Friday, July 31, 2009

the final word

abelungu bayasho bathi selidumela emansumpeni. laleli selidumela khona. but on a more serious note, is your church prepared at leadership level for AIDS? Any growing church may find people with HIV as members as a result of previous lifestyles. For example, in Central and Eastern Europe, many churches are involved in drug rehabilitation eg Ukraine and Russia, and some churches have several hundred former drug-users in their congregations, of which up to 70% have HIV.

People with AIDS can be very sensitive to reactions, whether they will be aaccepted or rejected. A person can swing rapidly from anger, to denial, sadness, despair, hope, optimism, questioning, resignation, fighting, giving up, wanting active treatment, or even wanting to die.
What is needed is sensitivity to where the person is today, helping the person understand that in the midst of great uncertainties about the future, your own constant support and friendship is not in doubt, just as God's faithfulness and love is not in doubt.

With love bazwalane bami, we can conquer even the highest mountains. Together we can do it. The peace of God be with you.

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