Ways That You Can Help Oakridge.......
1) PRAY 2) SPREAD THE WORD - by mouth, by internet, anyway you can! 3) DONATE - your money, time, skills, or other assets. All gifts to Oakridge Ministries are tax deductible. Oakridge Accepts Cash, Checks, M/C, Visa, Discover, and PayPal. 4) DO WORK PROJECTS - bring a group or come alone to work as a volunteer at Oakridge! 5) ATTEND - Come to an event! Oakridge sponsors its own retreats for Men, Women, Couples, Families, Ministers, Children, and Youth. Also many other groups do events at Oakridge, which you might want to support. 6) CONTRIBUTE TO AN ESTABLISHED FUND A) THE CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND Help a young person who can't afford Oakridge come for a life changing week! $269 provides a full camp scholarship for a week, or you can provide a partial scholarship. B) MORTGAGE PAYMENTS As of October 2008, Oakridge owes $320,000 on property expansion which includes: 1) The 3-story Church Building in Anadarko that houses church meetings, a Christian child-care center and a Christan school; 2)Oakridge West (Old Pentecostal Camp) next-door which includes 12 buildings and 10 acres; 3) The 29-acre farm and staff house across the highway. 7) USING GOODSEARCH- When you use Goodsearch as your main search engine, Oakridge is given a donation. Make sure that you specify OAKRIDGE MINISTRIES as your organization. |
An Unauthorized Note From The Webmaster......
It's good to be the webmaster, because when I've got something to say, I can say it! Let me talk to
you for just a minute about Oakridge Ministries.
I first met Brian Ball and became familiar with Oakridge when I helped take a youth group from my
church there in the summer of 2003. What I saw in the young people there changed my entire
concept about service to others as a Christian. It all boiled down to ONE pretty basic question for
me:
If there was something I could do that helped even one young person secure their eternity with
Christ, what would that be worth? I thought about that question in terms of ministry, physical
actions (yes...labor!), and the biggie...FINANCES. There was only one real conclusion - It would
be worth EVERYTHING I HAD.
Now don't get me wrong, this isn't a pitch for you to sell all your worldly possessions. But it IS a
chance to think about what enormous eternal consequences that even a small gift could have on
a life. Whether that gift is financial, just picking up a piece of trash to make the camp a nicer
place, or spending a little time counseling one on one, the potential eternal benefit to a young
person is beyond human comprehension.
Many of you probably do these things in the community where you live. Keep it up! I think the
one thing that I found special about Oakridge is it's huge POTENTIAL as a vehicle to reach young
people. A friend of mine called Oakridge a "church boot camp." That's a pretty good description
whether you're talking about reaching a camper with the gospel for the first time, or helping
"seasoned" Christians to grow in their walk. While Oakridge's goal is to spread the gospel of
Jesus Christ, the folks at Oakridge do it in a FUN and CHRISTIAN environment! I guess what I'm
trying to say here is that Oakridge is one of the most EFFECTIVE vehicles that I've ever seen to
reach young people for Jesus. Just how much is that worth?
Thanks for listening and God Bless,
Mark Stone
Webmaster
webmaster@oakridgeministries.net
It's good to be the webmaster, because when I've got something to say, I can say it! Let me talk to
you for just a minute about Oakridge Ministries.
I first met Brian Ball and became familiar with Oakridge when I helped take a youth group from my
church there in the summer of 2003. What I saw in the young people there changed my entire
concept about service to others as a Christian. It all boiled down to ONE pretty basic question for
me:
If there was something I could do that helped even one young person secure their eternity with
Christ, what would that be worth? I thought about that question in terms of ministry, physical
actions (yes...labor!), and the biggie...FINANCES. There was only one real conclusion - It would
be worth EVERYTHING I HAD.
Now don't get me wrong, this isn't a pitch for you to sell all your worldly possessions. But it IS a
chance to think about what enormous eternal consequences that even a small gift could have on
a life. Whether that gift is financial, just picking up a piece of trash to make the camp a nicer
place, or spending a little time counseling one on one, the potential eternal benefit to a young
person is beyond human comprehension.
Many of you probably do these things in the community where you live. Keep it up! I think the
one thing that I found special about Oakridge is it's huge POTENTIAL as a vehicle to reach young
people. A friend of mine called Oakridge a "church boot camp." That's a pretty good description
whether you're talking about reaching a camper with the gospel for the first time, or helping
"seasoned" Christians to grow in their walk. While Oakridge's goal is to spread the gospel of
Jesus Christ, the folks at Oakridge do it in a FUN and CHRISTIAN environment! I guess what I'm
trying to say here is that Oakridge is one of the most EFFECTIVE vehicles that I've ever seen to
reach young people for Jesus. Just how much is that worth?
Thanks for listening and God Bless,
Mark Stone
Webmaster
webmaster@oakridgeministries.net
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