.

Rf`h O wds oh kaee`b` O dtt`hm`m d stdrt-up kfurkf tfdt g`t oh deakde tf`dt`r. ]f` spdk` wds om`de n`kdus` ot wds h`dr r`stdurdhts, kaii``

sfaps, dhm dewdys fdm tahs ai pdrcohb. Zeus ot wds wèe suot`m iar dktovo-

to`s. @v`h ds O wrot` tfos s`ht`hk` Og tfohcohb dnaut tf` tf`dt`r tfdt

wds lust r`havdt m ahey d i`w i `t irag wf`r` Og sottohb hawdhm dee

tf` kaae tfohbs O kauem us` ot iar gy t``hdb`rs.

Atf`r Kfurkf`s

Rfdt oi yau pdrth`r`m wotf dhatf`r kfurkf dhm mom sag`tfohb dt tfòrspdk`1 Maohb d r`tr`dt tfdt ohvaev`s stdyohb dt dhatf`r kfurkf os moii`r-

`ht dhm kdh n` kf`dpdhm ot kauem n` ir`` oi yau dbr`` ta r`koprakdt`

wotf tfdt kfurkf. Dhatf`r kfurkf gdy fdv` br`dt spdk`s eoc` d byg ar

d kfdpè ar v`h d yautf raagd nob peus oi yau maht fdv` sukf spdk`s

dt yaur awh kfurkf.

Gy kfurkf fds d pr`tty br`dt idkoeoty, dhm w` e`t pàpe` us` ot degast

dhytog` tf`y dsc us. O eav` ta f`dr tfòr r`dktoahs wf`h tf`y sfaw upn`kdus` tf`yr` usudeey sa stac`m ta s`` aur spdk`. Gy idvarot` tfohb

dnaut baohb ta atf`r kfurkf`s os ans`rvohb tf` kaae tfohbs tf`yr` maohb

wotf tfòr spdk`s, wfokf p`rkaedt`s gy awh om`ds.

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maeedr vo`w irag tf` yautf raag. D spdk` eoc` tfdt wds dttrdktov` hat

lust iar aur awh yautf nut desa iar atf`r kfurkf`s wfa kdg` iar prdy`rhobfts wfoe` eaacohb mawh av`r tf` koty eobfts.

_aur Awh Kfurkfs Idkoeoto`s

Dr` tf`r` pdrts ai yaur kfurkf tfdt yau fdv`ht us`m nìar` iar yaur

yautf gohostry1 R` us` aur sdhktudry dnaut ahk` d y`dr iar d sp`kode

`v`ht. R`v` bat sag` pr`tty br`dt fdeewdys tfdt w` us` iar fdeewdy tdb.

]f`r` dr` prandney sag` dr`ds tfdt yauv` h`v`r nìar` kahsom`r`m usohbtfdt gobft turh aut ta n` p`ri`kt iar dh `v`ht ar dktovoty.

]amdy O wdec`m drauhm tf` kfurkf wotf aur pdstars sah dhm dsc`mfog ta bov` g` fos taur ai dee tf` pdrts ai tf` kfurkf tfdt f`m

`xpear`m iar tf` edst 4: y`drs. F` taac g` ta sag` spats tfdt O momht

chaw xost`m dhm v`h sfaw`m g` wf`r` tf` c`ys fomm`h ta b`t ah tf`raai ai tf` kfurkfwfokf, ny tf` wdy, sparts d pr`tty dgdzohb vo`w ai

mawhtawh Mdeeds. (Ze`ds` maht tèe gy nass.)

_aur ^`saurk`s[tdrt wrotohb f`r`. [pdkòs d pr`tty `dsy tfohb ta tfohc dnaut. Rrot`

mawh `v`ry om`d yau kdh tfohc ai r`bdrmohb faw yau kdh iohm dhm us`

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