Ladies Night at the Oasis

I just got back from the monthly "Ladies Night" and can't even begin to express what a great night it was! There were over 40 women who attended from Chechnya, Afghanistan, Albania, Iran, Armenia, Iraq, Tajikistan, and Moldova (I maybe forgetting a couple others). Most of the women are Chechnyians and almost all of the women who attended are Muslim. Since Valentine's Day is coming up the theme was God's Love and the room was decorated with hearts and candles on the tables, and many different kinds of heart shaped cookies that were made by an Austrian woman who volunteers at Ladies Night (they were delicious). We started out the night with some music, then a message by one of the women on the Oasis team (that praise God seemed well listened to!), and then a craft. It was such nice time. I sat with a group of Chechnyian woman and we had lots of fun trying to communicate without a common language. We did pretty well though, we learned each other’s names, ages, where we are from, if we are married/have children, and laughed a lot in the process! The other highlight of my night was when I heard there were Moldavians present. I went to one of the two women and asked her if she spoke Romanian and then proceeded to have a 5 minute chat in Romanian before she went home due to a sore back. It was so much fun! I am not sure who was more excited to be able to speak Romanian with a new friend! I was so happy that I still remembered some Romanian, but I will have to study up for the next time I see her! It was such a pleasant surprise! Pray that I can build a relationship with these women. Pray also that God will provide Christian women as volunteers to translate for each language group on Ladies Night. Just wanted to share my wonderful evening! Know that your prayers make a huge difference in the ministry, so please keep the prayers coming!