In the wise words of a Mr. Justin Timberlake….”Its gonna be May!”

Oasis, during the month April, talked about important topics and the scripture that had to do with Jesus’s death and resurrection. We talked about the importance of Jesus having to go to the cross, what that means for our students. We talk about him being resurrected and how many couldn’t understand or tell that Jesus had done what he had promised (to live again). With those talks we explored how those closest to him reacted to him being resurrected and what that means for us today. Do we truly understand what it means for Jesus to come back from the dead? We also discussed Peters guilt, fear, anxiety and shame and how those elements keep us from seeing and hearing the works of Jesus, and how we are to operate in order to not be weighed down by those heavy elements. To conclude the month we took a trip to McDonalds and while we all enjoyed our frozen treats, we discussed what first bold step was taken by Peter and the other disciples in order to get people talking about Jesus. Peter’s healing to the lame man not only got the people talking about Jesus but also began the first action of the church and how we are to move in today’s world, boldly being led by the Holy Spirit.

With April, now a far off memory we look forward to the month of May!

In may we will continue our discussion on the acts of the first church and how through bold actions help establish the church we know today, and the one we can still build tomorrow. We will also be talking about Pentecost and the author of most of the New Testament, Paul!

We will conclude Oasis with a summer party May 24th. This party is open to the families of Oasis students, and will also be my good bye party as well, more details to come.

Lastly we are also going to be celebrating our graduates this month as well, our wonderful churches will have gifts for this year’s graduates and Oasis will be honoring them with gifts as well to celebrate their accomplishments and blessing them for the future!

Oasis Meeting dates for May will be: 3rd, 17th and the 24th.

With only 3 official Oasis meetings left I will say that it saddens me that this time has come and gone so quickly. I am highly honored to have served such wonderful group of students such as these and will continue to pray for them after my time as their youth pastor as well. Thank you, Oasis family, for making this opportunity such a wonder experience for me and your students!

Stephen Flores 

Stephen Flores II

Youth Director of Oasis Youth Ministry