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November 2008
Letter from Kay
Welcome to the HIV/AIDS Caring Community. If this is your first time to visit the site – dig in! There are more than three years’ of archived articles, interviews, feature stories, plus up-to-the minute news releases, downloadable resources, and links to other sites that offer further information on particular topics.
This month features the first of two major reports on the 17th International AIDS Conference and Ecumenical Pre-Conference held in Mexico City. As far as we know, Saddleback Church was the ONLY local church at the conference with eleven representatives. There were hundreds of relief organizations, denominations, scientists, physicians, researchers and PLWHA (people living with HIV/AIDS) represented, but just a handful of local churches, including Willow Creek Community Church. The International AIDS Conference was a daunting event, filled with detailed technical information, complex scientific formulas, energetic activists and persuasive advocates for attitudes and behaviors that are frequently in opposition to biblical standards. Holding firmly to God’s standards and yet opening our arms wide to embrace all those created in His image is never ending challenge.
One of the “firsts” for the 17th Conference was a long overdue plenary session on the welfare of children – in 23 years, there has never been a plenary dedicated to children! Finally, voices are being raised on behalf of the little ones who are orphaned or HIV+ who cannot speak for themselves.
Read this issue thoroughly and come back in September for a more complete report and analysis of the IAC in Mexico City.
Warmly,
Kay
P.S. Check out the article on my book, Dangerous Surrender: What happens when you say yes to God, and visit http://www.kaywarren.com/ for messages, music and downloads that will enhance your reading experience.
Kay Warren, co-founder, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif., and executive director of Saddleback Church's HIV/AIDS Initiative
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Americans adopting HIV-positive kids from Ethiopia By Anita Powell
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Solomon Henderson inherited just three things from his birth parents, who left him at an Ethiopian orphanage when he was 1 year old: a picture of Jesus, a plastic crucifix and HIV.
As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year, Solomon's prospects for survival — much less adoption — were grim. But Erin Henderson's heart stirred when she saw him, and she decided, on the spot, to adopt him. Read more >> |
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Kay Warren Reveals Solution to Gender-based Violence: the Worldwide Church, which offers Hope to the world NEWS RELEASE
Kay Warren, international AIDS advocate, author and director of the HIV/AIDS Initiative at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., today addressed the plenary session of the Ecumenical Alliance Pre-Conference in Mexico City, offering hope for the problem of gender-base violence through the Church. In a follow-up workshop, husband Rick Warren and colleagues joined in presenting a workshop on the role of the Church in HIV/AIDS. Read more >> |
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Government, Faith and Business: Building Effective Multi-sector Partnerships
"Official Rapporteur's Report" by Kevin B. George, MBA
This session was moderated by Kay Warren, Executive Director of the HIV/AIDS Inititative, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA.
I was impressed that this panel was comprised of two Rwandans, one South African, and three Americans - Rick Warren: Founder of Saddleback Church and The P.E.A.C.E. Coalition, Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini: Anglican Church, Kigali, Rwanda, Dr. Agnes Binagwaho: Executive Secretary of the Rwanda National AIDS Commission, Gil Odendaal, PhD,: South African from Saddleback Church, Elizabeth Styffe, RN, PHN, MN: Director, HIV/AIDS Initiative, Saddleback Church, Rwanda Healthcare Initiative and Dale Dawson: Chairman of Opportunity International President's Council.
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Inquiry about the Global Summit on AIDS and the Church by Kay Warren and Elizabeth Styffe
Thank you so much for your interest in our annual Global Summit on AIDS and the Church. There will not be a 2008 Summit. We are concentrating on preparing for the larger PEACE Summit, which will be held in Dallas, Texas in 2009. Please stay tuned for the exact date! Read more >> |
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Partnerships of the Rwanda HIV/AIDS Healthcare Initiative by Elizabeth Styffe
The Rwanda HIV/AIDS Healthcare Initiative is a new and innovative approach to healthcare which uses local churches to increase access to health services. It is the single most significant P.E.A.C.E. Plan initiative which is saving lives and transforming healthcare delivery using the local Church. Read more >> |
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Dangerous Surrender:
What happens when you say yes to God
Surrender. It is not an inviting concept, is it? Yielding. Relinquishing. Our very nature resists these concepts.
Intimacy with God. Now that is far more appealing. Don’t we all long for a deeper personal experience of God’s presence?
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