A House Built on Love: The enterprising team creating homes for the homeless

Hope into Action, a charity founded by Ed Walker has a vision - of the church at the forefront of the fight against homelessness. Since 2010 it has worked in partnership with churches to supply homes, support, friendship and love for the homeless and marginalized, earning the Guardian's Public Service Award in 2017 and an award from the Centre for Social Justice.



Here, Ed tells his story of faith and struggle as he and his wife Rachel stepped out in faith, developed a new theology of sharing and saw both tragic and wonderful outcomes. Visionary, inspiring and touching, Ed's experiences show how we can meet and grow in Christ as we interact with those in the shadows and those hidden in darkness.

About the author

Ed's background is as a humanitarian aid worker with Tearfund. He worked for nine years in war and drought and countries with high malnutrition, working mainly with displaced populations. Countries he worked included: Burundi, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Sudan, Darfur, Northern Kenya. His final post was as Director of Tearfund's largest ever programme in Darfur where he was responsible for 400 staff working in one of the world's most dangerous operating environments. Prior to that he graduated from Exeter University where he had played hockey for England Universities, and in the national league. After his stint in Darfur he worked for the YMCA for three years before giving up the position of 'Director of Client Services' to start a tiny charity. Hope into Action has now grown into a charity with over 50 homes. In Peterborough now, the charity has over 13 churches giving the homeless a home. Ed is married to Rachel. They met overseas and Rachel is a nurse. They have three children. Ed lives in Peterborough and attends Bretton Baptist church.

Product details

• Authors: Ed Walker, Walker Ed
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2020
• EAN: 9780281081196
• ISBN: 978-0-281-08119-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Christianity, Personal Christian testimony & popular inspirational works, Autobiography: religious & spiritual, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Autobiography: religious and spiritual, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness