by Jon Kuhrt | Nov 27, 2018 | Opinion
One of the most important truths I have learned from the last 25 years of working with people is this: We cannot change other people unless they want to change. It’s important that we remember this truth because helping people with complex problems is in itself...
by Jon Kuhrt | Nov 16, 2018 | Opinion
I will never forget talking with an old school friend in the pub after he got back from the first Gulf War in 1991. He had left school at 16 and joined the Army just as I went into the final years of high school. In the gulf, he served as an officer in a tank...
by Jon Kuhrt | Oct 31, 2017 | Opinion
My daughter and I participated recently in a “Sleep Out” event on the grounds of St James’ Church in Piccadilly in London. The event was a fundraiser for my organization, West London Mission, a Methodist nonprofit working to address homelessness in...
by Jon Kuhrt | Jun 13, 2017 | Opinion
I was with a group of volunteers recently who have been running a night shelter for homeless people over the last eight months. They come from 13 different churches and a local synagogue in central London. As well as Christians and Jews, a significant number of...
by Jon Kuhrt | Mar 24, 2017 | Opinion
Churches are on the front line of responding to homelessness because of how often people call on their doors asking for money. I grew up in a vicarage and homeless people (or “tramps” as we called them) used to come to our door to ask for help. My mom...
