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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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