This past Tuesday, at the Oasis, we had our weekly Team Worship. This week we spent almost 90 minutes praising God for the various aspects of ministry at the Oasis and praying for His guidance and help in those ministries. We take time before each ministry event to pray for that event, but today was a special time of extended prayer for the various ministry events. It was a super time.
Among those we praised God for and prayed for were the many volunteers who serve at the Oasis. The many volunteers bring many language abilities that are much needed at the Oasis—English, Russian, German, French, Arabic. One of the largest groups of refugees we have right now are from Farsi speaking countries.
Thus, it is a huge blessing and gift of God for those volunteers who speak Farsi. One Farsi-speaking person, who serves inside the Oasis and among refugees in this area, is himself a refugee. He does not have any official papers for living in Austria, but he continues to wait for the opportunity to receive those papers. Meanwhile, he does not wait idle. He is serving our Lord with his Farsi voice, giving witness to his relationship with Jesus Christ. He also invites refugees to join him as he attends a local Austrian church.
There is also a group of Farsi speakers who come to the Oasis twice a week to serve. Tuesday nights they come to lead a Farsi Bible study. This Bible study is well attended and the leaders keep the focus on God’s word and the truths of Jesus. This Bible study COULD NOT take place without these volunteers--They have the language skills and similar cultural background as many of these refugees so they can relate closer. This same group of volunteers comes on Wednesday nights to help translate the biblical message that is often presented in English. They then stay afterwards for any questions refugees might have.
God is really blessing the refugees of Traiskirchen, Austria through the gifts and talents of many volunteers. These volunteers who speak Farsi are not the only volunteers with language skills. They are some among many who serve in the name of Jesus Christ in a little building called the Oasis in MANY languages. The Oasis Team is very thankful for these volunteers who speak Farsi. The Oasis Team is also very thankful for all volunteers who JOIN US! The Lord is using many people to glorify his name through the Oasis!
Among those we praised God for and prayed for were the many volunteers who serve at the Oasis. The many volunteers bring many language abilities that are much needed at the Oasis—English, Russian, German, French, Arabic. One of the largest groups of refugees we have right now are from Farsi speaking countries.
Thus, it is a huge blessing and gift of God for those volunteers who speak Farsi. One Farsi-speaking person, who serves inside the Oasis and among refugees in this area, is himself a refugee. He does not have any official papers for living in Austria, but he continues to wait for the opportunity to receive those papers. Meanwhile, he does not wait idle. He is serving our Lord with his Farsi voice, giving witness to his relationship with Jesus Christ. He also invites refugees to join him as he attends a local Austrian church.
There is also a group of Farsi speakers who come to the Oasis twice a week to serve. Tuesday nights they come to lead a Farsi Bible study. This Bible study is well attended and the leaders keep the focus on God’s word and the truths of Jesus. This Bible study COULD NOT take place without these volunteers--They have the language skills and similar cultural background as many of these refugees so they can relate closer. This same group of volunteers comes on Wednesday nights to help translate the biblical message that is often presented in English. They then stay afterwards for any questions refugees might have.
God is really blessing the refugees of Traiskirchen, Austria through the gifts and talents of many volunteers. These volunteers who speak Farsi are not the only volunteers with language skills. They are some among many who serve in the name of Jesus Christ in a little building called the Oasis in MANY languages. The Oasis Team is very thankful for these volunteers who speak Farsi. The Oasis Team is also very thankful for all volunteers who JOIN US! The Lord is using many people to glorify his name through the Oasis!
Dan Lincoln
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