We’ve all heard about angels, and we all probably have our own ideas about what they look like and how they operate. Hope Price felt called to write a book about angels and their role in the Bible. In the first of this two-part interview, we hear how Hope came to be interested in angels, and she also shares her own personal story about being a missionary in Rwanda.
This Sunday marks Sight Loss Sunday, when torch invites churches to reflect on the needs of blind and partially sighted people, so they are better supported during services, or in active parts of the ministry. We’re going to hear how very small changes can have a big impact.
This week we hear about a new type of smart glasses made by an for Visually Impaired people. We learn what’s unique about the Mavis Tech glasses, how they came into being and how they differ from a mainstream product like the Metta Ray bans.
In part 2 of Sheila Armstrong’s interview with Helen Keller award winner Kathy Nimmer, Kathy talks more about how she found effective ways to teach sighted students as a blind teacher. She also shares a horrifying experience she had during her teaching years and talks about the books she’s written.
This week, Sheila Armstrong sits down to talk to public speaker, author and former high school teacher Kathy Nimmer. Kathy shares her surprise at receiving the prestigious Helen Keller Award for her public contribution to education, working with her guide dog and how she got into motivational speaking.
This week Torch CEO Sarah Dawkins sits down with Trustee Ife Akintunde to talk about the article he recently published in Pure Magazine in their series on faith and disability. Ife shares how he went on a journey from not feeling as if his faith was strong enough when prayers of healing failed, to finding encouragement through well-known Bible stories, which made him understand that his life had as much purpose, and that he was just as valuable to God as anyone else.
Why is Sight Loss Sunday Important? And what are some easy steps churches can take to become more inclusive for blind and partially sighted congregation members? In this edition of Reflections we answer these questions through a reflection by Vicki Bryson and a feature by James Brookman about how one man has implemented audio description in his church. We also hear from Sarah Brookman about the upcoming Torch retreat.
All blind people are music geniuses, possess an extraordinary sense of hearing and smell, and live pretty terrible lives. At least that’s what common myths would have you believe. Marilyn Baker and Sheila Armstrong tackle these myths in a light hearted conversation with inputs from Jan Turner, long-term friend and former staff at Torch. We also hear the final instalment in our hymn writers series, where the spotlight is on George Matheson.
