An SRS team served alongside a softball club in Erd to run a softball camp for five hours on each of the two days. A very experienced female player and coach from the US helped the girls to equip and improve their game on and off the pitch. Besides coaching defensive plays and batting, ourContinue reading “Softball – An American sport in Hungary”
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ECSU Gathering
All people. All places. All sports. 360 people from 38 countries gathered for 3 days to think about the gaps as we seek to make disciples in sport and play in Europe. The ECSU gathering 2019 in Altenkirchen, Germany reminded us that our God is unstoppable. We learned more about sports ministry and the sportsContinue reading “ECSU Gathering”
SRS Girls’ Gymnastic Camp
The SRS Girls’ Gymnastics Camp 2019 took place this February in Germany. Like every year, the camp focused on gymnastics and what God is doing with sports. The 30 participants aged between 11 and 17 spent most of the weekend in the new and well-equipped gymnasium. A team of six coaches served the athletes asContinue reading “SRS Girls’ Gymnastic Camp”
Our first time in Dorobanti
This two-day camp was arranged for the first time in this small Hungarian town in Southern Romania. We are thankful that God sent us between 5 and 12 kids of all age-groups to teach them in basketball, volleyball and floor-ball. He blessed them with open hearts and minds which led to great talks about loyaltyContinue reading “Our first time in Dorobanti”
Soccer Balls for the Seehaus
SRS-International was able to come alongside the Seehaus and provide soccer balls for the residents. The Seehaus is an alternative prison program for youth. Youth ages 14-23 who have been sentenced 1-5 years in prison can apply to the program. In the program, they learn to become responsible citizens. They live in a family unit with groups of 7Continue reading “Soccer Balls for the Seehaus”
Sport for Integration
Kids Club In January a project was started in Leonberg Germany. Many of our partners came together along with the local churches to form a team that would hold a “play time” with refugee children once a week. They call it Kids Club for children ages 6-12. It focuses on local refugee and marginalized children. Many of them comeContinue reading “Sport for Integration”
SRS Women Soccer Team in Northern Ireland
The SRS women’s soccer team went on a trip to Northern Ireland to serve the area with a soccer camp and to play against a U-17 representative team. The camp had 160 children participating and the match was enjoyed by all. During the camp, the children aged 9-14 had training sessions, tournaments, and a “justContinue reading “SRS Women Soccer Team in Northern Ireland”
SRS Women Soccer Team in Northern Ireland
The SRS women’s soccer team went on a trip to serve Northern Ireland for a soccer camp and played against a U-17 representative team while there. The camp had 160 children participating. During the camp, the children ages 9-14 had training sessions, tournaments, and a “just for fun” tournament for female teams. Besides soccer, theContinue reading “SRS Women Soccer Team in Northern Ireland”
2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships
An international team of sport mentors (chaplains) served at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. This tournament is the biggest Paralympic event after the Paralympics itself. The team contained eight people from: Great Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands and Japan. The chaplains spent most of their time in direct contact to the athletes.
Trip to Uruguay
In September, we visited a rowing school in Uruguay and got the assurance for a location where a new rowing school will established. At this new location in Montevideo, there is an opportunity to build a bigger rowing school and therefore reach more people. Besides the rowing school, we visited many former pro soccer playersContinue reading “Trip to Uruguay”
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