Turning Point Trust Blog

>Due to Holiday Clubs in Kibera, this week’s blog isn’t particularly related to our preparations for the healing ministry. But I wanted to blog something that I feel was significant for me that I experienced last night. The title of my blog – a lighter me – is not a reference to my weekly fast, [...]

>Exciting day! We now have a team of local Kibera pastors, who all seem to be enthusiastic to work together for God’s glory. They are Pastors Shadrack, Patrick, Alex, Jane and Justus. Because of schools finishing this week, and the holiday clubs running for the next two weeks, we won’t get together again until Jan [...]

>Lamentations. I suppose the title gives it away really – there’s not much optimism in there. However, I like the first half of chapter 3, and can relate to the man of verse 1. He catalogues all the horrors that have happened to Jerusalem, and then in verses 21 – 24 stands on the hope [...]

>Starting to read Lamentations today, as part of my preparations. I’ve only looked at chapter 1 today, but there are already many similarities between the people living in the ruins of Jerusalem and those living in Kibera. For example, v 11: ‘All her people groan as they search for bread; they barter their treasures for [...]

>Today is the first Monday since starting this weekly fast that I haven’t really wanted to do it. Doesn’t help that I’m tired, and feeling a bit under the weather. And I feel HUNGRY!!! Nevertheless (good word that) I am choosing to persevere. Today, I’ve been reading about the account in Genesis of Jacob wrestling [...]