This morning we went to Oasis and hung around the center.
Ive been meaning to take pictures of our walk that we take each day to Oasis and have always forgotten.
We leave our compound, walk through Milimani, and walk these train tracks right up to Oasis...
The tracks
Later we took John Ekai, formerly of House 2 to boarding school at Purpose Driven Academy.
After dropping John off and seeing some of the Oasis kids who board there we had lunch at the Alakara Hotel, and then went to see property which could hopefully end up being the new Oasis site. We were super excited to see it and its just around the corner
from our house.
The property used to be a hospital and training center, but the woman who owned it passed away about 2-3 years ago so the property has just been sitting there ever since...
Can you imagine the classes that could be held in here?
Crematory Table, uuggghhh...
Allison and I thought this was the creepiest looking hallway complete with door...Anyone remember the Shinning?
Around the other side
View from inside..beautiful
This was one of my favorite parts...the open field for the kids to be able to play soccer and other games on a field and not have to worry about smashing their toes on the train tracks.
The property is beautiful and would be amazing for Oasis' educational and vocational schools they want to build. It brought tears to my eyes and made me so happy to imagine all the center kids runing around that compound. Especially the older boys who its too late for them to go to regular school but not vocational school. It made me so excited to think of boys like P.I.G., Charles, Babu, Etao, and Collins, who are running out of time, but if Oasis' vocational school works out they can recieve some great training...this is all excited theory right now, but its great to think of the possibilites...so pray
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Thanks for posting those photos Daina. The chance to get this property on a long-term lease and possibly be able to purchase it someday is a huge answer to prayer for Geoffrey and I. It is a little bit of a stretch for our already tight budget....but, I believe it is where we are meant to be.
Our existing buildings (aka: shacks!) are being eaten by termites and have rats in the rafters. But, most of all, they are too small to hold all the kids that we are trying to help.
Prayers are needed....funding is needed. I totally believe God will provide...in the form of the many wonderful people who believe in and love Oasis of Hope.
Our monthly budget is close to $10,000 a month to run all the programs at Oasis. We fall FAR short of that each month in committed reoccurring funding. Yes, we often get one-time gifts that get us through..but, these days (with the terrible economy here) things are really difficult.
People may ask "If things are so tight, why would you even consider this new place?"
My answer "...If you have faith as small as a mustard seed you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20
I have faith.
Anyone that would like to share the blessings of their life with the children of Oasis of Hope can contact me directly at oasisofhope@mac.com .
Serving Him by loving them....
Lydia Monroe
Executive Director
Oasis of Hope/ USA
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