The Oasis

EVERY MONDAY = Clothing Room at the Oasis

EVERY MONDAY = Set up the rooms…up the stairs, down the stairs…

EVERY MONDAY = Focus on Kids, or Women,  or Men  or Sorting Donations

Just recently, on Men’s Clothing Day we had only a small number of men.  That meant we had more time we could give to individual refugees, instead of “Hurry, Hurry, Hurrry, next, next”.  Sometimes there are so many people to help, we push to try to help as many as possible, and still there  are many we cannot  help.  Recently, on Men’s Day we did not have to push so much for who was “next”.

EVERY MONDAY= clean up the rooms…up the stairs, down the stairs…

Almost EVERY MONDAY = in the end the whole Team is completely exhausted.

Recently, at the Men’s Day, it was a super day.  We gave a lot of clothes and had many good conversations.  An overall great day!  I was ready to head out the door, when the doorbell rang.  There was a father, mother, and teenage boy who all wanted clothes.

Almost EVERY MONDAY = I am quite ready to be able to say “no” or “tomorrow”, when there is one more request.

This time, I was not completely exhausted and this family said they were being transferred the next day, to another city.  I said “yes”  and all three  found some clothes for themselves.  Also as they were looking through clothes, I got a chance to talk about the bible to the teenage son.  He was not yet a believer, but was very interested in learning more.  I gave him a bible and described a few basic things about the bible to help him as he read. 

I was very thankful on this day to still have enough energy to help, just one more family:  To share God's Love and God's Word.

EVERY MONDAY AT THE OASIS = they are not all the same.  J

Dan