Mission Partner: Through The Roof
In the middle of January, a Through the Roof team of three, from Kenya, Tanzania and the UK, converged on Kigali where they were met by Rwandan partner, Rev Dominique. They headed north to Nyagatare and Kayonza where they joined the Rwandan team.
Together they spent the next ten days encouraging church leaders to enable the disabled people in their congregations to take up roles of responsibility and try new activities. Through God’s Word they encouraged the disabled community to see themselves as God sees them, and to share their stories. The team distributed 150 Bibles to those who can read, and an additional 100 audio Bibles in their local language, and in English, to disabled people and their families. This was a great blessing as many are illiterate.
Wheels trip to Kerala, India – 15-25 March. A team of 10 volunteers will be working alongside local Christians already working in the area and partnering with Sathyam Ministries. They will be fitting and distributing reconditioned wheelchairs and buggies, issuing walking aids and giving advice where necessary. They will be sharing the gospel, offering a bible and praying with each recipient, demonstrating God’s love in a very practical way.
A container of mobility aids is currently on its way to the Bidi Bidi Sudanese refugee camp at the northern border of Uganda.
Lent Wheelchairs - if you would like to sponsor a wheelchair during Lent for £42, please contact
Karen Goodridge or you can follow this link to sponsor a wheelchair.
Please pray for:
· the Through the Roof team and partner team as they fit and distribute mobility aids to disabled refugees in the Bidi Bidi Sudanese refugee camp, many of whom are victims of the civil war.
· the team of volunteers who will be in Kerala in India in March to fit and distribute mobility aids that were shipped there late last year.
· the wonderful team of volunteers who spend every Wednesday refurbishing these wheelchairs and other mobility aids, and then loading and dispatching them to our partners in developing countries.
For more information please see www.throughtheroof.org
Shaun Burrows, International Missions Manager