Title: HIV and AIDS and the Church Channels of Hope
1- HIV and AIDS and the ChurchChannels of Hope
Rev Christo GreylingWV African Advisor HIV/AIDS
Church partnerships
2FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-SULT OF YEARS OF
SCIENTIF-IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE
OF YEARS.
3Hypothetical Scenario
- Drug test to increase life span
- Only one person can be subsidized
- Panel to decide on who
- 1. Charles - homosexual man
- 2. Sally - health care worker
- 3. Nomsa - domestic worker
4Hypothetical Scenario
- Charles - surgeon
- infected by patient
- long-term relationship only with Robin, a
pharmacist
- Sally - 25 years old
- infected sexually
- works in escort agency after hours to subsidize
income - has 2 children
- Nomsa
- infected during ritual (blade)
- husband died of TB (AIDS-related)
- wanted bond for house
- tested HIV when applied for life cover
5Hypothetical Scenario
- Charles and Robin
- Successful careers and wealthy
- Sally
- no medical aid
- cannot get life assurance
- still works as receptionist at the escort agency
- Nomsa
- lost her job because HIV
- husbands policy paid out 175 000
- invited to invest money in daughters business
6HIV Infection worldwide 2003
- 30 800 000 have died
- 2 400 000 died in 2003
- 76 of all deaths have been in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 30 of deaths are due to TB
INFECTED BEFORE 2003 68 000 000
INFECTED IN 2003 4 800 000
Adults 4 100 000 2001 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa
Children lt15 630 000 2001 88 in Sub-Saharan
Africa
Source UNAIDS
7watching his future die
Vincent
- Vincent Friday with 13-month son, Davis
- The baby has been sick most of his life
8a model of hard work
- Vincent struggled to build up his farm
- He had maize, pigs, goats, ducks and pigeons
9life is tough for Celina, his wife
- Baby Davis, and son Pirirani, 4, both constantly
sick with diarrhoea, TB, pains and fever. - Paying for treatment has ruined the family.
10Vincent already cares for orphans
- Lucia, 9, and Patrick, 7, whose father died of
sickness in April 2000
11playing their part
- Like orphans throughout Africa, Lucia and her
brother must work to survive - Unlike many, they go to school until Vincent
finally runs out of livestock to sell for
medicine and school fees
12- Vincent
- I always thought I would live a happy life with
my beautiful wife, working hard on my land for my
childrens future. - I dreamed we would own cattle and I would have a
pleasant home. - But the story has come out differently because
of this sickness.
13UMANMMUNE DEFICIENCYIRUS
H I V
CQUIREDMMUNEEFICIENCYYNDROME
A I D S
Source Rev Christo Greyling (WVI) CABSA
14Progression of Infection
window period
recurrent minor problems
infection
Health/immune status
- aids-defining illness
- progressive deterioration
- death
TIME
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Source Rev Christo Greyling (WVI) CABSA
15denial, anxiety, fear
security
Gods embracement, trust, commitment to support
empathy, assurance of Gods love
16up and down
normal living, guidance support when needed
strengthening faith and relationships
understanding, guidance through turmoil, available
17isolation, loneliness mourning,losses, guilt
(internal, external),anger, repentance
contact with others, forgiveness
belong to a community, acceptance,
reconciliation (self, others, God)
communication, strengthen relationships
18self rejection, hopeless-ness,worthlessness
value, respect, dignity
hope and meaning
a hopeful and purposeful life
19fragile, uncertain, extreme fear
peace, acceptance, security for those left behind
peace, Completion succession planning
let go
20depression, sadness, longing
mourn the loss, care for those left behind
acceptance and peace with what has happened
allow mourning, accept the loss an go on with life
21Estimated OVC in 2001 and 2010
22The situation until recently
- Some denominations do better than others
- Silence
- Its not our people
- Them vs Us
- Judgmental
- They brought it on themselves
- Sin
- Gods punishment
Source Rev Christo Greyling (WVI) CABSA
23Colossians 3
- 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly
things.. 5Put to death, therefore, whatever
belongs to your earthly nature sexual
immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and
greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, the
wrath of God is coming.
Source Rev Christo Greyling (WVI) CABSA
24Do we use HIV/AIDSto control our congregations
or do we use our congregations tocontrol
HIV/AIDS?
25With the result that HIV infected and affected
people
- Afraid to trust the Church
- Afraid to be judged or rejected
- Do not hear Gods heartbeat for HIV people
- Do not see the churchs involvement in terms of
HIV/AIDS - Suffer without support
Source Rev Christo Greyling (WVI) CABSA
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