A House Built on Love

The Enterprising Team Creating Homes for the Homeless

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Pub Date 29 Dec 2020 | Archive Date 14 Oct 2020

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People leaving prison; refugees; victims of abuse and prostitution. All struggle to find a home, to build relationships, to get back on their feet. The root cause of homelessness is relational: the homeless suffer not just the lack of a roof, but a lack of love. But what if someone could provide not only a home, but also a network? Real people, who knew what they were doing, and who cared? In 2007, Ed Walker published with Monarch Books a book called Reflections from the Scorched Earth . It described his nine years of living and working in six distinct war zones – notably in Darfur – as a Christian humanitarian aid worker with Tearfund. Returning to the UK, Ed worked for the YMCA for three years. But before long Ed and Rachel felt the call to start a genuinely Christian charity working with ex-offenders and the homeless. The private rental sector was out of reach for many, and government provision was horribly inadequate. Both problems have grown massively in the subsequent years. Scraping together every penny they could find, in 2010 the young couple set up a charity, Hope into Action, bought the first home for the homeless in partnership with their church. This charity has now grown to fifty homes across fifteen towns and cities. Hope into Action have won numerous awards both secular and Christian. Hope into Action tells Ed's story of faith and struggle as he and his wife saw the need, felt the call and stepped out in faith, developed a new theology of sharing and saw both tragic and wonderful results. It explains how we meet and grow in Christ as we interact with those in the shadows and those hidden in darkness.

People leaving prison; refugees; victims of abuse and prostitution. All struggle to find a home, to build relationships, to get back on their feet. The root cause of homelessness is relational: the...


Advance Praise

I’ve admired Hope into Action for some time not least because it has a holistic depth to it. This book both highlights the needs in our country and inspires us to realise we can actually do something. My hope is, this important writing will challenge and encourage people and churches right across the country. - Rt Revd Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, former Archbishop of Canterbury 

 

Ed Walker’s personal story is exciting and challenging in equal measure. The charity he leads, Hope into Action, is creatively pioneering a significant Christian response to the urgent housing needs of our nation. I recommend this book wholeheartedly. - Mandy Marshall: Co-Founder and Director of Restored Relationships 

 

A powerful and inspiring story of the gospel at work in today’s world. There is so much here to encourage us all about the power of the Church and the potential for transformation in the lives of those most in need in our society. - Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England 

 

I highly recommend this book. It links the local church with the homeless community and with some of the most broken. This book will build faith, encourage perseverance and could even be a transforming tool to encourage more people to fulfil the good works which God has called them to do. - Roy Crowne, Executive Director, Hope Together 

 

Inspiring, encouraging, and saturated with deep wisdom. - Steve Clifford, former General Director, Evangelical Alliance 

 

This book will challenge any reader in the very core of their being. - Elaine Storkey 

 

Ed Walker’s attractively written story tells how Christian commitment and determination can be gloriously effective in meeting human needs. I have for many years been a great admirer of Hope into Action. Long may this excellent charity grow and flourish. - Jonathan Aitken, former cabinet minister, ex-offender and now prison chaplain 

 


I’ve admired Hope into Action for some time not least because it has a holistic depth to it. This book both highlights the needs in our country and inspires us to realise we can actually do...


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