Turning Point Trust Blog
Justice in Kibera
While walking through Kibera yesterday with Peter, our ‘security’, a car stopped just in front of us. The streets in Kibera are narrow, and we had to squeeze to get past the three men who got out of the car. Cars in Kibera aren’t that unusual, but it was an odd place they had chosen [...]
Continue Reading >Tricky Situations
Catching up with some of the TP teachers since the start of term, it has struck me just how tricky are some of the situations they face dealing with our kids. Each child is unique, they are experiencing very different problems and each deal with those issues in very different ways. Teacher Judy told me [...]
Continue Reading >The ex-street kid and the ex-witchdoctor
This week at HotS we met some interesting characters, we prayed with several people for various illnesses and problems at home. Two that stood out to me were James and Kinaa. James was an unassuming young guy who sat down to ask what we were up to and shared his story with us. He has [...]
Continue Reading >Cycle2Kenya on KTN news
Here is the feature on Cycle2Kenya’s epic cycle from the UK to Kenya on a tandem from KTN News shown across Kenya on 20th August 2011. Our friends in Kenya were very excited to see Turning Point on their screens prime-time on a saturday night!
Continue Reading >Who’s your caddy?
Yesterday was the first day on HotS, and we were all geared up for it. We welcomed Emily back, and together with Jon and Eunice we made a team of four, two aside. Now a caddy is a person who helps a player by carrying his or her clubs and equipment during a game of golf. [...]
Continue Reading >Rain Stopped Play
In Kenya, people of the Kikuyu and Kamba tribes regularly confuse the letters ‘R’ and ‘L’ when speaking English. So, Pastor Shadrack will often end a business meeting with the invitation “Let us play”. Today was supposed to be the first day back in Kibera for the HotS team, but unfortunately we were thwarted by [...]
Continue Reading >Turning Point’s next target
Turning point is set to open a new center in Laini Saba, one of the 10 villages in the vast Kibera slum. Research carried out has identified a couple of areas of specific need in this area, that the new center will focus on: daytime street kids, and prostitution amongst young girls. But let me [...]
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