2020 presented challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was not known until the end of June if it would be possible to do anything with the refuge children we normally serve. Because of Corona, all activities with the refugee children had to shut down. This camp would be our first interaction with them since AprilContinue reading “Leonberg Camp 2020”
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Baseball in Croatia
This year Corona could not stop what was to be an amazing work God is doing through the sport of baseball in the region of Zadar, Croatia. The Zadar region of Croatia is a beautiful region surrounded by mountains and bordered by the Adriatic Sea. It is a region that was once thriving but was hurt economically after the war. Many people and businesses left the region. ThereContinue reading “Baseball in Croatia”
RSG Training
All kinds of freestylers and believers meet once a year at the “freakstock festival” in Germany. Beside concerts, worship and meetings, it’s common to visit a workshop. The Actionsport Team of SRS offered a “Ready- Set- Go Training” about how to start an action sports ministry. The team’s goal was to equip and empower ChristiansContinue reading “RSG Training”
GFL Project Spring 2019
Coaching Development within the German Football League In March of 2019 SRS-International teamed up with the University of Alabama. A small group of American football athletes from the university came and spent a week touring Germany and the serving the GFL. For the athletes of the University of Alabama, this was a first trip to Germany andContinue reading “GFL Project Spring 2019”
Shred and Spread 2019
After a very sunny week at Kitzsteinhorn, I am sitting at home, editing photos, and reliving “Shred & Spread-2019”: One week with… … 25 hungry Shreddudes and -ladies … lots of sun and great action in the Snowpark … spiritual inputs and exciting small group discussions … the best food from Borkowski/Jesgarek … Freestyle coachingContinue reading “Shred and Spread 2019”
Softball – An American sport in Hungary
The SRS team along with an active female softball player and coach from the US, had the opportunity to come alongside the Erd Wildcats softball team to run a camp. We went there to serve God and the girls in any capacity we could. While there. the team was able to cut the grass onContinue reading “Softball – An American sport in Hungary”
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”
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 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”