BCS Oasis Group Weblog

Oasis Meeting Saturday April 24th 8a

bcsoasis — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:33:45 +0000

Salaam Alekum! It’s close to saying, “Peace, y’all!” Come see how God is moving in the Middle Eastern community.

Howard and Marilyn Adkinson serve up some awesome breakfast treats. RSVP, as it would be greatly appreciated. You may call 979-696-3497 or email adkinsons@fitchhome.com .

The BCS Oasis Group is a city wide gathering (inter-denominational) of
people in the BCS community who want to reach Muslims in our community
and beyond. Oasis Groups are inspired by the Crescent Project.
Currently we have people from Fellowship Church, Grace Bible, Central
Baptist, and Emmanuel Baptist coming.

We hear updates from each other about Muslim outreach, we study and pray together. Currently we spend part of our time going through the awesome new
small group training material from the Crescent Project called Bridges. This is a must see and will help equip you to reach your Muslim friends and neighbors.

Directions to the Adkinson’s Domicile:
1204 Westover, College Station, TX
Go east on Dominick away from Texas Ave. (Dominick runs past the Whataburger in College Station.) The second stop sign on Dominick is about a mile from TX Ave. and is located at Munson Street (there are
fraternity and sorority houses on the right as you approach Munson. Westover Street is the next street you come to after Munson it’s a looong block from Munson to Westover. You can only go left onto
Westover. We are on the left- the tenth or eleventh house down. Call as soon as you get lost 979-696-3497 (Adkinsons).

Ride the Camel with Us!

bcsoasis — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:45:24 +0000

We want to let you know of an exciting training opportunity we have with the visit of Kevin Greeson, the author of The Camel, How Muslims Are Coming to Faith in Christ!, will be training for two nights in Bryan on February 2nd and 3rd. And there is no charge!

Kevin Greeson is a 16-year veteran of ministry to Muslims in South Asia who has served with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board since 1993. Kevin has personally led Muslims to faith in Jesus Christ and to form reproducing churches which they call “Jesus Groups.” You can read more here: http://www.camelmethod.com.

Greeson’s The Camel, How Muslims Are Coming to Faith in Christ! treats Muslims with respect while challenging them to confront their own sacred writings as a bridge to the Good News revealed in the Bible.

Dates: Feb 2-3, T & W nights
Time: 6 – 9 pm
Place: The Bridge, 1002 E. 29th St., Bryan, TX, 77801 (Formerly Iglesia Bautista El Calvario)

Sponsored by CTOMA, http://www.ctoma.org/

Email us for flyer you can print off, muslims@fellowshipbcs.org.

Meeting Saturday — Ramadan

bcsoasis — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:17:27 +0000

Saturday August 22nd wake up early! We will pray from 8a-10a at the Parsonage

Ramadan

of Steep Hollow Baptist Church.

All who are able and willing to fast with us for this Oasis Meeting, come do so. We will focus on prayer together this month. For those who are unable to fast, there will be refreshments available, just not that awesome breakfast that Marilyn usually dishes up for us.

This Saturday marks the beginning of Ramadan. During the next 30 days Muslims observe the Fast of Ramadan in hopes of atoning their sins before Allah. We will join the millions of Christians around the world who are praying for Muslims during Ramadan. See http://www.30-days.net/ for more info. Also see www.30-days.net/islam/why-pray-for-muslims/

وداع

That means, Goodbye in Arabic!

Want to learn more about Islam?

bcsoasis — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:05:17 +0000

Come to the RIVER OF LIFE, a new
ministry at Central Baptist Church
When: Third Tuesday of Each month, 7 – 9pm
Our next meeting is July 21
Who: Anyone wanting to share the Gospel with Muslims and non-believers
Where: The Warehouse, room A200 at Central Baptist Church
How: Muslim Background Believers and DVD series
Why: Discuss what Islam truly teaches from its authoritative scripture, the Koran and Hadith
Learn how to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading and share the Gospel effectively, one-on-one, without arguing,
with the people God puts in your life. Drop by for one meeting, invite a friend, or come every month. The
Lord has need of you here.

Oasis Monthly Meeting Saturday June 27th 8a

bcsoasis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:37:41 +0000

Mark your calendar and set your alarm to wake up EARLY!! Howard and Marilyn Adkinson serve up some awesome breakfast treats. RSVP, as it would be greatly appreciated. You may call 979-696-3497 or email adkinsons@fitchhome.com .

Vocabulary List

bcsoasis — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:42:58 +0000

Trying to learn Arabic? I’ve created a vocabulary list of words that I quickly recall in order to speak to a Middle Eastern woman (in my case, as I am a woman, too. You will want to only approach someone of the same gender.). Being in a college town, we have many opportunities to make our sisters feel welcome and to invite conversation.

I know of one woman who regularly attends my gym on Fridays. I’ve seen other Middle Eastern families walking the grocery store with me. If we know a handful of greetings to speak, we become a light in a very dark land for them. A friendly face in a crowd of foreigners.

Middle Eastern Languages

Marilyn Atkinson always has something to say in English or otherwise. If you’ve met her, you’ll not forget this forward and friendly woman. With a woman in a hijab, she uses the phrase, “Marhaba!” This means welcome or hello in Arabic.

Isis Faraq is a new Egyptian friend of ours who is eager to teach anyone who is willing to learn Arabic. The Raindrop Society on A&M Campus teaches people Turkish. The volunteers are members of the Turkish Student Association and they offer language classes several times a week.

Arabic, Turkish, Pashto, Farsi, Urdu? It’s all Greek to me, eh? There aremany languages over the Middle East and Northern Africa, plus multiple dialects within each one. So which one to choose? A friend from Afghanistan told me that Arabic and Turkish are understood in more places than the other languages. Some languages have similarities but they are not interchangeable.

You can start with a prayer. See who God places in your path. Go sit at Sheeraz Shishkabob (great Iranian food on Holick). Make a list of basic greetings, to keep in your phone or calendar – something that you often see and have with you. Pray again for a dose of boldness and just do it.

Learning a foreign language will give you a deeper appreciation for the international community that has settled here. We see a small glimpse of what they encounter on a daily basis – the constant translation, awkwardness pronouncing new words, eating different foods, and so on…

To get started on your Arabic classes, call Isis at 777-1052 for times to meet and fees.

Walk Like an Egyptian…

bcsoasis — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:38:06 +0000

BRYAN, TX — Have you met Isis and Fayez? If you have you know their internationally famous cooking of traditional Egyptian dishes. And if you are not familiar with them, drop by, they say. They love unexpected guests.

Yummy!

Isis loves to cook and share Egyptian culture. One evidence of that is in her fabulous koushari or Mudammas. Hospitality is an important feature in the middle eastern cultures.

So you want great Egyptian food, Habibi (that means, darling)? Don’t drive to Houston. Call Isis Farag at 774-9002 to order healthy dishes like Makleyah. Or email your request to isisandfofo@gmail.com.

PS – Isis is a great Arabic teacher and is ready to teach you! So call/email today.

Prayer walk Friday April 3rd 1pm

bcsoasis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:45:37 +0000

College Station – We want to invite you to prayer walk FOR Muslims on Fridays from 1pm to 2pm in the Northgate area. Please email us for more information adha.in.the.injeel@gmail.com.

Sarker Conference April 24-26

bcsoasis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:51:35 +0000

Save the date! We have an exciting guest coming to town at the end of April,

Muslim Prayer

Dr. Abraham Sarker, author of Understand My Muslim People and President of Gospel for Muslims out of Dallas, Texas. GFM hosts an annual conference called Muslim Background Believers Conference where MBBs teach others how to effectively minister to Muslims.

Abraham came to American as a Muslim evangelist from Bangladesh but was radically saved in Florida. Now he and other MBBs equip people to reach Muslims as well as ministering in his home country of Bangladesh. Read a brief bio here.

I recently met Abraham and he expressed a willingness to come to College Station to share his story and serve the body in any way he could. So, we have scheduled the following….

Dr. Abraham Sarker’s College Station’s schedule:

Saturday, April 25th, 8 am to 10 am, Oasis Group Meeting, place TBA

Saturday, April 25th, 7pm, Dessert social for Muslims who want to ask questions (email muslims@fellowshipbcs.org for info).

Sunday, April 26th, 10:30 am, Sunday teaching, Fellowship Church

Sunday, April 26th, 1 pm to 3:30 pm, Fellowship Church Missions Fellowship Lunch, at Brazos Christian School

What is an Oasis Group?

bcsoasis — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:45:37 +0000

Salaam Aleikum! (that’s Arabic for Greetings, Peace be with you)

An American Muslim family

Our Oasis Group is a group inspired by Crescent Project that seeks to equip and connect likeminded believers for effective local outreach to Muslims. If you are committed to reaching out to the Muslims in the BCS community, find some other believers who share your same passion and love for Muslims. Contact us to get in touch with other Christians in your area, as well as to receive individual help from our experienced staff.

Crescent Project supports Oasis groups by:

Giving individual advice, coaching and help.

Connecting interested individuals with each other.

Providing resources such as evangelism tools and scriptures in various languages.

Offering further training through one day seminars, intensive training and annual conferences.

Want more deets? Click on this email address —

adha.in.the.injeel@gmail.com