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Responding to Orphans’ Needs

Responding to Orphans’ Needs. HIV/AIDS Worldwide The Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time. HIV/AIDS Crisis The Statistics. 25 million people worldwide have died from AIDS-related causes, and more than 42 million are currently infected

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Responding to Orphans’ Needs

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  1. Responding to Orphans’ Needs • HIV/AIDS WorldwideThe Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time

  2. HIV/AIDS CrisisThe Statistics • 25 million people worldwide have died from AIDS-related causes, and more than 42 million are currently infected • 14 million children under age 15 are orphans due to HIV/AIDS-related causes • More than 90% of those living with HIV/AIDS are in developing countries

  3. HIV/AIDS and ChildrenA Generation to Save • Parents are sick or dying and can’t work to care for their children • Children must leave school to care for their family’s needs–and orphans must fend for themselves • Grandparents often care for a dozen or more orphaned grandchildren • HIV-positive mothers unknowingly pass the virus to their newborn or breast-feeding children

  4. Orphans at Risk in Ethiopia • Geb: Give us a personal picture and case

  5. Orphans at Risk in India • Paparao: Picture and story. • (Example:……. is a 71-year-old grandmother who is now the sole parent for her three grandchildren, after her son and daughter-in-law died of AIDS • She is too exhausted to do more than make sure the children have food and a place to sleep • Her granddaughter was forced to leave school and take a job as a maid at age 14

  6. Faith in ActionGod’s Word Speaks “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…” – James 1:27a “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” – Isaiah 58:9b-10

  7. A Christian ResponseTo the HIV/AIDS Crisis “For just such an hour as this, God has raised up His church. Who else can He use better to care for the orphans and the widows, to bring true Hope to the hurting and homeless?” – Dwyatt Gantt, Director of Children’s Hope The power of the church: • United in a response motivated by God’s love for all people • A trusted part of communities ravaged by AIDS • Has the authority to speak on behavioral issues to prevent the spread of HIV

  8. You CanTurn the Tide Towards Hope Pray for God’s care and protection for orphans, widows, and families overwhelmed by HIV/AIDS Become informed about the facts of the crisis—and share your knowledge Commit to action by engaging your congregation in a project to turn the tide against HIV/AIDS through your denomination or a Christian charity

  9. Children’s HopeHow Are We Responding? The Hope Initiative Children’s Hope’s commitment to save a generation by turning the tide against HIV/AIDS worldwide Care for the needs of orphans, widows, vulnerable children, and their caregivers: food, healthcare, schooling, nurturing • Prevent new HIV infections through effective education based on biblical principles of abstinence and marital faithfulness

  10. Children’s HopeUniquely Positioned to Respond • Presently working in 8 countries, including 2 of those most severely affected by HIV/AIDS • More than 24 years of experience working overseas. • Partnering with the local church, private organizations, and governments to help AIDS-affected communities • Efficient use of donated funds: 84 cents of every dollar goes directly to help

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