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Wheels of Grace: Mission to India 2025
A mission to India with Wheels for the World – a ministry of Through the Roof – has transformed lives with the gifts of mobility and the Word of God. In March 2025, UK volunteers alongside local partners, pastors and charities worked together to distribute... read more »
News release: Disability Awareness Sunday 2025
“My hearing had gone… God’s image was still in me…” Emily Owen, an award-winning Christian author, lost her hearing overnight at age 21 and now lives with multiple disabilities.... read more »
Alternative Gift Cards from Through the Roof
Alternative gift cards available online that bring ‘life in all its fullness’ for a disabled person. Disabled people are the most excluded people-group worldwide and only 5–10% will hear the gospel in their lifetime. You can change that by giving: ... read more »
Spring 2025 Vital Link: "God is in Charge of Making Me"
Welcome to the Spring 2025 Vital Link newsletter from Through the Roof. This issue, we begin our 2025 series exploring the Disability Awareness Sunday theme, 'Made in God's Image'. Download your PDF copy... read more »
News release: Anxiety levels soar among disabled people!
Proposed cuts to disability benefits are causing rising levels of anxiety among disabled people, according to Through the Roof, the Christian charity that works together with churches and people across all disabilities to advance God’s kingdom. Lynda, a disabled volunteer with Through the Roof, currently... read more »
Know and Grow Makaton training in 2025
Learn a new skill this year... Makaton is a communication programme using symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. Many churches use Makaton to support people with learning disabilities to be able to access worship and teaching. It is also widely used to... read more »
Wheels for the World in Rwanda
Wheels for the World enables the distribution of life-changing mobility aids to many disabled people: on this mission, it was in Nyagatare and Kayonza in Rwanda. Over 80 million disabled people worldwide need a wheelchair but don’t have the money or opportunity to buy one... read more »
Luke 5 disability inclusion award for breaking down barriers in Ely
The Rich Tea Community, a local group for adults with additional needs at the Countess Free Church, Ely – and its co-founder, Cate Allen – have received an award. Christian charity Through the Roof (read more »
Together in the Lounge: our online coffee and chat time
Together in the Lounge is a regular catch up for an hour on Zoom for a cuppa and a chat. Please watch this space for details of future meetings in The Lounge. If you would like to join us for a cuppa and a chat... read more »
Disability Awareness Sunday in YOUR Church
Let's celebrate it in every church! Disability Awareness Sunday is in September each year and it is a great time for churches to join together across the UK (and even some internationally) to celebrate and encourage disability inclusion in church and Christian life. But if... read more »