Annette Stuart
Annette Stuart is communications officer at Through the Roof, the Christian disability inclusion charity.
Belonging: How the church can create community and connection for disabled people
1 December 2023Becky is a 21-year-old Christian student. Most students find that people are friendly and chatty, after they have overcome their ‘freshers nerves'. But Becky finds people are often afraid to talk to her. Why? Because she is disabled. Sadly, this is common for many members of the disabled community. Statistics show that 67% of people in the UK feel uncomfortable talking to disabled people. Yet throughout the Bible, God worked through people affected by disability to show His glory. And He…
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Love breaks the roof
27 September 2022After careful assessment by Lynne, a volunteer occupational therapist, a suitable wheelchair was selected. Fawasi was delighted with his new chair, grinning broadly and thrusting his arms in the air in spontaneous thanksgiving. Love through action Fawasi is one of hundreds of people helped each year on international mission trips we run in our Wheels for the World project – distributing wheelchairs and mobility aids to disabled people in Africa, Asia and eastern Europe. Medically qualified…
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