Devon Oasis Center

09/12/2023

We couldn't do what we do without the support of others in our neighborhood! Our friends at Moody Bible Institute send 30-40 students to Devon Oasis Ministry every semester to serve with us once a week. These students help us keep our homework center and english classes going!

Thank you so much to each partner who helps us share the love of Jesus in our neighborhood.

09/10/2023

Our homework center is open! Sometimes kids come with challenging high school math homework. Other times, they come with coloring pages and crafts. We won't tell you which homework we prefer to do.

No matter what kids come with, our Devon Oasis team and volunteers are eager to serve and love them well. Our hope and prayer is that they experience the love of Jesus while they are with us and grow academically.

If you're interested in serving at our homework center, send us a message or visit our website. We always love serving alongside others in the Body of Christ.

08/24/2023

How can you pray for Devon Oasis Ministry?

Pray for the kids we get to serve! It's a gift to get to pour into the lives of so many children in our neighborhood. These kids bring so much joy to each of our lives, and we're grateful to serve them through homework center, home visits, and more.

Pray that our team would be the hands and feet of Jesus, sharing His love, truth, and life with them. Pray that their hearts would be wise and discerning as they experiences so much in our city. And pray that they would come to know and believe in Jesus.

08/23/2023

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08/23/2023

What does a normal school supply distribution look like at Devon Oasis Ministry? Something like this!

Thanks to our incredibly generous partners at Nappanee Missionary Church, Plymouth Missionary Church, Village Church of Gurnee, and many others, we were able to give out 500 backpacks to kids in Chicago and Milwaukee! Our storefront was packed for hours until we ran out. This is such a practical way to help meet the needs of families, and we're grateful for the opportunity to serve our neighbors in this way.

Thank you for your generous partnership that makes this possible!

08/17/2023

We need your prayers!

People often ask how they can pray for Devon Oasis Ministry, and this week we have a special prayer request! On Saturday, we will distribute hundreds of backpacks and school supplies to kids across our neighborhood, and on Sunday we will take more school supplies to refugee families we're connected to in Milwaukee.

Would you pray for these special events? It's always a huge hit in the neighborhood and gives us the opportunity to touch so many lives. Pray too for partners from a few local and regional churches who will serve with us Saturday and Sunday. Pray that they might be impacted by the very people they came to serve.

It's going to be a great couple of days, and we're excited to see how the Lord builds relationships and expands ministry because of it.

08/17/2023

It's back to school time in Chicago! Next week, many of our neighbors will head back to the classroom. Some will go to high school for the first time. Others will be in classes with their friends. They'll take tests, work on homework, play games with their friends, and hopefully only get into a little bit of trouble over the next academic year.

With the start of the school year comes the start of our homework center. We offer free homework help at our center Monday through Thursday after school. It's a practical way we serve and love our neighborhood and a great way to connect with kids and families and help them excel in their studies.

Did you know there are lots of ways you can serve our neighbors too? Whether its through English class, in-home tutoring, or homework center, you can be the hands and feet of Jesus to people in Little India.

Head to our website to learn more and to contact us about serving.

08/10/2023

People often ask how they can pray for Devon Oasis Ministry. Here's one way you can pray for us today: Pray for our team as we gear up for the school year!

We've had a wonderful summer filled with lots of connections with people in the park and at our English class. As we look forward to the start of the academic year, we hope to build on these relationships through our homework center, English class, women's events, youth group, and more. Pray for good momentum and for wisdom as we discern where the Lord is leading us.

We love getting to serve our neighbors, but more than that, we love sharing Jesus with them through our words and actions. Pray that our friends would see, know, and follow Jesus.

Because of your prayers and partnership, we get to do this incredible Kingdom work! We couldn't do it without you, and we love serving with you.

08/10/2023

Ready or not, school is coming, and summer is winding down. For our team, summer has looked a lot like this picture. We've gathered with our neighbors, met new friends, and deepened old relationships. The best kind of ministry looks like friendship. Here, it happens on mats like these, in homes, and while making up games in the park.

What's your summer been like?

08/09/2023

Partnerships are everything! When you see this picture, you probably see a group of smiling faces. When we look at it, we see a neighborhood volunteer who simply wants to serve those she sees every day. We see kids who want to be loved and who need the love of Jesus. We see one of our staff members who pours out day after day. And we see a local church that wants to share Jesus with the beautiful people who call Little India home!

A picture can hold so much, and partnership makes it happen. Because of these incredible partners and so many more, we have seemingly endless opportunities to love and serve people throughout Devon Avenue. Thank you! We couldn't do this without you, and we love serving with you.

08/02/2023

Thanks to the gift of Shiloh Community Church, we now are the proud owners of a cotton candy machine! You may think it's silly, but we can promise the kids (and adults) we serve love it!

This ministry happens because of partnerships with so many churches and individuals! Thank you helping us be the hands and feet of Jesus. If you want to partner with us, visit our website or send us a message to learn more.