Giddy up Horsey!

Today our staff celebrated a very special event in the life of one of our Staff Members. Gabi Murray,  who has been our Facilities Director for the Last 3 1/2 years, is retiring this month. She and Don will move to Texas at the end of June. Yaa HOOOOO!!!!

They have been a tremendous blessing to our church as a couple. Don is one of our Lay Pastors/Deacons. He has given hundreds of hours in support of Gabi and her ministry. They are a special couple.  Oasis will miss them very much.

As our staff met today, we shared memories some funny, some tearful but all with heartfelt love. Gabi has not only been a Facilities Director, she has been a mom to some of our younger staff members. A grandmother to some of our kids. She has led our volunteers in the Levite Ministry who come and clean our buildings on a weekly basis. She has excelled in a behind-the- scenes ministry of working with Community Service workers, who are assigned by the courts to do community service. This has been a great ministry, and we have seen scores of lives touched as they came to our church, and Gabi ministered to them as they worked off their hours.

We will miss Gabi and Don, but we wish them well. They have been a wonderful ministry team. Thanks you guys. We love you.

P.S. And by the way, our staff will miss your great cooking at so many meetings!

Comments

[Warren C]

Gabi was the greatest! she was my 2nd mother at Oasis church. She by FAR has the best stories, the warmest smile, most inviting hugs...the list goes on. Herself AND Don will truly be missed!! I hope FedEx can deliver a large bowl of "hoping John" at least once every 2 weeks is all I'm saying :-) Love you much Gabi!!!

[gabi]

What do you mean WAS???? This was a retirement part, not my funeral. lol. I'll miss you too, my son from another mother! You'll have to come pick up your Hopping John.