Marilyn Baker

Hello and welcome to Reflections, the programme from Torch Trust focusing on faith and disability in today's world.

I'm Marilyn Baker and I'm delighted to be spending the next half an hour with you.

How do you feel when you hear the words inspirational story? Many blind and disabled people cringe a little at that description.

Sometimes it's reserved for people doing extraordinary things, such as climbing Mount Everest or learning to fly a plane.

Hello and welcome to this edition of Reflections, the programme from Torch Trust which focuses on faith and disability in today's world.

I'm Marilyn Baker and I'm looking forward to being with you for the next half an hour.

Torch staff and trustees have been contributing articles to Premiere Magazine over the past few months.

You may remember hearing Torch CEO Sarah Dawkins in conversation with our producer Lynn Davies a couple of weeks ago.

Hello and welcome to Reflections, the programme from Torch Trust that explores faith and disability in today's world.

I'm your host, Marilyn Baker, and today we're looking ahead to Sight Loss Sunday.

Every year since 2021, Torch Trust has marked Sight Loss Sunday, an opportunity for churches to think about how they can become more welcoming and inclusive of blind and partially sighted people.

Here's Vicki Bryson to tell us more about how Sight Lost Sunday came about and why it matters.

[upbeat music] Reflections from Torch Trust, focusing on Christian faith and sight loss Hello, and welcome to another edition of Reflections, the program from Torch Trust that explores faith and disability in today's world.

I'm your host, Marilyn Baker, and after many weeks of warm, humid weather, I thought we'd have a bit of fun today by looking at some common myths about blindness.

Today, we're going to talk about some of the myths surrounding blind people, what some people believe and are not true.

We're taking a bit of a lighthearted look, so to help me explore this subject, I'm going to be talking to two blind friends, Jan Turner, and our special guest in the studio today, Sheila Armstrong.

Hello, and welcome to Reflections from Torch Trust, the program that focuses on faith and disability in today's world.

I'm your host, Marilyn Baker, and I'm so pleased you've joined me for the next half hour.

Something we often talk about on Reflections is how God sees us as whole people, rather than defining us by just one part of who we are.

Recently, producer Lyn Davies published an article for Pure Magazine entitled When Faith Forgets You're a Person.