PC(USA) - International AIDS Ministries

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It's a matter of faith

Africa stands to lose an entire generation to the AIDS epidemic that is sweeping the continent. In some pockets of sub Saharan Africa, up to 20 percent of the population is infected with the virus that causes the disease.

The crisis is cause for despair, but for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s African church partners it also is a matter of faith and a call to action. They are offering prevention programs, providing home-based patient care and tending to parentless children. Their material resources for ministry are modest, but their hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ is boundless. As one of the most influential institutions in Africa, the church is in a position to make a huge difference in the battle against AIDS. African leaders take heart in the experience in Uganda, where the HIV infection rate was cut from 13 to four percent through a massive education campaign.

It's a matter of faith

Generation at risk

Hands of compassion

Partnership personified

Mass messaging

It takes a village

African churches

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shares the conviction that the AIDS crisis in Africa is indeed a matter of faith. The 216th General Assembly (2004) urged Presbyterians to put their faith into action by contributing to Extra Commitment Opportunities that address the AIDS crisis in Africa and around the world. In phase one of the effort, the PC(USA) is emphasizing ministry in Africa, where the AIDS crisis is most severe.

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