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THE HERALD
CHANGESince our last Herald
update in February life has
changed quite dramatically.
The most significant
transformation was the
unexpected death of Linseysfather, Bill Young in early
March. His death was deeply
painful but the funeral/
memorial service was a mix
of sadness as well as
celebration for a life lived
well. We would ask you to continue to pray for Linseys Mum and the whole
family as we journey into a new normal that does not contain a significant part
of the family.
The hummingbird that that was born on our balcony and that
I mentioned in our last brief email, see, http://
potterabout.blogspot.com/p/prayer-needs_23.html, also went
through a life change and it eventually left the nest under
duress. It was amazing to see the mother dive bombing the
young bird to entice it to fly. Once the chick was out of the
nest and on the branches of a nearby tree, the mother wouldstill come to feed it. At this point the parents beak would be
just out of range so that the chick had to stretch to get the
food. As it stretched it soon found itself off the branch and
flying. Mom was crafty but it certainly helped the chick
become independent.
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Independence brings change.
Josh is currently in the UK clarifying various
administrative matters for his upcoming
university course and pending move to
London. One of the important items is thesubmission of a student loan application and
we would appreciate your prayers that he finds
favor and is successful.
Ben graduated MI and is on the west coast
undertaking his training with Circlesight and
Ascend fellowship. In their quest to record an
album they have started their kickstarter
campaign, see http://www.kickstarter.com/
projects/976153902/circlesights-album?
ref=search,
Charys was involved in an excellent musical
production at her school. Their rehearsal video
at https://vimeo.com/63991952 shows her
dancing and explains the process.
She will soon be
completing thisschool year and
is hoping for
some clarity
concerning life
after the summer.
We want to thank you for
your prayers for Oasis
USA and the work we are involvedin. Recently we were able to obtain a
small grant for the work of the
TraffickFree Communities. Praise
God new TraffickFree Communities
are developing and opening up
opportunities for people to support
the vulnerable within their area of
influence. However, Oasis USA still
needs additional finances for the
local work and we would appreciate
your prayers
Globally our team has been able to
resource the work of Oasis India and
we were recently encouraged by a
raid they carried out that rescued
over 81 women and children http://
indiatoday.intoday.in/video/police-
busts-child-trafficking-racket-in-
karnataka-india-today/1/267691.html.
You can help fund a raid by
supporting the India team donating
one-time or monthly, or by hosting a
Fund a Raid Party with friends.
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One big question hanging
over us and that Charys would likeher answer to is whether we will stay
for the next two years and help Oasis
USAs development or relocate back to
the UK. The reason for leaving is thatwe may not be able to extend our visa.
Our current visa could finish at the end
of December but if we moved then, it
would have a negative effect on
Charys education. In that case it
would be better to relocate this
summer.
Please pray for clarity, favor and
resources as an extension would behelpful for Oasis and Charys.
If we did move to the UK it would be
for an extended period of time and
there has been some discussions with
Oasis and others as to what this would
look like. Our hearts desire would be
to work with others and help build an
eclectic community of people who
have a passion for seeing the
transformation of the kingdom of Godin their community and sphere of
influence.
Locally though, Oasis USA needs more US
staff and a whole raft of resources to meet
the opportunities we are being presented
with. If we were a business we could go after
angel investors, etc... but that doesnt workfor a non-profit. We did recently meet up with
a group of businessmen and women from the
LA Barnabas group who are looking to help
us with contacts, organizational structures
and franchise type development.
Please pray for supporters, investors and
creative ways to develop the funding required
to meet the opportunities.
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