No. 78 -- Summer 2020 Vital Link Summer 2020 | Page 2

Our 300th Roofbreaker! Contact Details Through the Roof, Alpha House, Alpha Place, Garth Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 4TQ Phone: 01372 749955 Email: [email protected] Web: www.throughtheroof.org The Growing Reach of our Roofbreaker Project We are delighted to have passed the milestone of having 300 Roofbreakers! That means 300 individuals who are involved in making Christian life more inclusive for disabled people. We pray that many lives are being transformed by their work, and for many more people to join us in this important role. Our goal is to see a Roofbreaker in every church, so we still have a long way to go! Please do spread the message around your churches and Christian communities. Let’s raise awareness and encourage more churches and ministries to take steps to be more welcoming and inclusive for disabled people. During lockdown we have developed a Facebook group to provide extra support for Roofbreakers, and we are now using Zoom to enable Roofbreaker Networks to meet together. The Center Parcs holidaymakers getting together Roofbreaker numbers keep on growing! This is a time when we are all learning together as situations change, and we want to make sure that churches are aware of the difficulties faced by disabled people, and the importance of including them in the life and outreach of the church. Visit www.throughtheroof.org to find more details about the roofbreaker programme and to sign up. Decentralised Parcs Holidaymakers who were set to enjoy fun, friendship, and physical and spiritual activities at Center Parcs decided to ‘meet together’ via videoconference when Center Parcs was closed due to COVID-19. It was great to see each other, connect, catch-up, and share encouragement from the Bible, pray and worship (with BSL) together. We hope that this can continue in the future, as an additional way for people to connect with one another in-between holiday times. Our Vision ‘… is all people enjoying life together, mutually giving and receiving, as God intended’ Our Mission '… is transforming lives through Jesus with disabled people’ Through the Roof Charitable Trust Ltd is a UK Registered Company number 04201510 with offices at Alpha House, Alpha Place, Garth Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 4TQ. It is also a Registered Charity Number 1087788. Quotes are sometimes edited for clarity and length Vital Link is designed and printed by PDC Design & Print www.pdc-kingston.co.uk www.throughtheroof.org Zoom Through A Study with disability—written to help impact your life as you live with your own or your child’s disability, and to equip you to minister to others you meet who are working through similar circumstances. It’s available for £3 plus p&p from the resources section of the shop at www.throughtheroof.org, or by calling 01372 749955. Home Call of a Faithful Servant By Jenny Edwards M.B.E. If you’re searching for some great material to share and work through in your online groups, or on your own, then take a look at Hearts in Transformation. It’s a six lesson Bible study exploring Biblical encouragement for those living We were very sad to hear of the sudden death of Chris Petty from the Lancing/Worthing group of Disabled Christians Fellowship. Chris and his wife Sandy have been part of this group for well over 20 years, providing help and support to many during that time. People will remember him as the person who collected them by Dial-a-Ride transport so they could join in the fellowship of DCF, others will remember his cheerful smile and obvious love of the Lord. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, and personally I will miss the invaluable support he gave me during my time with DCF. Please remember his wife Sandy and their children as they come to terms with their loss.