Letter from Brett and Shelly Faucett in Thailand
August 7, 2008
Interfaith Pre-Conference
HIV/AIDS is a critical challenge for religious communities and demands our concern and commitment now more than ever. It is not only a health crisis, but a dilemma that affects basic human dignity and rights, including the right to live, the right to be healthy, and the right to have access to public services.
Children are a vulnerable part of society who have little input in their own lives. Religious leaders are in the position to make a serious impact in the lives of children. Every day, approximately 1,800 children under 15 are infected with HIV/AIDS. The majority of these children are infected via mother-to-child transmission. This crucial situation put many questions in front of faith communities and families, and needs to be addressed adequately. Keep reading.
Read more mission updates by Brett and Shelly Faucett.
Mission Partnerships Strengthened on Trips to Egypt, Thailand and India
Two diverse contingents of new and veteran
mission co-workers, congregation mission
leaders, representatives of the Medical Benevolence
Foundation and staff of IHM traveled
in Egypt, Thailand and India recently,
deepening their understanding together of
how PCUSA’s partners are working to
address the health and development issues of
their communities. Read the rest of this story  in the International Health spring 2008 newsletter.
Meet the Faucetts
Faucett family
Brett and Shelly Faucett began service as regional consultants for health and HIV/AIDS in South Asia in September 2007. Brett and Shelly are based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Most recently Brett, a registered nurse, was on the staff of Hoag Presbyterian Hospital in Newport Beach, CA. He is a graduate of Maric College. Brett and Shelly served for two years with the Peace Corps in Moldova.
Shelly, a graduate of the University of California at San Diego, has had special training in teaching English as a Second Language and has worked as a literacy specialist as well as an ESL teacher with the Peace Corps.
The Faucetts are members of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, CA, and are accompanied by two daughters, Acacia Joy, and Annapurna Nai. Their position was funded through the Mission Inistiative Joining Hearts and Hands. |
