Sight Loss Sunday is an annual event in which Torch is encouraging churches to focus on blind and partially sighted people and their gifts and presence in church life. This year’s Sight Loss Sunday takes place 12 October. In this episode, we first speak to Torch CEO Sarah Dawkins about how her awareness has evolved regarding issues blind and partially sighted people face since she started working for Torch. We then speak to Torch’s Churches Partnership Coordinator Vicki Bryson, who brings some practical steps both church leaders and blind and partially sighted people can take to ensure better inclusion and fuller participation in church life.
This week, Marilyn chats with author and friend Tracy Williamson about her book ‘Unashamed’, which is a powerful exploration of how we can experience restoration from life’s hurts with God’s help.
Tracey’s book is also available from Torch in a variety of formats for people wishing to find out more. To contact Torch Trust with any comments or feedback, call 01858 438260 email info@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org.
This week Marilyn Baker sits down to talk to Reflections producer Linn Davies-who is a trained journalist, Afrobeats singer and writer. Linn talks about working for the BBC, growing an online platform, writing thrillers and the inspiration behind the featured songs.
Accessible Christian literature remains at the heart of Torch’s mission. And this week we meet the new resources curator, Janette Sturgis, whose working on expanding our library and bookshop offerings. She talks about her love of working in retail, her evolving understanding of disabilities, and shares details about some new discipleship books which she’s particularly excited about.
Lay Preacher Wendy Coxhill, Walking By Faith Season 2 Episode 6.
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In this season’s final episode we talk to Lay Preacher Wendy Coxhill. She talks about creative, multi-sensory prayer stations and the importance of intentionally slowing down.
This week we sit down to a conversation with Torch’s newest trustee Philip Rice. He talks about his love of the Torch Holidays and his passion to bring children and young people to torch-making the client base more age diverse.
Social Welfare Officer Lydia Ajayi, Walking By Faith Season 2 Episode 5.
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In this episode we meet Lydia Ajayi who works for the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities In Nigeria. Due to medical neglect, she lost her sight and hearing, as well as having affected speech and partial paralysis in her left hand. She talks about how she believes the return of her hearing, full speech and feeling was a faith miracle and how reading is continuing to support her in every life situation.
In this episode we talk to Sarah Brookman, the visionary behind the new Torch Chaplaincy telephone service, which aims to support people going through life changes relating to sight loss. We also hear from Heinrich Barth, one of the chaplaincy volunteers who lost his sight following an brain aneurism in 2019. The conversation with Heinrich is taken from season one of Torch’s podcast Walking By faith.
