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Stepping out of the boat
Volunteer Lynne Rees tells a tale of chillis, physiotherapy and an uncanny cheque in the post. A miracle? You decide… I was sitting in the car when I had the realisation. Sue and Simon from my church were on the local radio station talking about their work in Ugand ...
Jackie Pullinger Supports Mission Direct
Jackie Pullinger, the renowned speaker and author joined us for two days, to help promote the work of Mission Direct. Her stint included a marathon three hour talk at Stopsley Baptist Church as well as an address at the House of Lords. Jackie, the author of best se ...
Three years on from the quake: Rescuing Haiti’s orphans
Would you ever dream of handing your child over to a random stranger to bring up? Since 2006 Mission Direct has been building homes for Haitian refugees living in slums in the neighbouring Dominican Republic. But following the quake in 2010, Lawrence Jones the US ...
Nigel’s Sierra Leone Blog – Day 10
Nigel and team sample fried green bananas on a whistle stop tour of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Time for breakfast, and Alison tells the Turley volunteers how she came to be working in Freetown. I know the story well: she first heard me on the radio in 2005 and got in ...
Nigel’s Sierra Leone blog, day 11.
Nigel and team paint the town, er, buttermilk… I get together with the team from Turley Associates for a morning reflection. This morning Ste does thought for the day. He’s a proclaimed atheist but he’s recognised how compassion cuts across all belief ...