AIDS/ HIV Seminar

I had the awesome privilege yesterday of presenting in an all-day seminar on board for locals about AIDS and HIV. The target audience for the event was Christian leaders in the community. The seminar was two-fold in purpose -- to educate, but also to encourage the community leaders to start formulating a response to the AIDS epidemic within their communities and their churches. I gave two training sessions -- one on Global AIDS Statistics and one on Guiding Principles (the principles that should guide Christians in their response to AIDS). The seminar was well attended, so we were so thankful! We pray that the seminar will prompt Jamaicans to take action in the fight against AIDS. In the global AIDS pandemic, the Caribbean is the second-most affected region in the world (first is Africa). Among adults aged 15–44 in the Caribbean, AIDS has become the leading cause of death. Pray for those infected and affected by AIDS in Jamaica, the Caribbean and throughout the world.