World AIDS Day

A number of years ago I was part of an AIDS care team. This certainly took me beyond my comfort zone, but left me with a sensitivity for those who are HIV/AIDS patients. This experience gave me memories of encounters with persons who were often abandoned by families and were dying. They were persons who needed to know God's love. Our team tried to share this love through acts of friendship during what were often the patient's last days. So it was with interest that I read and heard today's news stories surrounding World AIDS Day. Much has been done to treat and prevent AIDS, but it remains a major health threat throughout the world. It is good to know that The United Methodist Church continues to respond to this crisis.