Diseases & Physical Ailments, AIDS & HIV 

Information about AIDS in Africa, how to prevent HIV infection, and encouragement towards a Christian response to the AIDS epidemic.As the stories told in this book show, the weight of human suffering due to AIDS in Africa is increasing daily. Most of us realize by now that AIDS is real--we probably know people who have been affected by it. But AIDS in the church--is it possible? In some countries the answer is already obvious as we have watched the brothers and sisters in our churches sicken and die. Elsewhere the plague has not reached such a height. Often we are not keen to admit that it is in the church. Often we think that the church should not become dirtied or spoiled by involving ourselves with those with AIDS. We see them as sinners paying for their sin. Meanwhile AIDS stalks our continent. It is killing young people, yet a thick wall of silence surrounds the killer.A proverb says, The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is now.; Likewise, many years ago was the best time for all Christians in Africa to be addressing the issue of AIDS. Many are dying without God and without hope. However, the next best time to become involved is today.The fire of AIDS raging all around the world gives Christians and the Church a unique opportunity to minister in Christ's name. It is a chance for us all to teach those around us how God's truth is for their lives. It is also a wonderful chance for us to demonstrate the love of Christ to the many who are in darkness and without any earthly hope. God's grace reaches to them. We must be the hands of Christ demonstrating that grace. When we are serving suffering people, we are serving him.This book is a tool to help equip us to face the tragedy of AIDS and respond in a godly way. By God's grace we can change the course of AIDS in Africa and bring many people to place their hope firmly in our Saviour, who died for sinners like us. - from Amzon