Vital Link July 2010

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Vital Link July 2010

Our July Vital Link is now available in PDF format. Download it here, and please let us know if you'd like to be alerted about each new issue by email. read more »

  A Triathalon for Haiti

A Triathalon for Haiti

Geoff Mace from Worcester Park recently ran, swam and biked a Triathlon to raise money for Wheels4Haiti. The event was a Sprint Triathlon, consisting of a 400 metre swim, followed by a 20 km cycle and then a 5km run. Geoff ran... read more »

  Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Members of the Friends of Jesus group, Holy Trinity Church Redhill, have not allowed their own learning disabilities to prevent them from helping other disabled people.  The group spent several months planning their 'Amazing Grace' fundraising evening which was held in June to raise... read more »

  London to Brighton for Wheels

London to Brighton for Wheels

Meike Currie has been involved with Wheels for the World for many years. Since 2000, she's been to Albania, South Africa and many times to Kenya, working fitting chairs and seeing the lives of individuals and whole families changed through a wheelchair, the... read more »

  Wheels for the World at Village Day 2010

Wheels for the World at Village Day 2010

Thanks to all our faithful ‘Wheels’ supporters at Ashtead Village Day, over £1,300 was raised this year for the wheelchair distribution trips in 2011.  We hope to run three trips with countries under consideration being Ghana, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya and Uganda. As well as... read more »

  Friendly Church

Friendly Church

A smiling, cheerful greeting and acknowledgment of me and my family is one way I consider I am being welcomed into a 'friendly church'. But how can you tell which churches are friendly? What does one look like? What criteria might someone... read more »

  Finding Hidden Treasure

Finding Hidden Treasure

'Finding Hidden Treasure' is a new resource developed by the Churches for All network of disability ministries for Disability Sunday to help congregations engage more fully with disabled people. Through the Roof and partners of CFA believe that disabled people have an enormous amount to... read more »

  TTR in Third Sector Magazine

TTR in Third Sector Magazine

Through the Roof is featured on the front of the 24th May issue of 'Third Sector' magazine and website. We've experienced problems with being charged multiple times by Royal Mail for some Freepost letters and wanted to alert other charities about the issue.... read more »

  A Zone For All

A Zone For All

Through the Roof partnered with other disability ministries at the Christian Resources Exhibition at Esher recently in a brand new Churches for All zone. Visitors to this area were able to attend mini-workshops, including ‘Disability and the Bible’, and join in interactive activities, such as... read more »

  Holiday for families with an autistic child: 12-15 April 2011

Holiday for families with an autistic child: 12-15 April 2011

“An Extraordinary Blessing from God” Through the Roof is a small charity with a big vision to see every disabled person able to fulfil their God-given potential.  Our mission is to make the Christian message accessible to all those affected by disability.  One of... read more »