Current Ministry Focus:

Starting the Oasis of Hope!

Back in the Spring of 2024, I finished my 9 month journey through the nations and when I sat with the Lord in prayer for next steps, the thing that continually came to my mind was the words “unfinished business”, and specifically I saw that as a word that God still had more for me to do in my hometown before I would be able to move fully overseas long-term in the future. I moved back to Waukesha, WI then, and for the 2 years since, I have been faithfully serving in ministry here in small ways, engaging and occasionally leading in local church groups, and have been engaging most consistently in the “WOW Movement” that I created, which is an initiative to pray and/or worship over EVERY SINGLE STREET in Waukesha over the course of 5 years.

However, as I have persisted in prayer I truly believe God did not simply call me back to Waukesha to hide in the shadows, just pray for the streets on the sidelines, and simply do little comfortable things, but instead He has had on my heart from the very start this idea of starting a 24/7 House of Prayer in my hometown! As I have journeyed across the nations, prayer rooms have been the most beautiful spaces I have discovered both stateside and overseas for their devotion to creating a sacred space for people to connect to the heart of God and experience change in their hearts and lives to find hope in the Lord! I have experienced it ABUNDANTLY in my own and the way God continues to bring me hope again & again in my times of trouble makes me want to help others experience that too!

The Oasis of Hope is the name that God has given me for this house of prayer vision, and the reason for this name boils back to one key thing God highlighted to me about Waukesha before I returned in 2024, which was the city’s history of being known as a place of “healing waters”. Back in the day, the city literally had these amazing hot springs that were said to have healing properties; people that would drink the waters of Waukesha would find healing, and people would come from ALL OVER to experience the power of these healing waters!! However, over time, these springs dried up, and Waukesha was known as a vibrant place of healing no more. The vision I got for this house of prayer, is that it would be a chance to RESTORE the healing waters of Waukesha! The Bible verse God keeps bringing me back to as I pray for the house of prayer is Isaiah 43:19 which says: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” A way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland? What does that sound like? An OASIS. God bringing His living water back to a place that has been dry. That’s the heart. That’s the vision. Hopefully soon, that will be the Oasis of Hope.

This idea has loosely been on my heart since 2024, but I have lacked the confidence and the details so I have waited 2 years before taking any action steps, and over the course of those 2 years, I have been praying on the streets all over the city, serving in local ministries, and I have even visited 60 DIFFERENT CHURCHES in the Waukesha area to get a glimpse of what God is already doing in my city before I try to pioneer something on my own! But the time of waiting is over… the time to be obedient and move forward is here!

Over the course of 2026, the goals are to achieve the following:

-Raise up at least $5,000 in Start-Up Funds (Goal: By August or September)

-Use the Start-Up Funds to Purchase a Location for the Oasis of Hope! (Goal: By December)

-Fill the Oasis with People who Are EXCITED to engage with the Lord in prayer in creative ways!                          (As Soon as We Have the Location!)

-Acquire $2,000 in Consistent Ongoing Monthly Support To Keep the Oasis Alive!                                             (Goal: As Soon As Possible, Because the Starting $5,000 Will Not Last Forever)

The end goal is a 24/7 model, but the first step of the process is simply acquiring a space! You can read more about the full vision for the Oasis and can also find ways to pledge either finances or participation in the prayer room once it is here on the “Oasis of Hope” page! Please send your prayers for God to restore His healing waters to Waukesha in a magnificent way!!

Our Current Financial Needs

-$5,000 Start-Up Fund so We Can Purchase a Location for the Prayer Room!

-$2,000 in Ongoing Monthly Supporters for the Prayer Room!

You can find ways to give and make these financial contributions here!

If you want to be involved in any of the things we’re doing as a movement, reach out and we’ll bring the kingdom together!! It’ll be EPIC, can’t wait to see what God has in store!! (; - Zach