Today begins the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS. This was originally known as Black Church Week for the Healing of HIV/AIDS. Since it began back in 1990, it has expanded beyond the Black church community and is now observed across all faith boundaries; Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and others. The campaign is sponsored by The Balm In Gilead, Inc.
This community and spiritual collaboration focuses not just on the healing through prayer. It also encourages compassion and tolerance for people living with HIV and their inclusion within the faith community. It urges testing as the means of knowing individual status, promotes prevention education and early treatment for those infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
For additional information, click here: http://www.nationalweekofprayerforthehealingofaids.org .
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