--- title: Hope for the hungry date: 2022-02-11T16:00:00+00:00 author: Anna Seevaratnam canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hope-for-the-hungry" section: Articles --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. Share [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fhope-for-the-hungry) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Hope%20for%20the%20hungry&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fhope-for-the-hungry) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fhope-for-the-hungry&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fhope-for-the-hungry&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fhope-for-the-hungry) #### In lockdown, so many people in our local communities have struggled to make ends meet. We were not content to let people in our community struggle alone, so we got involved in a new development that was being explored by Bethany Christian Trust and Building Bridges Project. They helped to bring together a small group of local charitable organisations: - Pall Singh; - Asian Concern; - The Mosque Kitchen; - Panjabi Junction (Asian Women’s Project); and - St Peter’s Church. It was agreed that because of the hardship many individuals and families were facing, we should explore setting up and distributing food. This would help to provide one or two hot meals a week for those in the community that were facing enormous challenges. We all met remotely to discuss how we could help local people in our communities. The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) had launched an appeal fund. Standing together as six organisations, we put in a joint bid to apply for a food distribution project fund. We were pleased to discover that our application was successful! We were awarded funds to provide to our local communities to work mainly in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Sponsored[](#) [ ![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://www.oakhill.ac.uk/admissions/open-days) Asian Concern distributed over 100 meals a month for free to those who were struggling, had health issues, or were unable to get to the shops. We also received an additional one-off funding to set up a group to provide telephone support or video calling support to people who just wanted to talk to someone. Both these initiatives were carried out in partnership with other organisations – making us stronger and helping us reach more people in our community. As the Bible tells us, ​“two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9) God was able to use our small service and multiply it! > As the Bible tells us, “two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9)” #### Stories of Hope 2: Explore the series This article is part of a six-part series of stories of hope. Click through to more stories in the series below, where Christians share how God has called them to show His love: [ ![Hope from altar to kitchen table](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![9 BBF1 F4 F CD77 4138 B08 A 49848 FBEE669](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/9BBF1F4F-CD77-4138-B08A-49848FBEE669.jpeg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hope-from-the-altar-to-the-kitchen-table) [#### Hope from altar to kitchen table ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hope-from-the-altar-to-the-kitchen-table) Sharing food builds bridges with those inside and out of church – here's our story [ ![Hope 15:13](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/hope-1513) [ Hope 15:13 ](/author/hope-1513) 11 February 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hope-from-the-altar-to-the-kitchen-table) [ ![Hope in Wales](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![DD877313 F6 F3 4 B54 9 AC7 2 E81 B0 E0 BD01](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/DD877313-F6F3-4B54-9AC7-2E81B0E0BD01.jpeg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hope-in-wales) [#### Hope in Wales ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hope-in-wales) Restoration and great "advent-ures": how churches in Wales are sharing Christ's love [ ![Vineyard Cardiff et al](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/vineyard-church-cardiff-and-lighthouse-church-llangefni) [ Vineyard Cardiff et al ](/author/vineyard-church-cardiff-and-lighthouse-church-llangefni) 11 February 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hope-in-wales) --- ### About Asian Concern ![]()Asian Concern is a registered Scottish charity (SCO 20697) founded in 1989 by a small group of Christians from several churches and different minority ethnic backgrounds. Our aim is to share God's love in Jesus Christ through friendship with the Asian community in Edinburgh and the Lothians. We work through volunteers and presently have two honorary fieldworkers. Asian Concern is funded through a few funding applications a year, through fund raising (e.g. curry nights), various regular donations and the generosity of our members and the public. We are very grateful for all the financial help we receive. [See more from Asian Concern](/author/asian-concern)