a little minute

Its been a while. A Kenyan would tell me – umepotea - you have been lost.

Just thought I'd share about a little minute I had the other day with a lady who hates me, well she only hates me sometimes, it depends on what level of drunk she is.

I struggle a bit with this lady because I know her daughter and the way she treats her, but I ended up sitting on the floor with her at Turning Point's birthday party the other day and it was one of those moments where it felt like God was there in His 'I'm doing something that you don't understand' sort of way.

As we sat around some of the little kids came over to play some clapping games and the lady started laughing at our songs so we started to teach her some. That was it really, nothing very exciting happened but it was just an awesome moment to just hang out and have fun with this lady, to include her, to respect her and have an honest moment of appreciating each other's company.

This lady can do bad things when she is drunk but surely she only spends most days wasted because life hurts so much. God's answer is love and community.

As we celebrated 7 years since TP started it was awesome to see this community of amazing people that has grown in that time. Staff who are so devoted, kids brimming over with confidence and potential and parents who work together to build a future for their kids. I'm excited that this lady is now part of the Turning Point community and I'm praying that she will experience some of God's love and His costly grace through that community.