
Oasis of Hope is a non-profit, community-based Christian
organization that encourages life-on-life relationships that connect
people across racial and socioeconomic boundaries. Our mission is to
demonstrate Christ’s love to an under-resourced community in Memphis by
elevating and improving the quality of neighborhood life through
empowerment and partnerships.
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that's happening within Oasis of Hope in an easier
format so that YOU will want to come back and read current posts ...
and maybe even find something that speaks directly to your heart and
compel you to join in on the fun! Doing inner city ministry requires out of the box thinking so we added a new
feature, our blog, where we invite you to share your amazing
stories of relationship with the people in the inner city who touch your life! Email us your stories and/or photo and we'll post it!
Oasis of Hope hosts the Manassas High School football team to come to a
three-day camp based out of Hope Presbyterian Church. Our volunteers
then have the incredible chance to not only improve the boys' physical
game play, but more importantly their spiritual game. Bible studies,
prayer and one-on-one attention are interspersed into their athletic
training. It's an awesome platform that allows our volunteers to
provide positive role models, Biblical instruction, teamwork, and the
guy-time they've been missing in their lives. Please volunteer your
time or sponsor a football player for $50 today (and then come and
cheer them on during a game!). See below to get involved!
Summer winds blew a huge tree right onto one of the properties built and owned by Oasis of Hope, crushing through the upper level of the house and landing largely in the children's first floor bedroom on Friday, June 12th. Thankfully, no one was home at the time, although the family (Glen & Toya Lloyd) had been there prior for the majority of the day. Their response in the midst of this shocking event: "We are blessed. No one was hurt and we are sssooo blessed." Please keep this family in your prayers through the process of reconstruction.
Rayford Pitches Humes Middle to the Playoffs!Rayford, a 13-year-old Humes Middle School Baseball team member, started pitching for the first time this spring under Coach Michael who is a volunteer Coach for Oasis of Hope. In Rayford's own words, "I was nervous when I first started pitching, because I had never pitched before. It was fun when I started learning, but I had a lot to learn. All I knew was to throw the ball to the catcher - that's all."
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About 25 people traveled to Alabama recently to the cities of Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham to walk the same path that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others walked in the late 50s and 60s during the Civil Rights Movement. It was a powerful history lesson as we listened to the stories of that day from many first-hand witnesses and learned about the historic Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, the Edmund Pettus Bridge and much more! Read blog posts in the column to the right from those in attendance and get a glimpse of the impact this trip has had! And mark your calendars to come along with us next June!
Since Oasis of Hope began offering free volunteer income tax
assistance (VITA) four years ago to the residents in the Oasis neighborhood, the
following incredible statistics have been tallied over this period: $918,000 was saved in credits or refunds for our
clients, $60,5000 was saved additionally by filing
returns for free, 605 returns were worked on, and1,100 hours of work were donated by our
volunteers! Thank you to all involved!
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July 30 - Aug 2: Please consider sponsoring a student for $50 to attend this free camp or join us as we need people to work in the kitchen, practice assistants, small group leaders, mentors and general helpers. If you're interested in investing in the lives of the Manassas Football Team, Please contact Terrice Thomas.
Three days later and I am still processing all we saw and heard last weekend. What a moving experience!The civil rights movement happened in the very same America that my great-grandparents came to. They gave up their families all over Russia and Europe and risked everything to travel alone on a boat [...]
I just got home yesterday evening. It was a long day and long drive … nice bus, though! I had a full weekend and really enjoyed the trip with the church. It was nice meeting a few new folks- everyone was really a joy.The trip was very educational, but a hard look at some (I [...]
I just arrived home from this unforgettable trip, turned on the news, and listened in disbelief as I heard of a local church that had racial slurs spray painted on it just yesterday!! It was clearly identified as the work of the KKK. THE KKK!? How can it be that they are still in operation [...]