Please share one of your favorite Christmas memories with us in the comments below.

Last year, we pledged $500 to the Allen County Foster Program to help 20 foster kid’s in desperate need with essentials and a gift for Christmas. Little did we know how much these children need help. Some were going without everyday items that we take for granted like deodorant and shampoo. We quickly realized that $500 would not be enough.

God truly provided!

Through the donations from you and others we were able to raise over $2,000. This not only gave the 20 kids we pledged to take care of a great Christmas, but allowed us to help more desperate families with children that didn’t know where their next meal was coming from.

Helping this year

This year we made the same pledge to 20 foster children in Allen County, KY who are in desperate need. We hope to raise enough money to help even more foster children and families.

Looking for a place to help out this Christmas?

Please consider making a financial donation to this dire cause.

Our promise to you is that 100% (every single penny that comes in) will go towards helping the foster kids of Allen County, KY this Christmas.

Help us show a foster child we care about them by donating this Christmas season.

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Wow! What an awesome ladies retreat we had this weekend!

I was blessed beyond measure, and I know that you were too. Divine connections were made this weekend. We all got to spend time together with old friends and make many new friends.

Below you can download audio messages from the services, send and view pictures and leave comments.

I would love to hear what God did for each of you this weekend.

Download Speaker Recordings

Monica Schmelter – Spiritual Awakening 1 – Friday Night: Download Message
Monica Schmelter – Spiritual Awakening 2 – Saturday Afternoon: Download Message
Deborah Baird – Awakening The Sleeping Giant In You: Download Message
Sonya Slayton – The State of The Mind: Download Message
Teresa Larkins – Anxious for Nothing, Easier Said Than Done: Download Message
Janet McClung – Love Installed: Download Message
View the post on how to get the Love Installed video.

Pictures

Did you take pictures at the Ladies Retreat?
If so, please email them to oasisretreat@posterous.com. (This email address is only used for gathering images.)
You can view all images taken by guests on our events page here: http://events.oasischristiancenter.com/

All our pictures have been uploaded to the Oasis Facebook Page: Visit Gallery

What did this retreat mean to you?

I look forward to seeing your comments!

Love Installed is a short Christian skit approaching love like it would be if installed on a computer. This is a great presentation to show the love installation process and teach someone how to love again.

The video above can be downloaded for you to use. All you have to do is leave a comment below stating that you want to use it, and I will send you an email with the download information.

I also included audio with the love installation video above.  This can serve as a guide if you decide to use it.  It can be muted for you to include your own voices live.

If you use the video above, I would love for you to leave a comment below letting me know what it was used for.  :)

Characters

1. Customer Service Representative (CS Rep)
2. Customer

*In the end we find out that the CS Rep is God.

Script

Customer Service (CS) Rep: Yes, Ma’am, how can I help you today?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install LOVE. Can you guide me through the process?

CS Rep: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready to install now. What do I do first?

CS Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am?

Customer: Yes I have, but there are several other programs running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?

CS Rep: What programs are running ma’am?

Customer: Let’s see, I have PAST-HURT, LOW-ESTEEM, GRUDGE. and RESENTMENT running right now.

CS Rep: No problem. LOVE will gradually erase PAST-HURT from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOW-ESTEEM with a module of its own called HIGH-ESTEEM.. However, you have to completely turn off the programs called GRUDGE and RESENTMENT. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma’am?

Customer: I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

CS Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and type in FORGIVENESS. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE. and RESENTMENT have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is that normal?

CS Rep: Yes. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do you see that message?

Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?

CS Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEART’s in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops. I have an error message already. What should I do?

CS Rep: What does the message say?

Customer: It says ‘ERROR 412 – PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS.’ What does that mean?

CS Rep: Don’t worry ma’am, that’s a common problem. It means that the LOVE program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated programming things, but in non-technical terms it means you have to ‘LOVE’ your own machine before it can ‘LOVE’ others.

Customer: So what should I do?

CS Rep: Can you pull down the directory called ‘SELF-ACCEPTANCE’?

Customer: Yes, I have it.

CS Rep: Excellent. You’re getting good at this.

Customer: Thank you.

CS Rep: You’re welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the ‘MY HEART’ directory: FORGIVE-SELF, REALIZE-WORTH, and ACKNOWLEDGE-LIMITATIONS. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELF-CRITIC. from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with new files. SMILE is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that PEACE, COMPASSION and CONTENTMENT are copying themselves all over my HEART. Is this normal?

CS Rep: Sometimes. For others it takes a while, but eventually everything gets downloaded at the proper time. So, LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go.

Customer: Yes?

CS Rep: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some similarly cool modules back to you.

Customer: I will. Thanks for your help. By the way, what’s your name?

CS Rep: You can call me the Divine Cardiologist, also known as The Great Physician, but most people call me God. Most people feel all they need is an annual check-up to stay heart-healthy, but the manufacturer (Me) suggests a schedule of daily maintenance for maximum efficiency. Put another way, keep in touch and keep praying!

What do you think of this skit?

Please comment below with a story about God’s love in your life. Also, feel free to let me know your thoughts on what you believe it takes to teach someone how to love again.

Want to help out our channel a lot?

Subscribing, liking and/or commenting directly on the video on YouTube helps us out tremendously!

http://youtu.be/7_0ygF0hpKM

Transcript

Hello, I’m Andy McClung and this is the first video for Oasis Christian Center and Retreat in Franklin, KY.

The purpose of this video is to quickly introduce our new YouTube channel and future plans for it.

Here you will be able to see video tours of the entire facility including the dorms, lodges, sanctuary, outdoor activities and a whole lot more.

We also plan on producing videos to help you plan for your upcoming retreats.

Since this is the first video, I would greatly appreciate it if you would leave a comment below with your thoughts, suggestions and what type of videos you would like us to produce for you in the future.

Thanks, and I hope to see you here soon.

p.s. Thanks to Derek Halpern at Social Triggers for hosting an amazing YouTube seminar.