HIV and the Church

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    Pete Wilson and I – and a documentary film crew - were walking around the Global Village at the 2012 AIDS conference in DC. We were engaging people in conversations about their organizations and causes at the conferences. One booth caught our attention: Condomize. ...
    Caring for those with HIV&AIDS is exactly where Jesus would be today. Devastating the lives of over 33 million around the world, this pandemic cannot be stopped with out the love and effort from church communities around the world. If you’re like Saddleback when we first got started you are asking what can the church effectively do. We have built our ministry on a simple six-step strategy that we invite you to use for your ministry. The six steps of what every church can do are explained in the CHURCH acrostic below....
    If you're HIV positive you're not alone. There is hope. Listen to these stories of people who are living with HIV. And don't stop there, spend time on our site hivaidsinitiative.com. It's filled with information and resources of support for you. God loves you and so do we. We believe the best resource of care and support that you can find is a local church. You weren't meant to walk this path alone. Call us (949) 609-8295 or email us at hiv@saddleback.com and we'll help you get connected. ...
    You might be saying, “This is great! I love the idea of caring for people who are infected or affected by HIV& AIDS – but I don’t know how to get started.” Let me share with you the five steps we took to start the HIV&AIDS Initiative at Saddleback – they’re the same five steps you can take to START as well....


     
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