Share your stories
Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God using stories or parables . Why was that ? There were many reasons , but it ’ s likely that Jesus knew our human hearts can be touched more powerfully by a story than by a thousand words of explanation or logic . That ’ s why we are asking you to share your stories – with us , and with others – about lives transformed by God ’ s ministry of Through the Roof . We want you to use the power of story to help change hearts and minds , so more people catch the vision for disability inclusion .
It could be a story from your local church about a disabled person getting more involved in church life ; it could be from your own lived experience of disability ; it could be a story from a TTR holiday or mission trip . Tell others and send in your story for the TTR Resource Bank – where others can find stories to use for TTR publicity .
Just email any stories to annette @ throughtheroof . org They can be anonymous and they don ’ t have to be perfect !
We ' d love to hear about lives that have been changed by Through the Roof You may think your story won ’ t make a difference but remember Jesus ’ s parable of the mustard seed : ‘ Jesus told the crowd another story . He said , “ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed . Someone took the seed and planted it in a field . It is the smallest of all seeds . But when it grows , it is the largest of all garden plants . It becomes a tree . Birds come and rest in its branches .”’ ( Matthew 13:31-32 , NIrV ®)
An example of a mustard-seed story : an anonymous lady TTR supporter and wheelchair user was talking over coffee to a man at a Disability Awareness Sunday service . She told him all about TTR ’ s work , and he was inspired to contact us – he asked for an interview , as his job is as a presenter on TWR Christian radio . That lady sharing her story once has led to hundreds of people hearing about TTR ( see interview with Katie Mobbs , 3 rd June 2023 episode at https :// www . twr . org . uk / show / the-supplement /).
So , every story counts , and you never know how God will multiply its impact !
Thanks Pete
We want to say a massive thank you to Through the Roof ’ s tech expert , Peter Tye , as he moves on after 16 faithful years of service at the charity . Pete ’ s first role was a humble Admin & Publicity Assistant , but over time he developed his role to become a giant of everything tech-related and an integral part of all the charity ’ s digital communications .
He has served the team willingly , always being on-hand ( or on Zoom ) to problem-solve the latest technical challenge , as well as edit and produce our Vital Link newsletter , organise online events , oversee the print and design of our publicity and publications , edit and subtitle videos , run the database , find relevant photos and produce posts for social media and the website !
Pete believes the time is now right for him to explore other opportunities , including pursuing some educational study . He and his skills and experience will leave a massive hole at the charity , but he goes with our blessing and grateful thanks for being such a vital team-member and essential part of all that we do as a charity . www . throughtheroof . org