The Atomics baseball club is a big part of our work here in Germany. It is an important outlet to reach the lost and build relationships with people in the town. As you may know baseball in Europe is equivalent to professional soccer in America.....many people have no idea it even exists in Germany! With that mindset come challenges but also benefits. It is amazing how far the club has come in the past 10 years and most of that is due to club members hard work and dedication. Because the town has little interest in the club a strong sense of community is created through the members hard work to make the club successful.
Last year the Atomics began to build a much needed clubhouse. It is a labor of love for everyone connected to Atomics with little involvement from the town or anyone else. Josef Widmann (a retired gentleman that is very involved with the club and our church) is the head builder and has spent countless hours over the past year on the clubhouse. It was very exciting to come back this year and see how far the construction has come.
Ground-Breaking (May 2009):
Josef (September 2009):
(October 2009):
(June 2010):
Sorry the picture is not better, I will try to take some more when it gets even further along!
Here is Janos and Zach during a work day.
Girls can do it too, even if the gloves are sized for giants!
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