Dr. Johnson Obamehinti|Dr. Feyi Obamehinti |Oasis Focus Inc.|Founders|Equip

Home Run

12/31/2020

"For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? (2 Samuel 22:32).

One of the major highlights of this year is hearing from you on how you are doing in your walk with God. We are honored to serve you and your families in all aspects of our mission. From our partnership outreaches, to Oasis Connection TV broadcasts to the weekly prayer chats this year, we have been blessed by your feedback, prayers, friendship and support. As we close out this year through the goodness of God, we are counting our blessings for the privilege to serve you amidst one of the most challenging years in human history. Notwithstanding, we are poised and excited for all God has in store for 2021 to minister His hope and love to people globally. One of such, is our newest partnership with Feed the Children; a notable leading organization that is focused on providing hope and resources to the least of these globally. Our team gets the privilege to serve our communities as Jesus hands and feet by meeting the needs of families right where they are. We are thrilled for the anticipation of the harvest of God’s message of love and hope that will be multiplied in our communities.

With all that 2020 brought, it will go down in the history books. Yet, God showed Himself faithful and steadfast through His people from every nation, tribe, people, and language as Revelation 7:9-11 talks about. Beloved brothers and sisters, as the new year approaches in a few hours, we encourage you to focus on who God is rather than what is happening all around you. This does not diminish the realities of our world. However, focusing on who God is helps our faith and trust in God soar above the happenings of our world. It anchors us in Christ, making us steadfast, unmovable in our walk with God and fortifies our heart commitment to God’s kingdom (1 Corinthians 15:58). With this type of focus as God’s people, we can fully entrust the year 2021 into God’s capable hands because God always hits a home run! Ready, Set, Go! Now step into all God has prepared for you with assurance of His lovingkindness. He is the I AM That I AM!

For The Cause of Christ,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Guideposts

12/11/2020

"When they saw the star, they were overjoyed" (Matthew 2:10).

We appreciate all the feedback about our newest book: Worship Life: Not Just For Sunday. We are elated about all the new “fires” the Holy Spirit is birthing in the lives of His people! Worship Life: Not Just For Sunday is our invitation for every believer that desires a renewal during this special time of Advent as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior-Jesus Christ! Each year we embark on an intentional time to seek our Lord as we journey through Advent. It gives us a time to renew, refresh and recalibrate our hearts, commitment, and love to our Eternal King. With all that 2020 brought in, this year’s Advent is dearer to us than ever. Let us know how you are doing as you yearn for our Lord this Advent; we will love to keep you in prayer as we journey together.

As part of our reflective time this year, we are revisiting some of what God has done to thank Him for who He is. Jeremiah 31: 21 has been our guide through this revisitation, “Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Take note of the highway, the road that you take.” A guidepost is a sign to help guide travelers on their journey. In reflection we are grateful to God for all the signs He provided for the journey of 2020. Last year, He was providing guideposts for this year 2020 through words like “2020 vision” and “unprecedented.” This year as God’s people, we are seeing clearer than we have ever. Any scales we had as God’s people covering our vision have fallen off to correct any vision impairment. Next is the focal word of 2020 -“unprecedented” from the post Rhythm of Life. The word, “unprecedented” gives the picture of something never done before or something never experienced before. That is exactly what 2020 brought us with various levels of pandemonium: covid19 pandemic, racial unrest, and election unrest. A pandemic is a sudden outbreak that is quickly widespread and affects an entire continent or entire world due to a highly vulnerable population. Through it all, we have so much to thank God for as His people should. In reflection, we saw these words were guideposts the Holy Spirit was providing to equip us for the year.

It is God’s character to equip and prepare His people if He is allowed to do so. We are grateful for His voice, His guidance, His leadership and most of all, His lovingkindness. As we prepare to celebrate Christmas and close out the year strong, we want to encourage you to take time to listen for God’s guideposts for you, your family, your friends, and your communities. Write down the guideposts God gives you. Pray over them and ask the Holy Spirit to explain God’s heart about the guideposts to you. Sometimes, He might only give you “little” explanation; but critical enough that obedience to the little explanation will keep you at the center of God’s will. Then let the Holy Spirit breathe upon you in a new way preparing you for 2021. With God in control and with you, your 2021 is sealed and guaranteed. We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas! Let’s celebrate our Savior and Eternal King!

For The Cause of Christ,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

New Season

10/28/2020

"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness" (Psalm 48:1).

Many countries are gearing up for a change in their weather patterns. Our Nigerian brethren are looking forward to the dry season beginning November. Nigeria only has two seasons (dry and wet). Here in Texas, the fall season has kicked off with cooler temperatures and evidence of beautiful fall colors all around. As part of God’s greatness, He made sure earth experiences changes. From day and night to seasons, the earth has God’s guarantee of change (Genesis 8:22).

Here at Oasis Focus Inc. we are gearing up for the new season of Oasis Connection TV across our partner networks beginning next week-November. Please check the schedules for broadcast times. Your feedback was helpful in covering critical topics of our time from a Biblical viewpoint for the new season. This new season of Oasis Connection TV broadcast is something you will want to share with every single person you know. God assembled together amazing ministers passionate about helping people. From messages addressing race relations, transformation, to police and race relations, mental and emotional health and the winner of this year's Oasis Focus Inc. Excellence in Character Scholarship, God has something for everyone. Our team was honored to partner with each of the amazing ministers to bring God’s heart to people at this critical unprecedented time. Pray with us that hearts will be made ready to receive the message of love, hope and peace through the amazing ministers in each broadcast. Also, pray for the salvation of souls and transformation of lives. These two areas are dear to our hearts.

Another new season we want you to know about is Season 2 of Speak Up show that airs on Amazon Prime Video. We are sure you will be blessed by each speaker’s message. Check them all out and let them know how you appreciate their bravery, passion, vulnerability, and encouragement.

For The Cause of Christ,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Kingdom Partnerships

10/14/2020

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”
(Matthew 6:10)

“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9)

“Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now” (Philippians 1:5).

We want to thank each of you for your prayers and support. Last year God allowed us to partner with the Kendrick Foundation and its Trustees, Bank of America to reach more souls for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through the Oasis Connection TV broadcast. We were able to reach people globally through all our partner channels and networks. New season of Oasis Connection TV will begin airing next month on our partner networks. Looking at all God did as we prepare for a new season of Oasis Connection broadcast, we wanted to share with you what our partnership with you accomplished this past year of the broadcast.

Through the weekly broadcast of Oasis Connection, over 174 people accepted Jesus Christ for the first time. Through the weekly broadcast we have received and processed over 1812 response to prayer requests. Through the weekly broadcast we have received and distributed 260 Bible to first time Bible owners. Through the weekly broadcast we had a total of 42,000 first time visitors to the ministry website here on Oasis Focus Inc in search of resources. We continue to make response to first time salvation in Jesus Christ, testimonies of transformation through Christ and prayer requests our indicators of service for the broadcast. We know people are hungry for the oasis that only Jesus Christ gives, and we are honored to serve in every capacity the Lord would have us.

We are excited to announce another one-year award grant from the Kendrick Foundation and its Trustees; Bank of America for Oasis Connection TV to reach more souls for our Lord and Savior Jesus. On behalf of our board and advisory members, we say a big thank you to the Kendrick Foundation and Trustees for their support and partnership as we co-labor to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are proud of our partnership and excited for the many souls that the Holy Spirit will bring into God’s Kingdom. Our appreciation to all our network partners as we co-labor together in advancing God’s kingdom. We are honored we get to serve our Lord together.

For The Cause of Christ,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Kingdom Hearts-Full

9/1/2020

Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
His faithful love endures forever (Psalm 106:1)

Back in July we shared some of the expansion happening here at Oasis Focus Inc. We have been hard at work to launch Oasis Focus Global School! We are thrilled to announce the launch and the feedback we are receiving. All have been uplifting and invigorating as we continue to occupy for our Lord and King! Oasis Focus Inc. now provides support to Texas Educators, professionals, and children globally through our online Texas Education Agency approved CPE courses. Visit the Education tab of this website to learn more, share with a friend or colleagues or participate.

Along the same lines of expansion, we launched Oasis of Hope Podcast last month. The feedback has been so encouraging in every way. You are sending us questions to tackle and it is our honor to serve you in this capacity. We now have two episodes for your listening pleasure. The current episode that released this past weekend is something you will be encouraged to share with family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and fellow co-laborers in God’s Kingdom. We had two questions (one from GA and the other from TX). The GA question is about the color of the Body of Christ and the TX question is about how a Christian should vote. We know many of you love the Lord and have a desire to live out your faith. It is our prayer that the answers to this recent episode will be beneficial in living out your faith despite the days we live in. Visit the Media tab of this website to listen to the podcast or any of the following platforms: Faithcasts, Podomatic, Buzzsprout, Podbean and Soundcloud.

This past weekend, we were blessed to receive the Shining Star Award for Oasis Connection TV from Bishop Charles and Dr. Marilyn Todman of PTWWN TV in Alpharetta, GA. Oasis Connection TV airs on PTWWN TV on Mondays at 12:30pm EST; the network is a global hub reaching millions of homes across the world. This Shining Star award is also for each of you, as co-laborer, supporter, friend, volunteer, and prayer warrior. Together we get to advance God’s kingdom with a heart full of love and commitment for Him. We are honored and grateful for the privilege to serve our Lord in bringing healing, salvation, hope in Christ, Biblical truth, restoration to both believers and unbelievers around the world. We are deeply grateful to partner and labor together with PTWWN TV. Thank you!

Since we are living proof of the power of irresistible prayer, we solicit your continuous prayers as we diligently walk in obedience to all what God is doing at this critical time in our world. We love and appreciate you!

For The Cause of Christ,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Guest Post: Staying Connected During Covid-19

8/12/2020

Guest Blogger Bio: Patrick Bailey is a professional writer mainly in the fields of mental health, addiction, and living in recovery. He attempts to stay on top of the latest news in the addiction and the mental health world and enjoy writing about these topics to break the stigma associated with them. If you want to find more articles by Patrick, you can find them on his personal blog (Patrick Bailey) or in Sunshine Behavioral Health.

Most people probably thought the shutdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic would result in a couple of weeks of inconvenience. However, six months later we’re still encouraged to practice social distancing, to wear masks, and stay home as much as possible. Amid these lockdowns, church members are experiencing the grinding effects of isolation. Not only are the elderly and those with compromised immune systems at risk, but so are those cut off from their fellow church members, family, and friends.

Fortunately, there are a number of freely accessible ways to stay connected during this Covid-19 times. Google Hangouts is one way to message, share video, or make voice calls with one person or an entire group. For those with iPhones, multiple faces can appear on the same screen, giving the experience of a real gathering. Unlike Google Hangouts, it should be noted that FaceTime can only be used with Phones, iPads, or other Apple devices.

Once a business meeting tool, Zoom is a great way to have virtual prayer meetings, worship services, or meet with the AA or NA group that gathers at your church during the week.

Most people over 40 have a Facebook account, and the social media platform has a whole suite of virtual connectivity options. If your church sponsors live worship services, small group studies, or posts videos, Watch Party is an extra feature on Facebook where church members can invite others to gather together – plus they can see and hear each other’s comments if desired.

Another great idea is in staying connected during these times, is to host a Netflix movie night for a youth group or other church group. Netflix Party is a new way that friends can watch Netflix together. Netflix Party synchronizes video playback and allows you to have a group chat while watching online.

Another idea for the young of all ages is Houseparty. This video app for smartphones allows you to play games such as Quick Draw and Pictionary. There are also screen sharing capabilities. Best of all, it's free.

Some other revolutionary ideas for staying connected include picking up the phone or sending a card. If you know someone in your church who is especially at risk or isolated, consider giving them a call at least once a week. Notes don’t have to be a dissertation. A short hand-written note received in the mail can bring a smile to someone’s face as they realize they are not forgotten during these strange times.There is a whole new world of ways to stay connected during this time of social distancing. The most important thing is to not become a recluse.

The latest reports during this Covid-19 pandemic show that divorce and suicides are on the rise in America. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in Sociology to understand why. Social distancing will probably speed the end of this pandemic, but it takes social connection to maintain our sanity and civility.

There are a number of reasons we need to stay connected. Research shows that extended social isolation can lead to an increase in depression, anxiety, and heart disease.

Considering the negative impact -- spiritually, emotionally, and physically -- those in any form of treatment for addiction most need to stay connected with their fellow church members and peer support groups. No one outside of the family offers the kind of support a caring community of faith can.

If you need to connect and don’t know how, give your church office a call and ask what is available. If there isn’t much, consider starting an online group for those you know at church. Be creative. One older disabled woman started a Facebook chat group with some of her church friends where they can pray and socialize together.

On a final note: Get on with life apart from talk about Covid-19. Stephanie Knight, MD, FAPA, chief of psychiatry at University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus suggests we give ourselves a break from talking about all things coronavirus. We may want to stay informed, but too much focus on the negative can be distressing. She suggests switching the conversation topics up now and then to give our minds and spirits a welcome distraction.

Kingdom Expansion

7/10/2020

"God's ever-expanding, peaceful government will never end" (Isaiah 9:7).

The praise reports that we receive on a weekly basis fuels our hearts as we continue to stand in the gap for people in prayer: Asking God for healing and supernatural stop to Covid-19 and the racial tension in our nation. For those that have asked why pray? We pray because we know only God has the answer. We pray because we know God is in total control of His creation. We pray because we know God is true to His character and faithful to His Word. We pray because God commanded us to pray at all times and not just in uncertain times. We pray because of the harvest of souls into God’s kingdom. We pray because we need God’s help. We pray because faith without works is dead. We pray because it is God’s sustainability plan for His chosen people. We cannot make it in this world without Him. We pray because God first loved us. We pray because we love Him. We pray because we desire nothing more but to glorify God. We pray because God cares. We pray because God listens and answers. We pray because God is the Only One with absolute power to change hearts and lives. We will continue to pray for God’s kingdom to be established here on earth as stated and commanded in Matthew 6:10. For followers of Jesus Christ, prayer is our lifeline. Thank you to every leader, pastor, prayer warrior and friend praying. We thank God for each of you!

Our mission is to provide an oasis of hope to public schools, families and the marketplace. We are soaring this year more than ever before, serving more people. We are grateful we get to do this! A few weeks ago, God miraculously connected us to Stuart Newmeyer and his wife Laurie, producers and owners of Variety Television Network and the Stu and Laurie Variety Hour. If you have ever wanted to meet someone with a heart as big as the universe, we present you Mr. Newmeyer! A man with laser vision and heart in connecting people together for the greater good of our world. In a time like this, we need more visionaries like Mr. Newmeyer. As an extension to this connection, we were also linked up with Jessica Hester. She is the president of Brooke’s Blossoming Hope For Childhood Cancer Foundation-a nonprofit organization dedicated to wiping away pediatric cancer. Statistics has it that pediatric cancer is the number one disease killer of children. We are grateful God is using Jessica Hester to make a difference in this area. What an awesome and exciting thing to partner with The Newmeyers, Mrs. Hester and other visionaries in expanding God’s kingdom together! Our goal is two-fold: To make a difference in our world for God’s glory and raise money for the mission of Oasis Focus Inc. The Stu & Laurie Variety Hour will air on Sunday nights at 10:00pm PST on Newsmax TV beginning this fall 2020. What an exciting time to serve more people and make a difference in their lives! Stay tuned for more updates in our partnership journey together.

God has also expanded our reach to provide support for Texas educators from teachers, to principals, to superintendents, coaches and counselors. In fact any educator in any capacity in our Texas public school system looking to renew their certificates can do so here. Oasis Focus Inc. is now a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider approved and registered by Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education. This expansion will allow us to serve and add value to our amazing educators by leveraging equity and diversity. This also is the Lord’s doing as we focus on solutions and making a difference in our world. We are excited and ready to serve our educators! In case you have ever thought of volunteering for a nonprofit organization, this is a good time to join us here at Oasis Focus Inc. We could use the help of passionate people with a heart to serve and make a difference. We invite you to send us an email with your details (info@oasisfocus.org) and one of our board members will get back with you as soon as possible. We solicit your prayers as we continue to walk in obedience to all what God is doing at this critical time in our world. We love and appreciate you!

For The Cause of Christ,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Solutions Focused

6/19/2020

Howdy Friends!

First things first! Celebrations have begun for Father’s Day! Happy Father’s Day to my incredible husband! You are amazing! I love you! Happy Father’s Day to my Dad, brothers, brothers in Christ, spiritual fathers, community fathers, pastors, colleagues, and mentors. We salute you and pray continual blessings upon you! Two weeks ago, we had a late spring cleaning and found some cherished pictures of daddy-daughter times. What a treat traveling down memory lane, looking back in deep gratitude for all the LORD has done. I did not ask any permission to post these three favorite pictures- it is called family home manager benefits 😊. Our beautiful daughters are now 29, 27 and 25! To God be the glory! He is indeed Faithful and True!

It has been a blessing receiving so many feedbacks from our ministry friends from around the world! Thank you for sending us your life experiences and what you have been doing to make our world a better place. Many of you shared how our last posts (my husband and mine) on racism have been a catalyst for change in your lives and spheres. First, we give God all the praise for using this medium to encourage and challenge you. We do not take anything we share lightly. It takes us days before the LORD, seeking His heart, sharing with our network of spiritual counselors (in the multitude of counselors, there is safety -Proverbs 11:14) and the Holy Spirit’s clearance before we share. We are aware of the responsibility that comes with being God’s servants in all seasons. So, thank you for sharing and reaching out. We are grateful for you, your work and how God is working through you to bring healing to wounded people and our beloved nation as a whole. As we pivot in this new direction, we look forward to a better and stronger United States. Please, keep her in your daily prayers that God would uphold USA and fulfil His purpose for her in this critical time.

Many of you communicated your desire to be a part of the solution. We are all about solutions here at Oasis Focus Inc. So, here is a good opportunity in education to be part of the solution here in Texas. This is for legal residents of Texas.Texas Education Agency is accepting feedback on draft recommendations prepared by the latest workgroup (Group E) for health education and physical education, which are posted on the following web pages. Feedback will be accepted in response to work group drafts throughout the review process. Comments on the drafts will help to inform future work groups’ recommendations. Additional information and instructions for submitting feedback are also available on the Health Education TEKS Review Work Group Drafts and the Physical Education TEKs Review Work Group Drafts web pages. Click on each hyperlink to get to each web pages.

Provide Feedback For Work Group E Draft Recommendations
1. Health Education TEKS Review Work Group Drafts Link

2. Physical Education TEKS Review Work Group Drafts Link
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Content Advisor Consensus Recommendations for Work Group Drafts
From Texas Education Agency: The health education and physical education content advisors convened in May 2020 to develop consensus recommendations based on the Work Group E drafts. To read the content advisor consensus recommendations click on the hyperlink to get to each web pages. It has been an engaging and enriching journey serving along my fellow advisors since last year as we work towards a current health education standards for all 5 million plus students in our Texas public schools.

1. Health Education Content Advisor Recommendations Link

2. Physical Education Content Advisor Recommendations Link

As other solution opportunities become available in other industries and fields, we will share and post action links for you. Remember, we need both the spiritual and physical to bring about change. And it will require everyone doing their part to move us forward as a nation towards solutions. Until next post, much love and blessings!!

"Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification." Romans 14:19

We Can Be Better!

6/3/2020

Howdy Friends!

First things first! Congratulations to all graduates! Class of 2020 you are a special group of world changers! The pandemic could not overshadow this milestone in your lives. You were created for now! We all are looking forward to your footprints in the world. Click hyperlink -this song is for you! Go and make your marks!

For over a week now, our beloved United States have been embroiled in pain over the unjust death of Mr. George Floyd in the hands of a police officer. The United States is overdue for a change in all aspects of our society in addressing racism, which is a learned behavior. This means racism can be unlearned and only the Holy Spirit can accomplish that transformation. To all our friends far and near; Brown, Black and White hurting at this time; we see you. We acknowledge the hurt and pain. We love you and we are pressing in before the throne of God for tangible change. Together, we know we need both the spiritual and physical to bring about this overdue change in the United States. This overdue change is the will of God.

We can do better as a society and we must do better for the next generation coming behind us. This crossroad moment in America demands the best of everyone like we did after the 9/11 attacks. We must see and relate to everyone as in their created value endowed by God Himself. Human dignity comes from God and not from laws, perceptions, success or status. We can do this with a deep commitment to be better. After all, we are the United States of America- a country woven together from the beauty of different people from diverse backgrounds. Could this be the challenge of Year 2020 as Americans?

We are up to this human challenge. We are the human race! We must end racism and discrimination. We can do this in our government, in our neighborhoods, in our schools, in our churches, in our companies, in our businesses and in our families. It starts with each of us; moving in honesty, forgiveness and reconciliation. The United States of America will be better; because we the humans will be better at seeing each other as we are created. We will hold each other accountable to be better so that the United States of America will be better! Until next post love and blessings!!

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you,
so you must love one another." John 13:34

Give God Praise

5/20/2020

Howdy Friends!
It's a video blog post this time around and not the usual written post. In this first video, I give you some ministry updates and a message on giving God praise for all He has done for you, especially during this pandemic. Click and watch the videos. Here is the hyperlink to Richard Smallwood's song mentioned in Video Blog Post 1.

Video Blog Post 1: The Lord Has Done This

The month of May is filled with many celebrations. Thank you for all the birthday wishes. Thank you to my incredible husband and daughters for their special touches this year. Grateful beyond words for the goodness of God. A Happy Mother's Day to all fellow mothers. Everyday is your day; so keep on celebrating the amazing woman you are. Here at Oasis Focus, we are thanking God for all our educators and nurses as we celebrate them this month as well. Praying God's overflowing blessings on each of you. This month is also Mental Health Awareness month. Check out the video shout out to Hannah in UK, celebrating all the precious people pursuing wellness and the amazing professionals that work with them. Since I just completed facilitating a dual location 4 weeks virtual class on processing trauma (USA and Europe), I invited some of my friends to join me in the celebration shout out. Enjoy and Share! Love and Blessings!

Video Blog Post 2: Mental Health Awareness Month Shout-out

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