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Claudia Fuchs was born on 15.12.62. She is a housewife, carer    for foster children, and teaches judo. In this field she also has her referees license. She has been married to her husband – Karlheinz -since 1981. Over 15 years she has had the responsibility for 3 foster children.
Since 1999, she has been a practicing christian.
Claudia Fuchs has taught Judo at a special school (girls educational work), in Germany. At the moment, she teaches two beginners and an advanced group. Her main task is in helping the girls experience new horizons in their lives. Building up their self-confidence belongs to this as well as giving them new strength and energy. They also learn to build social contacts and to develop community sense.
She has much to do with girls suffering from ADS (attention deficit syndrome) who have had to undergo sexual abuse in their young lives.
Her main task is also to explain to them that Jesus Christ is always with them wherever they may be. Personal justice for the girls and their belief is nothing abstract but rather a fundamental part of their lives.

Claudia explains:
To take on responsibility for oneself, as well as also for the partner is an essential component in the development of maturity. Most beginner girls have little -or no - experience with sport. However computer-games, reading and learning are well known to them. This often leads to a lack of self-confidence. I call this a modern deficit caused by an unquenched desire to realize my own value. Or also the search for myself.
From self-defense, one knows the expression “victim's complex”.  Potential attackers also recognize this immediately. In my opinion, this arises from the way the children are brought up by their parents. It is necessary to find the cause for this and try to find solutions.
As a Christian who believes that Jesus Christ rose from the dead and lives among us today, I believe that HE helps me to find the solutions.
When the girls understand who they are, and their own potential, then they will increase their opinion of themselves and their self-confidence enormously helping them to combat the “victim complex”. Then potential attackers will immediately see: With HER it’s too dangerous to try anything.
A small practical part of it: We sometimes practice the nonverbal communication. Every trainer knows why you have to quieten down the group, they are simply too loud. I then trust God to help me think of a short story.
An example: On a sunny day, a bear goes for a walk and looks for food. Then everyone has to play the part of the bear in front of the group. In these games, they learn to cope with criticism, to handle stress and then dare the first step on the water leading to the road to success. No-one jumps the queue, because there is no “right” or “wrong” and all get there in the end. Every bear is different, and I've learned to be patient. Naturally one can also help one or other of the girls.
My favorite remark to this is: There is nothing I can't do.... until I've tried it out. I prefer to demand less of myself later, than to be a loser without even trying. Also here, Jesus is an example for me. Jesus demands no more from me than I can accomplish and HIS demands on me are not excessive.
A short story about this: As I played this game with them one of the schoolgirls sat in the middle of the mat and didn't move. She was completely relaxed. When she didn't move for some time, I asked her what kind of bear she was. She replied: "I am the bear who has just come back from the walk and now I'm waiting for my meal, because I'm a circus bear and don't have to feed myself." One could say she'd missed the point, but I had to laugh so, because that could have been from me.
Our Lord, full of humor and fun, is just the same. Sometimes He holds a mirror in front of me. Just to make me feel comfortable. And I always notice how Jesus himself participates in the   smallest things as well.
The ADS is one of the most frequent problems, also called attention deficit syndrome. As it is written, it is to be taken practically.
In the ministration, I have learned that there are five languages of love. Each individual one helps build the self esteem. These are:

1. Praise and acknowledgment
2. Serving and being served
3. Gifts
4. Undivided attention
5. Body contact without sexuality

These love languages should be spoken about in the parental home. Since however, the parents already have low self esteem, we pose the question: Who can now teach these children self esteem to fill the void?
If I now determine with a schoolgirl, that she obviously has a problem, why shouldn't I ask the Lord which language of love is best for her, and what does she need at the moment. At times like this a quick prayer is needed to find the matching answer. In Greek, love-as God means-it is called "AGAPE". This is God's love and doesn't have anything to do with sexuality, and means translated: , to give to loved ones, something they need and not just that which they want. I find this marvelous and especially because it is also the Lord who knows, where the man is and what is in his heart. And then comes the spiritual healing and I can see it happening.
For example: Sisters 12 years old. The older of the two is very rebellious, and I ask God in my prayers what she needs. And I ask her: “Tell me what your problem is, and why you are so angry.” The result was that she simply broke down and cried. What had happened? The mother had died in a car accident and someone had persuaded her that she was responsible for it. I told her, that she was not responsible for it and that Jesus loved her dearly. In the end, the whole group sat on the mat and shared the pain with the two of us. One calls this community crying. The rebellion had broken and the lessons could continue normally. Somebody from the boarding school told me that a psychologist had already tried to find the cause for this for months. In the meantime the girls are doing well and have given up their mourning and anger and learned to forgive.
How I help them? I let the light - that Jesus gave me – shine through. I let the people be as they are and accept them – or occasionally let them go their own way. This is hard to put in to words, because each human is different and should be handled individually. Jesus has his own plan for everyone and HE me sometimes lets me participate. Certainly, this is also a matter of personal fragility. If I know no further – HE has the answer.
What seems impossible for us is no problem for God. Quotation from Jesus in the gospel according to St. Mark chapter 10 verse 27.
To step into the sphere of the lack of ADS also makes itself physically noticeable. That is plain to see. There, natural movements turn into the running the gauntlet. With a schoolgirl with ADS, I always thought that she was kidding me at the fall technique lessons. I showed her that she did it wrong, simply didn't make any natural movements. As a trainer, one tries to remove this deficits or blemishes. Because everyone thinks the examiner is prepared to let them fail, they think they are right to say “I'll probably be the first to fail”. I have been a trainer for altogether 11 years and so far, none of my students has failed. Moreover angular movements for the spinal cord are dangerous. However in one case.... oh I despair at the thought. And look. Through an impulse, I asked her if she took medication. And then I found out, that almost 50 percent of all students take medication. I was shocked. Earlier we managed with fresh air, or occasionally one on the rear end. Okay some went a bit far, my father too, but medication to calm down, medication to wake up, and medication for everything else is enough to make you sick.
ADS make themselves noticeable everywhere. What should they do – get rid of there deficits. I am of the solid conviction that Jesus removes these problems if one only trusts HIM. Now, I am solution-orientated in my life. And I found a solution in my lifestyle. I call it resurrection strength. Roughly it is said that Jesus was reawakened from the dead by the spirit of God. This spirit of God is known to most people as the Holy Ghost who came at Whitsun to help all christians.
If I entrust my life in Jesus Christ and he is the canon of my life, I can also receive the Holy Ghost from God. In detail, one cannot accept it here. That would be like a sermon.  That’s how I start preaching in the middle of the instruction. "My" girls know that from me in the finest detail.
Another form of ADS is hyperactivity. Now the dream of each trainer is the sufficient movement of the students. Especially in fight sport. Here the girl thinks faster than she moves. So, hesitation occurs and possibly leads to sprains. With one of the girls I noticed this too late. So, a dislocation of the collarbone was the result. She was faster in her thoughts than in her reactions. These hyper activists are difficult to calm down and are always on the move. They quickly become difficult to handle.
Another challenge I am confronted with is that of sexual abuse. Not rarely, it occurs that a girl comes back to school as a woman after the holidays.
An example: I'll simply call the girl K. After a lesson a group had positioned itself as a greeting. K stood at the window and didn't move. I called her.  No reaction. On that day, we had 30 degrees in the shade and it was the next-to-last training before the examination. I thought she was about to faint, because I'd noticed for weeks how she had lost weight. The circulation can suffer at times like that. Now, I went to her and spoke about the class-formation. There was no reaction. I determined that she was totally confused and didn't react to loud sounds either. No question of a doctor – there was none there. Ambulances?  You always must go with them. What should I do??? I got the impulse from Jesus to do the right thing!
Feet up, wait, pray quietly – have faith. She regains consciousness - cold towels. Quietly what is wrong? Nothing. What did you eat today? Nothing. What did you drink today? Nothing. Oje, what shall I do??? I hear myself asking: "What troubles your heart so much, that you refuse to eat", Then the feelings flood over and she lets everything out. She must lose weight. She is only 12, and the boys in the primary school had always said it and now the mother says it too. I pray quietly and get the answer put into my heart. Sexual abuse. What can I do?? The Lord is good to me. HE knows how to handle information like this. Especially I have my own experiences in this area and I know about the pain. In this case, HE let me cry too. I could sense the pain of K. Meanwhile, the others of the group had already gone home and had cleared the mats away.  So I sat on the naked floor with a human wreck before me and cried for her pain.
No body contact but -just tears - and she saw the tears. At last she asks me why I cry because the matter is nothing to do with me. Now, she hadn't experienced this and I told her what was happening with me. Weep with the weepers. This is in the book of the Romans (New Testament). Once again from the start, yes God had left her in the lurch and nevertheless she is forced into the church and finally became a Ministrant. She has no interest in a God, who would allow such things to happen without defending her. Wisdom is needed here. I tell her about Jesus and God's love and that she didn't do anything wrong and that God has not damned her only because this terrible thing happened to her. There were ways to handle it. But starving is not one of them. And God is with her and sees her pain and that is why I cried with her. She knew exactly in her heart and should give Jesus a chance. Invite HIM into your life. You are old enough to reach your own decisions and to make the right one. Wait and see what happens. A few days later I saw her shopping with her mother. As my gaze met her eyes, I knew, JESUS had won this fight. She grins, I grin and we know from each other that we are sisters in Jesus. Two weeks later, the examination party was at a Chinese restaurant, and I saw her eat and then order a second portion.
Our God is really good and HE heals everything.

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