\u00c9g tilheyri kvennast\u00e9tt, \u00e9g er dj\u00e1kni. V\u00edg\u00f0ir dj\u00e1knar \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunni eru 40, \u00fear af eru 5 karlmenn, \u00e9g, einn \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n
Fyrir nokkrum misserum f\u00f3r \u00e9g eins og stundum \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00e1 f\u00e9lagsfund Dj\u00e1knaf\u00e9lags \u00cdslands og hitti vinkonur m\u00ednar \u00ed f\u00e9laginu. Ein \u00feeirra vatt s\u00e9r upp a\u00f0 m\u00e9r og h\u00f3f a\u00f0 segja m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 starfinu \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi.<\/p>\n
Ma\u00f0urinn hennar haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 d\u00f3tturina me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 fe\u00f0ginahelgi \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi og \u00fea\u00f0 var v\u00edst alveg greinilegt – sag\u00f0i h\u00fan m\u00e9r\u00a0 – a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 voru kallar sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u skipulagt \u00fe\u00e1 samveru. Skilningur \u00feessara sk\u00f3garmanna var auglj\u00f3slega ekki mikill \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f6rfum og v\u00e6ntingum st\u00falkna. Flestar stelpurnar hef\u00f0u meitt sig eitthva\u00f0 yfir helgina og \u00feessi \u00e1g\u00e6ti dj\u00e1kni sem er mikil vinkona m\u00edn, sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 d\u00f3ttir s\u00edn hef\u00f0i sagt a\u00f0 n\u00e6stum allar stelpurnar hef\u00f0u einhvern t\u00edmann gr\u00e1ti\u00f0 yfir helgina, pabbarnir hef\u00f0u gleymt s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum og \u00fe\u00e6r hef\u00f0u \u00feurft a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 og svona h\u00e9lt \u00feetta \u00e1fram …<\/p>\n
Flestar vinkonur m\u00ednar \u00ed dj\u00e1knast\u00e9tt sem heyr\u00f0u \u00e1 tal okkar voru samm\u00e1la \u00feeirri sem \u00e1tt haf\u00f0i barni\u00f0 \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi og t\u00f3ku undir mikilv\u00e6gi \u00feess a\u00f0 konur k\u00e6mu a\u00f0 skipulagi fe\u00f0ginaflokka til a\u00f0 minnka h\u00e6ttuna \u00e1 a\u00f0 einhver gr\u00e9ti.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er g\u00f3\u00f0 regla a\u00f0 \u00feegja og sam\u00feykkja allt sem reyndari og vitrari manneskjur segja svo \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i \u00e9g.<\/p>\n
Daginn eftir m\u00e6tti \u00e9g svo \u00ed vinnuna m\u00edna sem \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00ed KFUM og KFUK h\u00fasinu vi\u00f0 Holtaveg og sag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feyrftum a\u00f0 endursko\u00f0a fe\u00f0ginaflokkana, stelpurnar hef\u00f0u sumar gr\u00e1ti\u00f0 og jafnvel dotti\u00f0 \u00e1 kassab\u00edlunum.<\/p>\n
\u00dear t\u00f3k \u00e1 m\u00f3ti m\u00e9r \u00f6nnur g\u00f3\u00f0 kona, \u00fe\u00f3 ekki dj\u00e1kni, og afgreiddi \u00feessar hugmyndir um konur \u00ed fe\u00f0ginaflokkum sem hreinasta bull. N\u00fa var \u00e9g \u00ed vanda tv\u00e6r g\u00e1fa\u00f0ar konur me\u00f0 s\u00edna hvora sko\u00f0unina hva\u00f0 \u00e1tti \u00e9g a\u00f0 gera?<\/p>\n
\u00c9g leiddi hugann a\u00f0 starfinu \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi.<\/p>\n
Starfi\u00f0 \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi hefur margar v\u00edddir. \u00dear f\u00e9kk \u00e9g \u00ed fyrsta skipti t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 stunda frj\u00e1lsar \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir. Hef reyndar ekki gert miki\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0an.\u00a0\u00dear f\u00e9kk \u00e9g t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 dvelja og skemmta m\u00e9r me\u00f0 90 \u00f6\u00f0rum str\u00e1kum og takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00feau vandam\u00e1l sem \u00fev\u00ed fylgdu.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g kynntist k\u00f6llum sem fannst gaman a\u00f0 leika me\u00f0 str\u00e1kunum, voru sni\u00f0ugir og uppfinningasamir og g\u00e1fu s\u00e9r t\u00edma til a\u00f0 sinna okkur \u00e1 sinn h\u00e1tt. T\u00f3ku \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed ef einhverjum var ekki skipt inn \u00e1 \u00ed f\u00f3tboltanum, \u00ferifu s\u00e1r ef einhver meiddi sig, ger\u00f0u jafnvel tilraun til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 okkur til a\u00f0 skipta um f\u00f6t.\u00a0\u00cd Vatnask\u00f3gi gafst t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 gera hluti sem erfitt var a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 gera annars sta\u00f0ar og forsendurnar voru forsendur karla.<\/p>\n
\u00deessar forsendur karla eru forsendur sem er ekki sj\u00e1lfsagt a\u00f0 drengir f\u00e1i a\u00f0 kynnast. Drengir f\u00e1 ekki alltaf a\u00f0 vera \u00feeir sj\u00e1lfir. Vonandi er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 breytast, en leiksk\u00f3lakennarar eru n\u00e6stum einv\u00f6r\u00f0ungu konur. Grunnsk\u00f3lakennarar eru a\u00f0 miklum meirihluta konur. Sk\u00f3lakerfi\u00f0 vir\u00f0ist byggt upp \u00e1 \u00feann veg a\u00f0 drengjum l\u00ed\u00f0i oft \u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0um illa. \u00deeim gengur verr en st\u00falkum \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum og fara \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00ed langsk\u00f3lan\u00e1m.<\/p>\n
Af \u00feeim s\u00f6kum er sta\u00f0ur eins og Vatnask\u00f3gur \u00f3endanlega mikilv\u00e6gur, \u00fear f\u00e1 drengirnir a\u00f0 vera \u00feeir sj\u00e1lfir. En \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki allt.<\/p>\n
\u00cd Vatnask\u00f3gi er \u00feungami\u00f0jan bo\u00f0skapurinn um Jes\u00fa Krist. \u00cd dag taka s\u00edfellt f\u00e6rri drengir \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed kirkjustarfi, enda er uppbygging \u00feess hugsanlega alltof l\u00edk sk\u00f3lanum. Starf yngri deilda KFUM hefur dregist verulega saman ef liti\u00f0 er til s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 20 \u00e1ra. Uppbygging \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sstarfs kirkjunnar hefur a\u00f0 miklum hluta beinst a\u00f0 stelpum.<\/p>\n
Vatnask\u00f3gur er einn f\u00e1rra sta\u00f0a \u00fear sem or\u00f0 Gu\u00f0s n\u00e6r heyrum drengja. \u00dea\u00f0 sem meira er, \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi n\u00e6r or\u00f0i\u00f0 til \u00feeirra \u00e1 forsendum \u00feeirra sj\u00e1lfra \u00ed umhverfi \u00fear sem \u00feeim l\u00ed\u00f0ur vel \u00ed. G\u00f3\u00f0ur pr\u00f3fastur sem \u00e1tti lei\u00f0 um Vatnask\u00f3g fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum kalla\u00f0i sta\u00f0inn h\u00f6fu\u00f0v\u00edgi str\u00e1kakristind\u00f3msins<\/em>. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 \u00ed huga pr\u00f3fastsins hafi legi\u00f0 sm\u00e1 h\u00e1\u00f0, held \u00e9g a\u00f0 Sk\u00f3garmenn eigi a\u00f0 vera stoltir af titlinum. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 str\u00e1kakristind\u00f3mi a\u00f0 halda, alveg \u00e1 sama h\u00e1tt og vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6rfnumst kvennagu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i og helgisi\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0inga.<\/p>\n Fari\u00f0 og gj\u00f6ri\u00f0 allar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir a\u00f0 l\u00e6risveinum kenni\u00f0 \u00feeim a\u00f0 halda allt \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g hef bo\u00f0i\u00f0 y\u00f0ur<\/em> stendur \u00ed Matteusargu\u00f0spjalli 28. kafla.<\/p>\n \u00cd samhlj\u00f3\u00f0an vi\u00f0 \u00feessi or\u00f0 eru Sk\u00f3garmenn \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi \u00e1byrgir fyrir einni allra mikilv\u00e6gustu mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 kristinnar fr\u00e6\u00f0slu \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n Og svo sannarlega er starfi\u00f0 blessunarr\u00edkt og me\u00f0 mikla uppskeru. Uppskeran er kannski ekki \u00f6ll n\u00fana, en vi\u00f0 megum treysta \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Or\u00f0 Gu\u00f0s sem er lifandi og kr\u00f6ftugt eins og stendur \u00ed Hebreabr\u00e9finu og hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 l\u00edf \u00feeirra drengja sem dvelja \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi.<\/p>\n Prestar, dj\u00e1knar og \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sfulltr\u00faar sem annast fermingarfr\u00e6\u00f0slu hafa flestir s\u00f6mu s\u00f6gu a\u00f0 segja, hafi barni\u00f0 veri\u00f0 \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi, eru forsendur hans til \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku a\u00f0rar \u00ed fermingarfr\u00e6\u00f0slunni en annars v\u00e6ri. \u00cd Vatnask\u00f3gi l\u00e6ra drengirnir a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja, lesa Gu\u00f0s or\u00f0 og\u00a0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 fyrirgefninguna, b\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 fyrirgefa og vera fyrirgefi\u00f0. \u00deeir heyra a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 elski \u00fe\u00e1 og l\u00e1ti s\u00e9r annt um l\u00edf \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n Vatnask\u00f3gur er fr\u00e1b\u00e6r sta\u00f0ur. \u00datvalin til a\u00f0 vera \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0.<\/p>\n Aftur a\u00f0 dj\u00e1knaspjallinu. Ef til vill er Vatnask\u00f3gur ekki einv\u00f6r\u00f0ungu sta\u00f0urinn \u00fear sem drengir f\u00e1 a\u00f0 vera \u00feeir sj\u00e1lfir. Vatnask\u00f3gur gefur einnig fullor\u00f0num m\u00f6nnum t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 leika s\u00e9r.\u00a0Ef til vill er mikilv\u00e6gt fyrir ungar konur, st\u00falkur a\u00f0 kynnast pabba s\u00ednum \u00e1 hans eigin forsendum en ekki alltaf \u00e1 forsendum m\u00f6mmu. Kynnast pabba s\u00ednum \u00ed k\u00f6rfubolta me\u00f0 hinum p\u00f6bbunum, kynnast keppnisskapi hans \u00e1 kassab\u00edlunum og finna a\u00f0 tr\u00faari\u00f0kun getur veri\u00f0 pabba jafne\u00f0lilegur hlutur og hva\u00f0 anna\u00f0.<\/p>\n Hlutverk Vatnask\u00f3gar er \u00f3tv\u00edr\u00e6tt fyrir kristni \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, vettvangur fyrir lifandi tr\u00faari\u00f0kun \u00e1 forsendum drengja og karla. Sta\u00f0ur \u00fear sem bo\u00f0skapurinn um Jes\u00fa Krist og n\u00e1\u00f0arverk hans n\u00e6r eyrum \u00e1 anna\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasund drengja \u00e1 \u00e1ri. Vi\u00f0 sem komum a\u00f0 starfinu \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi og sty\u00f0jum \u00fea\u00f0 megum vera stolt(ir) af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Kristur getur og vill nota okkur \u00ed bo\u00f0un fagna\u00f0arerindisins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c9g tilheyri kvennast\u00e9tt, \u00e9g er dj\u00e1kni. V\u00edg\u00f0ir dj\u00e1knar \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunni eru 40, \u00fear af eru 5 karlmenn, \u00e9g, einn \u00feeirra. Fyrir nokkrum misserum f\u00f3r \u00e9g eins og stundum \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00e1 f\u00e9lagsfund Dj\u00e1knaf\u00e9lags \u00cdslands og hitti vinkonur m\u00ednar \u00ed f\u00e9laginu. 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