Pray with us for Disability Awareness Sunday
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
This year ’ s Disability Awareness Sunday is about the unique gifts God gives each one of us . We would love you to join with us in praying that this will be an opportunity for churches across the UK to hear from disabled people themselves , telling how God is at work in their lives .
We have prepared a service pack based on this theme , with a video of Ashleigh Milroy from Edinburgh sharing some of her own
Please pray for churches to take the opportunity of Disability Awareness Sunday
message . We also have postcards available to give out to everyone attending the services .
If you are able to hold a service in your church ( either on September 17th or a date of your choice ) please do get in touch , or visit www . throughtheroof . org / disability-awarenesssunday and fill in the form . And please do share the link with friends .
Here is one of the prayers that forms part of the pack :
A prayer from Emily Owen , a Christian author who lost her hearing overnight . She knows what it is to be broken , and what it is to meet God there .
Father God , Sometimes I compare myself with other people . I can ’ t be like them , however much I wish I could . Help me to remember that You made me . I don ’ t need to be like someone else . I ’ m special to You just as I am . You rejoice over me ! Help me to do what I can without worrying about what I can ’ t . Help me to be who I am without worrying about who I ’ m not . Thank you that You are always with me , encouraging me , strengthening me , and guiding me as I fill a space in Your world that only I can fill . Amen
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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‘ Be a Roofbreaker ’ revised
A new version of the ‘ Be a Roofbreaker ’ resource , fully revised and updated for 2023 , is now available . This guide contains lots of new material , making it an ideal purchase for churches looking to deepen their work in welcoming , encouraging , and empowering disabled people .
You can find it on the TTR shop , at www . throughtheroof . org , or by contacting the office on 01372 749955 . It ’ s on sale for £ 5 ( plus p & p ), for either print or download versions . And Roofbreakers can claim an amazing 50 % off ( visit our website to sign up as a Roofbreaker , or contact katie @ throughtheroof . org if you ’ ve lost your discount code ).
Now available from our website shop
The new guide contains sections on : the theology of disability ; the responsibility of the church ; inclusive language ; and sections on including wheelchair users ; people who are blind ; people who are deaf ; those with learning disabilities ; mental health issues ; dementia ; speech difficulties ; autism ; children with additional needs ; people experiencing disability later in life ; ongoing support available for Roofbreakers ; and much more . It also contains ideas to support those who ’ re unable to attend church meetings and encouragement to take a person-centred approach . We ’ re really excited to see how this new version of this classic guide will be used , far and wide , in churches and beyond . If you pick up a copy , please let us know how you use it in your inclusion work .
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