My passion for urban youth ministry stems from my background. I grew up in an urban context and became well acquainted with all the pain and confusion that many urban teens feel daily. I also saw the creative minds and passionate hearts of young people in urban culture. I’ve come to believe that some of our greatest future leaders will come that context. I want to be apart of raising them up.
Oasis Hires A Youth Developer; Meet Martell Hixson
Knowledge is Power! ‘Getting Ahead’ Class Began Sept. 18
Oasis of Hope will again be offering the Getting Ahead in A Just Getting by World life skills & financial literacy classes from Sept. 18-Nov. 1 (Tues. & Thurs. 10:30am- 12:30pm) to North Memphis residents. This 7-week course is designed to help participants examine the effects of poverty on their lives and in their community. It also gives information on how to use the resources you currently have to move to the next level in your life.
If you’d like to support this ministry, we need donations of gift cards that we use as rewards for our participants. You can also donate funds for us to purchase the cards and supplies. Donate online or make checks payable to Oasis of Hope and write ‘Getting Ahead’ in the memo (mail to: 8500 Walnut Grove, Cordova 38018).
Award Winning ‘Undefeated’ is Coming to DVD January 15th!
Our partnership with the Manassas Football Team is going strong and we’re excited for a VERY good season this year! We always welcome volunteers to coach, feed, cheer or encourage the boys during their football season! Let’s fill the stands in support for the team and possibly cheer them on all the way to the State Championships! View the ManRise Football Camp 2012 Slideshow.
Oasis Staff Attends Youth Worker Conference in Nashville
Recently, some of the Oasis staff joined hundreds of youth ministry workers from across the country at the 360Nashville Urban youth workers National conference. This year’s THEME: The Beautiful Struggle; Inner-life, Family & Ministry- served as a guide for the many transformational leaders that presented information of various aspects of youth ministry. The staff thoroughly enjoined the shared training, collaboration, exchanging of Ideas, and resources to impact youth in communities across the nation.
A New Opportunity to Impact Memphis & our World for Christ
Hope’s Missions Departments (Global, Urban and Oasis of Hope) have an exciting new opportunity for you to pray about and consider. Maybe you’ve always wanted to go overseas on a Missions Trip, but the finances or time has just not been there; or maybe you’ve wanted to make a bigger difference in Memphis for Christ, but your job has prevented you from being available for many of our outreaches; or maybe the unfamiliarity of the urban scene has been a barrier for you?
No matter what your story is – Hope is praying about, and planning for, an entirely new way for you to give to and participate in Missions. Hope is considering opening a slightly upscale thrift store near the church.
But we can NOT do this without your help! Two of the keys to making this outreach work are DONATIONS and VOLUNTEERS. We need hundreds of volunteers in many areas of the venture including: store set -up, construction, display, sorting, cleaning, pricing, communications, sales, promotion, pick-up & delivery, office work, etc. All skill levels are welcome, and there will be flexible time options, including Saturdays.
We especially need volunteers with retail experience. If you have this background, please consider being involved in this opportunity to
impact more people for Christ.
We will be having a volunteer information meeting on TUESDAY, SEPT 25, at 6PM in the South Hall at Hope. Please reply back if you are planning on attending.
God’s Blessings,
Terry Hoff
Save the Date for Fall Fest: Saturday, October 13th
WHAT -11th Annual Community Fall Festival
WHEN - Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 1-5pm
WHERE – The Green House
WHY – The purpose of this celebration is to bring people together by providing a very laid-back and FUN setting for neighborhood residents and Hope folks to hang out and get to know each other. Come experience God’s hand at work!
In addition to needing YOU to simply come on Saturday, we are looking for:
Volunteers: Set-up Crew, Sell Food Tickets/Man volunteer stations (such as Sign-In/Name Tag Tables, Food Cookers/Servers, Game Venues or Face Painters), Tear Down Crew and Clean-up Crew. For more information about being a volunteer, email Terrice or call 901/527-0074.
Prize Donation Ideas: NEW items only please. We are asking you to consider donating the following:
Individually wrapped Candy
Board Games
TVs
DVD Players
Digital Cameras
Family Pack Paper Products
Tools
Household Cleaning Supplies
Ipods
Children’s Toys
Laundry Detergent
Blankets
Bedding
Bath Towels
Bikes
Gift Cards
Prize Drop-off Location: You may bring your donations to Hope Church. Barrels will be set up at the Main Information Booth and the Urban Tables.
Monetary Donations: We’ve made it easy to donate online through our secure giving.
Oasis of Hope is a 501c3 Charitable Non Profit Organization. Tax Receipts will be provided upon request.
LET US UNITE AS ONE & GLORIFY OUR LORD TOGETHER. Your continued prayers, generosity and volunteerism are genuinely appreciated be a blessing!
For more information regarding donations, email Di or call 901/507-1920.
Contact Terrice for more information.
Plungers Take A Mission Trip To Inner City Memphis Sept. 20-22
Pack your bags and experience life in the inner city with Eli, Terry, Sharon and Di during this year’s Urban Plunge September 20-23.
We do a lot in a couple days, and the whole experience will stretch your mind, heart, and beliefs in a way you’d never imagine!
We leave the Hope parking lot at 6pm on Thursday evening and return to Hope Sunday afternoon. We have speakers come in, panel discussions about racism, visit approximately 10 of our ministry partners, tour the National Civil Rights Museum and Slave Haven, eat lunch on Friday in one of our many urban, soul food restaurants, help with an inner city work project at Oasis of Hope, eat Saturday dinner at Eli’s home, and end the entire weekend by attending First Baptist Church on Broad Avenue with an unforgettable worship service! Don’t miss this life-changing opportunity!
Are you ready to Plunge???
Housekeeping: We sleep at one of our ministry partners (Streets) in a dorm-style fashion; all the women in one room and all the men in the other. We provide beds and you bring your own linens or a sleeping bag, toiletries, clothes, and a pillow. All your meals are provided along with room accommodations, snacks & of course a t-shirt!. The cost for members/regular attenders is $100 and $175 for non-members.
Space is limited, so register today! For more information and to register contact Di.