Disability is not infectious!
These were the words printed on a sign spotted by sixteen year old James, our 'young disabled role model', during his time on an Integr8 mission trip to Uganda. James has put together a great presentation about his experiences which you can view by following this link. ...
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Guatemala 2010 in words and pictures
In August 2010 a team of five volunteers set off from the UK on a mission trip to Guatemala. This short article (in powerpoint form) will give you an idea of what the trip involved...
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Update 1 from Uganda
Tim texted in this message from Uganda on the 13th August.
'Fantastic team and trip. Four workshops and three seminars so far, including one at mud hut school in a very poor area. Feedback is all positive with really exciting action plans. God is working in us and through us with ...
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Doing Mission with a Physical Disability
I'm Ceri from Cardiff, I love spending time with my two little nephews who are always making me laugh with their funny little sayings. I have Cerebral Palsy which affects my co-ordination and speech but God has given me a sense of adventure and ability to persevere. I'll give most ...
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Lastminute.God
It was 21st May and I had exactly zero team-members for our mission trip to Guatemala. I had been searching for twelve months for suitable volunteers and now was ten days away from my deadline. Even those who had been interested had pulled out.
I was out of options and would ...
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VIP Treatment
You won’t have heard of Philippa Woodcraft. She is twenty years old and lives in a small village in the Bedfordshire countryside. She works part-time as a secretary in an auction house and attends her local Baptist church. She is the seventh child born into her family.
Philippa hasn’t starred on ...
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Abigail’s Talk In India
Abigail was a key member of the first-ever integr8 trip to India to train and inspire teachers to include disabled people in education programmes. Abigail gave this talk to teachers on the trip.)
Hello, my name is Abigail. I am 17 years old and I’m at college studying health and social ...
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Touchdown
Touch down at London Heathrow after a smooth journey home. Glad to see our families. Fantastic trip + excellent team. 480 trained. God was in all we did.
Before we left…
Before heading to the airport we took a quick trip to the America Latina school in the city. We saw Jose, a young man with learning disabilities who graduated from the school the previous year, and now has a paid role at the school. His co-workers say he has been ...
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Last day in Guatemala City
Our last day in Guatemala. Attended church service at El Camino. The church has a great ministry to deaf people – around 30 or so were in attendance - and so the lively worship songs were ‘signed’ using American Sign Language. The church treated us to lunch at Pizza Hut, ...
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