Food Bank is set up to give emergency food to people in extreme need with no money for food and is able to provide three days of nutritious food.
People are referred from other agencies one being ourselves and are given a voucher to take to the Food Bank, upon arrival people are given something to eat and drink and while one person puts together a food parcel another talks to the person trying to ascertain what other needs they have.
Emmanuel Relief Development Association
The ERDA was visited during Ralph’s trip to Ethiopia in February 2010. We have been supporting this work through a separate charity set up for this work called Valleys of Hope.
Due to the famine in Nekemte we have been supporting sixty orphans with food and clothing, we are now looking to set up micro businesses with some of the guardians of the children
This is worked out through two working titles Missions To Prisons and Friends of Prison Fellowship Ethiopia for which Ralph is the Director for SW England and South Wales.
Ministry Among The Nomads
Also during the February 2010 trip a visit was made to desert nomads looking at how they live and also finding out their needs in relation to their schooling.
The following have been written on the subject of Homelessness and Prison Ministry by Ralph.
Homelessness and Evangelism is a Grove Booklet EV52 in the Evangelism series available from Grove Books.
Reaching out to those affected by prison is a Grove Booklet EV62 in the Evangelism series.
Available from Grove Books, Tel. 01223 464748, Christian Bookshops or the author. Price £2.50 www.grovebooks.co.uk