Generous? How Can I Give to My Community this Christmas?

So - last night I told you about what was going on at Oasis this Christmas Season. Today - let's talk about how we can give back to our community.





1. F.O.R. Maricopa (Food, Opportunity, Resources for Maricopa) - Oasis gave 51 complete dry food boxes to F.O.R. Maricopa during the Thanksgiving holiday. We have the opportunity to give as many "boxes" of food for Christmas as well. This time we'll just have a list of items to put in a box and not the actual box. So - let's make a goal to give another 50 complete sets of the dry goods to make up a Christmas box. You can get the list on Sunday - Dec 7th or email Emily Grubbs via info@oasislifechurch.org

2. Stuff a Stocking - Each year Oasis Life Church comes together to help make Christmas an enjoyable time for families who would not be able to do so on their own. A majority of these families attend Oasis, but a few come from the community as well. This year we are providing "Oasis Christmas Stockings" that include gift cards for the identified families. If you would like to participate, please purchase gift cards in denominations of $50 or less from the following stores: Fry's/Fry's Marketplace, Basha's, Target, Walmart or Ace Hardware. All gift card donations should be received by Wednesday December 17th so that we can distribute them approximately 1 week prior to Christmas. You can donate more than one card or if you'd like to adopt a complete family - let us know. For more details contact Emily at info@oasislifechurch.org The more cards we get - the more families we can bless!

3. Community Giving Tree - again this event is sponsored by F.O.R. Maricopa . Stop by the lobby of Amtrust Bank (beside McDonald's) and pick a name of a child that needs a present this Christmas. All gifts are to be returned to the bank by Friday December 12th, unwrapped. There will also be the opportunity to be a part of the wrapping party. We'll get you details about helping in this fashion as we have information.

4. Finally - each year at Oasis we work to pay down our debt that is still outstanding from our initial build-out. Should God lay it on your heart to donate toward this purpose, you can direct your giving to Oasis Life Church and mark your check/envelope as a donation toward the 150/250 fund (150 gifts of $250 will completely pay off our debt). We still need 104 gifts of $250 to completely pay off our build out debt.

You guys are awesome and together we are learning to be extremely generous on all occasions and we pray that through your generosity, thanksgiving to God will result! (II Cor 9:11)

Should you have any questions - please do not hesitate to contact us!

Sincerely - Pastor Scott