Christian House Sitters has a ‘sister’ ministry called TLC Childrens Trust who run a home for vulnerable children in rural Kenya. The home is called Home of Peace Children’s Home.
Christian House Sitters helps Christians around the world enjoy rent free vacations and helps Christian home owners find someone to look after their home and pets, free of charge while they are away.
Many of our the Christian House Sitters members also choose to support this work. There is no requirement to do that but all income from Christian House Sitters goes to Home of Peace through TLC Children Trust
Because of this close relationship I wanted to answer a few important questions
There are a lot of people asking for your support and we believe it is important that everyone checks before giving because sadly given to some so called good causes is actually money wasted. Here are some basic questions about our charity to help you make a more informed decision.
How can I check that TLC Childrens Trust is genuine?
Visit the UK Charity Commissioner website and search for Charity 1156786. We are a UK Government Registered Charity.
How do you make sure the money used is not stolen or wasted?
Marilyn White, the chair of T.L.C. Children’s Trust, is on the Home of Peace management team and in daily contact. We make all their financial decisions. Ray White, as a Trustee and the Treasure, demands receipts for everything and photos of large items purchased. He also gets copies of their financial statements every month and checks it agrees with our records.
What percentage of money received is held by TLC Children’s Trust for overheads?
NIL! The trustees cover overheads and 100% of income goes to Home of Peace.
Who visits and checks on Home of Peace?
The home is registered with the Kenyan Government and is inspected by the Department of Children’s Services, the Department of Health and various other government departments.
When missionaries are visiting Kenya we also ask them to visit.
On our website you can read the views of 2 UK Pastors who spent 10 days at Home of Peace
We would love to visit more often but can’t justify the cost when that money is needed to feed the children.
How do you know these children really need to be in the home?
They are referred to us by the Dept. of Children’s Services and then committed to the home by the court after a magistrate has carefully examined each case. Their committal to Home of Peace is under continuous review by both the court and the Dept of Children’s Services.
Some charities have large amounts of money invested. Do you?
No. We actually struggle to meet the monthly running costs. For example a few times Marilyn and Ray have personally had to lend the charity some money that they had set aside for their own rent and other accounts. They did this knowing that there were donations due a few days later which would enable them to pay their rent, etc.
So if you don’t have a large reserve how do you cope with emergencies?
Through prayer and letting people who have expressed an interest know the situation.
Are we a School?
NO. We are NOT a school we are a Children’s Home. Our younger children attend the Primary School. Our older students attend a local Secondary School. We are responsible for covering all the costs associated with their education but we recognise without an education they have no future.
How can I support the work?
Through prayer. Ask for our quarterly newsletter
Through gifts. Every gift is a blessing
Through regular monthly giving. There is no restriction on how much you need to give. We appreciate everyone.
If you are a UK Tax payer please Gift Aid your gift as the government will then increase it by 25%
How do I give?
This can be done through many different ways. Have a look at www.TLC-Childrenstrust.org/support
I still have questions. Please feel free to ask us any questions.
God bless you,
Ray
Christian House Sitters 