Vital Link 84 Summer 2022 | Page 2

Contact Details
Through the Roof , Alpha House , Alpha Place , Garth Road , Morden , Surrey , SM4 4TQ
Phone : 01372 749955
Email : info @ throughtheroof . org
Web : www . throughtheroof . org
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 .
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Wheels Motivates Young People for Mission

Youth leaders at The King ’ s Church , Chessington recently profiled Wheels for the World to help motivate their young people for mission . Wheels team-members Neil , Joanna and Carol inspired forty of the Young People ’ s Fellowship , aged between 14 and 18 , to consider using their skills to serve and share the love of Jesus . The family trio of Dad and two daughters have different roles of technician , physiotherapist and pastor so each shared their specialism to show different aspects in action plus explained roles , including admin and photography .
Neil explained that refurbished wheelchairs are shipped from the Aldershot warehouse to various countries for distribution . He showed a demonstration wheelchair with one side already refurbished and the other side not , to see if the young people could identify the problems , and talked through the alterations that were often needed , such as cushioning made to help individuals be seated in the best way .
Joanna ’ s presentation highlighted what happens as a physio when she sees a client – how each person is assessed , and their needs identified . She explained how she works with technicians to adapt each chair .
Pastor Carol read Psalm 139 about how we are all fearfully and wonderfully made . This is so important for those who come to distributions , as they will often have been made to believe that as a disabled person , they are unimportant and not valued in society , but God makes us into the people that He wants us to be .
The team gave out newsletters and flyers and finished the evening with a short video from their Uganda trip . The young people engaged well and asked some great questions . Encouragingly , the group have already raised £ 150 for Wheels . Thank you YPF ! Whilst no-one committed to becoming a missionary that evening , we have had teenagers on Wheels trips before , so we would love to receive an application from any potential young team-member .

Wheels to Ukraine

Through the Roof and Wheels for the World are sending a half-container of wheelchairs to our contacts in Ternopil , West Ukraine . Pastor Volodymyr ( our Ukrainian partner ) is distributing chairs to help people who ’ ve lost theirs after being left homeless by Russia ’ s attacks . We ’ re glad to be able to support Pastor Volodymyr and his church as they work with displaced disabled people . Please join us in praying for their safety and for a swift return to peace .

Highway 35

Thank you Neil , Joanna and Carol , and all at the King ’ s Centre !
Volodymyr ( second from left ) and his family along with our Churches Inc team from 2019 . We hope to return to Ternopil soon .
We ’ re intending to run a full in-person distribution in Ukraine once it ’ s safe and practical to do so and will have more details about that soon .
‘ Highway 35 ’ a new book by Chris and Denise Arthey is now available to buy on the TTR online shop ( at www . throughtheroof . org ) for the great price of £ 12.95 ( plus p & p ) - ‘ With an honesty that is both raw and vulnerable , the Artheys take us on their unique journey of hope against all odds , explaining how they rebuilt their lives , ‘ step by step ’, after their accident . More than a compelling story of survival , Highway 35 is an account of astounding personal strength and fighting spirit , of depth and integrity of relationship and uncompromising faith in the face of the most difficult of challenges .’
Available now on
Our chief executive , Tim Wood , has written a commendation for the book , the TTR website and we think it ’ ll bless a lot of TTR supporters . Visit our website , or contact us on 01372 749955 , to order and to find out about the other books and resources available from TTR .