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One of our English teachers described her experience teaching at Oasis with these words, “I have
such joy in the work, love meeting new friends, and seeing God move. Just being in the
Oasis environment lifts me up.” A wonderful team of teachers and child care workers
faithfully taught on average 40 students each Tuesday and Thursday from September through May.
Often, when I take some of our students home, I ask them “How was your class?” and they
respond with “Oh, very good, my teacher is so kind.” The young moms from Burma, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria, and Kurdistan who come to class are like sisters and daughters to all of the
teachers. The older ladies from Liberia are like our older sisters! They are all so dear to our hearts.
Many of their children who come to child care at Oasis are experiencing their first time away from
mom. Our volunteers have so much love and patience with these little ones and before long they
are happy, comfortable and having fun! So...thank you everyone. My heart is so grateful for
you! Interested in being a teacher or child care worker for next school year? Contact Joani at :
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COME CELEBRATE WITH US JUNE 16!
Psalm 67:3-5 “Let the peoples
praise you oh
God; let all the
peoples praise
you! Let the
nations be glad
and sing for joy,
for you judge the
peoples with
equity, and guide
the nations upon
the earth.”
OUR MISSION Is to
Love & Care
- WITH THE HEART OF JESUS -
For those seeking refuge from war-torn countries
AND THAT’S A WRAP… ENGLISH CLASSES END FOR THE YEAR
Please make plans to come to the FREE JUNE 16 BBQ—it will be a festive affair for all refugees
but especially for our Muslim friends who will be completing the Ramadan fast and celebrating Eid-
al-Fitr! Sponsored by Canaan
Baptist Church, there will be :
• Bounce house
• BUBBLE BUS of bubbles!
• Cake walk
• Soccer/ “Football” fun
• Cotton Candy
• Snow Cones
• Face Painting & games
• Prizes including 2- $50
JCPenney cards
11am-1pm on JUNE 16! Bring your refugee friends & your
family. We want a great turn out for this celebration!
“Hope
deferred
makes the
heart sick,
but a desire
fulfilled is a
tree of life.”
Proverbs
13:12
“ Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm,
for love is strong as death.” Song of Solomon 8:6
Our clothes racks are
EMPTY… we need gently
used summer clothes, shoes!
Long dresses & tops for
women, shorts & pants for
boys and girls. We especially
need CHILDREN & INFANT
CLOTHES PLEASE!
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT– Mason Mines Mason worked at McDonnell Aircraft Company at NASA
(Houston) Johnson Space Center for 12 years. He worked for
the company a total of 46 years. While in Houston, he trained
Apollo astronauts on rendezvous maneuvers using a 6-degree of
freedom simulation.
Mason was born and grew up on Sparta,
IL. He attended University of Rolla
(University of Mines and Metalurgy) and
obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in
Mechanical Engineering. Most of his
career, he worked on the Tomahawk/
Cruise Missile Flight, Mission Planning,
and Launch control software programs.
He is a member of the Crossing in
Chesterfield and loves serving at Oasis. He helps welcome
refugees and works around the office in all kinds of ways! He says,
“At Oasis International, I have enjoyed helping people who moved
to the USA with absolutely nothing. Our goal is to reflect Jesus
Christ to refugees, and I love it.”
5035 Gravois Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63116
Henna Day at English class was amazing fun.
The ladies loved the art work of Janie
Grossmann and the storytelling of MJ
Grossmann, who told the Creation to Cross
story in 10 minutes. It is displayed to the right
in henna… can you make out the parts of the
story? If you have a talent or gift you’d like to
share with refugees, maybe music or art? Please
contact Joani : [email protected]
