La Final!

Well a lot has happened in the last few months at El Oasis. We are currently in the last week of activities, and looking back, I can’t believe that an entire school year has already passed!

In October, we had a soccer tournament to outreach to new students. It was a great event, with over 80 students present. There were 5 men’s teams, 2 of which were completely new to the El Oasis community. The girls also played, but just for fun! The weather was gorgeous, and we spent the whole day playing, eating and just enjoying each other.

At the beginning of November, we traveled to a city called Los Andes about 2 hours outside of Santiago for our final retreat of the year. Phil and Merran Tatum, who were on staff here from 2002-2006 returned to give the talks at the retreat. They talked about the importance of saving sexual relationships for marriage. The weekend also included a battle of the sexes, which consisted of boys versus girls competitions. The boys were crowned the winners at the end of the weekend, but the girls definitely put up a good fight!

El Oasis is currently raising money to send to the earthquake victims in Peru, and the exchange students came up with an idea called “Donate Your Talents” to help out. It consisted of students performing a talent, such as singing, dancing, juggling, in the streets (very common here in Santiago) and asking people for donations. They chose a spot near a metro station and performed all day long! It was great to see students come out and want to help. We had a variety of talents, and raised over $100!

Please pray for El Oasis as we finish our year here! Thanks! Chau!