The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS

The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is a powerful week of prayer, education and action. The annual observance takes place Sunday March 2nd, to Saturday, March 8th, 2008. This national AIDS awareness campaign engages Black congregations to support, encourage and empower African Americans, Africans and all people of the Diaspora to take action toward stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS in Black communities worldwide. The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is sponsored nationally by The Balm in Gilead.

To mark this week, your minister could dedicate a sunday sermon to the topic of HIV/AIDS in DC. Your minister could lead by example and get an HIV test, and make HIV testing available to the congregation on site. You could make HIV/AIDS the topic of a sunday school lesson, or plan a special event to talk about HIV/AIDS in DC. There are lots of possibilities.

Now is an excellent time to talk to your church about participating in the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS. You can find out more at the Balm in Gilead website. When you're ready you can register your church online. And of course, if there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.