In Kenya

Jon & Jo Parsons - Field Directors The work in Kenya is overseen and directed by Jon & Jo Parsons, mission partners from the UK. They live in Nairobi together with their children, Hannah and Isaac.

John Kariuki - Project Director
Known affectionately as 'Babu' (Grandad), Kariuki oversees the day-to-day running of the project, managing all the local staff, accounting for project expenses, and offering pearls of wisdom and insight to any who will listen.

David Mutua - Project Assistant Pastor David provides daily Bible teaching and discipleship to the different groups of children at the project.

Florence Andayi - Project Teacher Florence teaches the School Preparation Class, to prepare them for entry to one of the local Government primary schools.

Peter Adede & Ibrahim Musembi - Project Night Watchmen Last on the list but by no means least are our night watchmen, Peter & Ibrahim. They help to ensure that what belongs to Turning Point stays where it should be.

Grace Wanza - Project Cook Perhaps the most popular member of the team as her cooking is second to none, Grace cheerfully cooks all the breakfasts and lunches we serve each day.

Margaret Munyambu - Project Teacher Margaret has joined the Turning Point team to help Magdalene teach the transition class, she loves getting alongside the children to encourage them and see them doing well in school.

In the UK

We don't currently employ anyone in the UK, relying solely on the support of volunteers to carry out the support role that is required. Our Board of Trustees is also made up of volunteers:

Peter Wichmann - Chair of Trustees
Peter Stogden - Trustee & Treasurer
David Brown - Trustee
Derek Button - Trustee
Clare Harwood - Trustee and UK Administrator
Tom Kimnell - Trustee
Nan Macfarlane - Trustee

Pastor Shadrack Mulinge - Project Pastor
The pastor oversees the spiritual teaching and discipleship offered within the project, together with counselling many who come from the streets and working closely with families to enable reconciliation to take place. He is also responsible for conducting annual home studies on all the children.

Eunice Mulinge - Project Mama Known to all the children as 'Mama', Eunice co-ordinates the feeding programme as well as teaching songs and providing simple Bible teaching for the younger children.

Emily Smith - Voluntary Field Worker Emily joined the Turning Point team in September 2008, Emily spends her mornings at the project in Kibera and her afternoons in the office.

Jon & Jo, Kariuki, Pastor Shadrack & Eunice together make up the Management team in Kenya

Eunice Achieng - Project Kitchen & Playground Assistant Known as 'Mama Milli', Eunice is great at organising different group games for the children to play. And when the heat gets too much for Grace in the kitchen, Mama Milli is there to assist.

Magdalene Ngusye - Project Education Co-ordinator Magdalene teaches our Transition Class - no small feat as she often has six or seven different levels to teach in one room! She also monitors the progress of children we are sending to local Government schools.

Moses Obiti Murefu - Project Finance Programme Administrator Moses's role involves setting up and training groups who want to recieve microfinance loans, he distributes loans and then meets weekly with these groups to collect repayments and offer business advice.

Godwill Omola - TPFC Coach Godwill coaches the Turning Point football teams, he meets with the boys after school and at the weekends to train and organises fixtures for the teams. His role also involves discipling and encouraging the boys in their faith. Godwill recieves training and support from Ambassadors in Sport while he works with Turning Point.