When U2 front man, Bono, challenged churches nationwide to step up and find a way to combat the AIDS pandemic, CCV took action. Here is the press release I wrote that was granted lots of media attention.
Christ's Church of the Valley Responds to the AIDS in Africa Pandemic
The future of the people of Swaziland, Africa is in the balance. The AIDS rate in Swaziland is the highest in the world. It affects over 43% of the population of which 60,000 are children.
Recently Bono, the front man of U2, challenged churches nationwide to step up and get involved. His personal commitment to ridding this disease and helping the people of Africa is inspiring. So what is our role in a hurting world? How can we step up to the challenge?
Christ's Church of the Valley and Partners in Action are teaming up with hope to reduce the AIDS rate dramatically by decreasing the number of children who are born with AIDS. By taking simple steps such as providing pregnant mothers with AIDS nutritional, medicinal and prenatal care, we can drastically reduce the chances a child will contract AIDS by 97%.
CCV is bringing a little bit of heaven down to earth by adopting the town of Bulembu in Swaziland. Immediate plans include renovating homes where widows will be paired up with local orphaned, AIDS-infected children to give these orphans a sense of security and compassion; planting a church where Bulembu residents will find meaning, purpose and encouragement through life’s journey; providing local, sustainable jobs where men and women can provide for their families; and restoring a hospital back to operating condition.
We can’t do it alone. We need your help to rebuild Bulembu – a little town that has great potential to beat the AIDS pandemic and become a source of hope and inspiration for all of Africa. CCV is dedicated to mobilizing the church to act on behalf of a hurting world. Join us during our worship services on November 18 & 19 where we will air a video-taped interview with U2’s Bono and reveal CCV’s plan of action to reach Africa.
The United Nations has stated that if something isn’t done now to address the pandemic, the Swazi people could be extinct by 2050. Be part of the solution! Help us implement a vision of hope and a future that will work. CCV is located at 7007 W. Happy Valley Rd. in Peoria, AZ. Contact us if you have any questions at 623.376.2444 or www.ccvonline.com. Regular weekend worship times are 4:30 and 6:15 pm every Saturday and 9:30 and 11:15 am every Sunday.
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