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Disability inclusion framework ABC: Spring 2024 Vital Link Newsletter
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Vital Link newsletter from Through the Roof. Download your copy to: read all about our new framework: the ABC Journey of Disability Inclusion, and how to apply it in your church watch our new video 'Understanding autistic meltdowns and shutdowns' and... read more »
Book review: Loving Our Own Bones
Becky Clegg, a Roofbreaker with personal experience of disability, reviews 'Loving Our Own Bones: Rethinking disability in an ableist world' by Julia Watts Belser In her latest book, 'Loving our Own Bones', Watts Belser... read more »
International Roofbreakers in Kerala, India, 2024
Our first International Roofbreaker mission trip to Kerala, India, in January 2024 had a profound impact. It touched the lives of at least 135 disabled people and family members. The trip also addressed the hearts and minds of over 200 local Christian leaders, teachers... read more »
News release: Understanding autistic meltdowns and shutdowns video
Triona Brading, an autistic Christian who is a Roofbreaker disability champion with Through the Roof, has teamed up with the charity again for a second video: ‘Understanding autistic meltdowns and shutdowns. Triona shares “helpful starting points for discussions with the autistic people in your church”... read more »
News release: ABC journey of disability inclusion
Disability charity Through the Roof is calling on all UK churches to join the ABC journey of disability inclusion, from Access to Belonging to Commission. We are sharing a new framework – the ABC model. It is a simple tool for churches to show... read more »
Remembering Mike Townsend
Dear Through the Roof family It is with sad hearts that we announce that Mike Townsend, Through the Roof’s Chair of Trustees, passed away on 28th November 2023. Mike and his wife, Edith, had been on a cruise in the Caribbean when Mike was admitted to... read more »
God Grows Our Gifts: Winter 2023 Vital Link Newsletter
Welcome to the Winter 2023 Vital Link newsletter from Through the Roof. Download your copy to: read all about our the latest Wheels for the World work of lives transformed with our partners in Kenya watch our new autism support video and share it in churches,... read more »
Wheels in Kimilili and Eldoret, Kenya 2023: blog
Through the Roof is blessed to have two Wheels for the World missions to Kenya in 2023. On the second trip, volunteers visit Kimilili then Eldoret to distribute wheelchairs and mobility aids to disabled people, as well as Bibles, to bring them physical and... read more »
Together on Retreat: 'Following Jesus'
It was our privilege and pleasure to once again welcome Emily Owen as our speaker for 'Together on Retreat' for our Easter retreat in March 2024. We followed Jesus to the garden, the cross, and the tomb. Together we shared in the wonder of the Easter... 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 our next visit to The Lounge. If you would like to join us for a cuppa and a... read more »