Oasis Of Love Fellowship 2008 Teen Report Our Teen Retreat was an immense success.  The Lord went beyond and above what we had asked of him to do during the retreat. We had anticipated and planned for between 15 – 20 teenagers but 29 of them showed up. We even had to say no to a few who had asked to come the last few days because of space limitation.  The two day retreat started on Friday night with an evening service during which one teen accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior, another one rededicated her life to Christ and many others came forward for prayers to be delivered from many forms of bondage.    There were a variety of topics taught including: dangers of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and premarital sex, how to resist peer pressure, how to set goals and excel in school and in life etc.  There were also separate sessions for boys and girls.  At the end many of the teens reported they had learnt many new things and also made many new friends. The program was full of fun stuff including outdoors activities such as banya, tug of war, badminton, football, bicycle racing, hide and seek and many other nameless games.  Indoor activities included musical chairs, cha cha slide, two truths and a lie among others. Asked what they enjoyed most, most boys said they enjoyed the outdoor activities and the nyama choma while most girls said they enjoyed having a sleepover with so many other girls.  The retreat was organized by Oasis of Love Fellowship for the purpose of providing fellowship to teens in a Godly and  fun filled environment. In attendance Teens:   29 Other younger kids  10 Parents   15 Guests   7 James Njuguna

Hi everyone, We want to thank God for this weekend (the Oasis Teen Retreat).  It was an honor of us to host the teens. We saw the hand of God and we know that the seed planted in this kids will grow. We want to thank Pastor James for your ministry. You have inspired alot of people and I know that God will reward you greatly. Continue with the good work and even when you get discouraged remember you are making a difference in someones life. We also want to thank Salome Gachuki for the wonderful job you did to organize and keep things in order, you are greatly appreciated. We want to thank Carol Irungu, what can we say, we are so proud of you for your continued commitment to be a good example to this young gals, as a young woman you are such a blessing even to us as adults. May God continue to shine His face upon you and continue to have a heart to inspire this generation. We also want to thank every parent that entrusted us with their precious kids, we so do not take it for granted. May God bless you. Thanks also to Tim Kungu for ministering God's word and also to Brenda Ngure (the president of KCFA New England chapter, who was accompanied by her two friends (Jane & Nancy) we were honored to have you and all the encouragement you gave this young generation may God continue to enrich you with his goodness and kindness. Many thanks also to Pastor Mlongecha of International Gospel Church for allowing us to use their amplifier, Pastor Gachathi of St Paul Kenya Community Church in Lawrence for providing tables and chairs for the, our neighbors Kim & Paul Nowlan for availing their games equipment for the teens and Sam & Liz Mwaura for lending us their video projector.  Last but not the least, we would like to thank every adult that came and spoke to the teenagers, and those who did not speak, you presence was greatly appreciated. Thank you everyone and hope to see you again next year. Isaac and Catherine Njoroge