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#2: God's Love We Deliver--Food Program.
This paper describes the work of God's Love We Deliver, Inc., a
food delivery program founded by Ganga Stone of New York City. It
describes the steps to how the program was set up.
#3: AIDS: The Preventable Epidemic by Claudia L Webster.
Claudia L. Webster is the author of "AIDS: THE PREVENTABLE
EPIDEMIC, a state curriculum for grades 9-12." This paper
outlines the types of AIDS educational and service programs which can
be done by congregations, no matter what denomination.
#4: Living With AIDS by Terry Boyd.
Terry Boyd was a PLWA who was a member of Lafayette Park United Methodist Church in St. Louis, MO. Focus paper 13 contains a remembrance of Terry written by Cathie Lyons. Terry died on April 17, 1990.
#6: Description of the Covenant to Care Program.
Covenant to Care congregations let it be known in their
communities that"if you have AIDS or are the loved one of a
person who has AIDS you are welcome here."
#7: Planning Retreats for/with PLWAs by E. Marie Wright-Self.
Includes a manual of instructions for conducting a spiritual
retreat with people who are HIV positive in a camp setting.
#8: This Is the Day by Peter Braswell, caregiver. Peter Braswell describes his personal journey of being a caregiver of a PLWA. Included also in this document is a column written by Terry Boyd and a brief resources list.
#9: Retired. Topic was the Center for Disease Control's The National AIDS Information Clearinghouse. For current information, see CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB.
#10: Threads of Love--The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt by Cathie Lyons. "Threads of Love: A Tapestry of Remembrance," is about the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. A responsive reading related to the quilt in included and a video resource "Threads of Love" is described.
#11: Children and HIV Infection: On Giving Children, Families and the Future a Chance by Cathie Lyons. Contents: Modes of Infection, The Maternal Link, Clinical Manifestations, Needs, Prevention, Resources, What Churches Can Do.
#12: Basic Information on HIV Infection by Cathie Lyons. An "AIDS 101" page. Also this paper contains "Excerpts from My Eulogy" by Terry Boyd, a PLWA.
#13: Memorials of Terry Boyd and John Michael Mundy. This paper contains memorials of Terry Boyd and of John Michael Munday, who died of AIDS-related complications. There is a litany by Cathie Lyons, a homily by the Rev. Gerald Munday, and a letter by Richard Glodo.
#14: The United States HIV Epidemic: Learnings & Lessons by Cathie Lyons. Also contains "Study Findings on Use of Low Dose AZT with Persons with Asymptomatic HIV Infection" by Gabriel Torres and "Things for Institutional and Direct Service Ministries to Keep in Mind in Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic ".
#15: The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic by Cathie Lyons. This paper updates Focus Paper #1 which is therefore no longer available. Contents: AIDS Cases Worldwide; # Infected with HIV, HIV Infection & AIDS, Infection & Disease Manifestation, Time Periods, Origin, Modes of Transmission, Immunity/Susceptibility Patterns of Infection, Pregnancy, World Impact
#16: Binding Up the Brokenhearted Children by Nancy A. Carter. How to talk to children when someone they know has HIV disease.The paper includes information about different age-level needs of children and has a lengthy bibliography.
#17: "Women Don't Get AIDS: They Just Die From It" (Part 1) by Nancy A. Carter. Also contains "When AIDS Wears a Woman's Face", by Cathie Lyons, and "Avoiding Women," by Robert Marks.
#18: "Women Don't Get AIDS: They Just Die From It" (Part 2) by Nancy A. Carter. Part II is on Prevention Education contains a resource list on Women and HIV/AIDS, Sexuality, Sexual Ethics, and Sexual Addiction.
#19: Healing Ministry of the Church in the 2nd Decade of AIDS by Cathie Lyons. This paper includes a Bible study of Jesus' healing ministry.
#20: "Have I Died Already or Am I Still Alive?" by Cathie Lyons, 1993 The story of "Carl," a nine year old child living with AIDS for whom Cathie is a caregiver.
#21: Report from Berlin, Family Network Start by Charles Carnahan. Highlights from the Berlin Conference, an article by William Nunn about his reaction to the death of his son from HIV, and a story by Michaela Weir about her feelings about her Uncle Jimmy who died from an HIV-related illness. It also has a promotion for CAM, Computerized AIDS Ministries. 11/23/93
#22: Pastoral Care for Those Affected by HIV. This paper contains these articles on pastoral care: "Guidelines for the Giving of Pastoral Care to Those Infected/Affected by HIV/AIDS" & "10 Assurances of Pastoral Care" by Don Nations; "Do Unto Others" by Richard B. Cory; and "Pastoral Care: A Parent's Perspective" by William Nunn.
#23: Supporting Support Groups ( Part 1) by Nancy A. Carter. How congregations can help start and conduct support groups for people living with AIDS and/or their loved ones.
#24: Support Groups, II and Bibliography (Part 2). Includes "AIDS, A Family Therapist's Point of View", "10 Characteristics of a Healthy Group", "How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving", "Self-Care for the Caregiver", "Faith, Hope, and Commitment", "A Mother's Story", and "Support Groups: An Annotated Bibliography".
#25: World AIDS Day 1994: AIDS and the Family. Contains an article by Charles Carnahan on the global crisis and the church, information on World AIDS Day 1994 and The Council Call, "I Wear a Red Ribbon", by Debbi Hood Johnson, a poem by Emily Newland, and a worship service by Nancy A. Carter.
#26: Annotated Bibliography of AIDS Ministry Resources for People of Faith by Nancy A. Carter. Includes Curriculum Resources For Congregational Study; Biblical, Theological Basis for HIV/AIDS Ministries; Meditation and Planning Worship Services; Counseling, Social Work, Pastoral Care Women and HIV/AIDS; Books of Interest to a Variety of Families; Books for or about Children or Teens and HIV Disease; Videocassettes about HIV/AIDS.
#27: Teenagers, AIDS, and the Church by Diana Hynson (Part 1). A basic introduction to issues of doing AIDS education of teenagers in the church.
#28: Teenagers, AIDS, and the Church by Diana Hynson (Part 2). Contains educational models. Also has an article on teens, computers, and AIDS education by Nancy A. Carter.
#29: The Black Church and the AIDS Crisis by Mackie H. Norris.
Looks at this topic in the context of Liberation Theology and the African American Church's historic ministries. Also contains GBGM resolutions on AIDS going to General Conference.
#30 The African American Church and the AIDS Crisis by Wesley S. T. Niles.
Examines some successful models for church ministry and offers a number of worship resources.
#31: The AIDS Memorial Quilt by Debbi Hood Johnson.
The history of the Quilt and how to make quilt panels. Also includes memorials to Debbi Hood Johnson, the author, who was killed in a car accident in February 1996. Her "I Wear a Red Ribbon" is reproduced in this issue.
#32: World AIDS Day 1997: Children Living in a World with AIDS.
In addition to World AIDS Day resources from UNAIDS, this focus paper includes worship resources and an annotated bibliography of related resources that have a spiritual focus. More resources are here.
#33: World AIDS Day 1998: Force for Change, young people (10-24 years).
In addition to World AIDS Day resources from UNAIDS, this focus paper, adapted and expanded for the web, includes substantial worship resources.
#34: World AIDS Day 1999: Listen, Learn, Live! young people under 25.
In addition to World AIDS Day resources from UNAIDS, this focus paper, adapted and expanded for the web, includes substantial worship resources.
#35: World AIDS Day 2000: AIDS: Men Make a Difference.
In addition to World AIDS Day resources from UNAIDS, this focus paper, adapted and expanded for the web, includes substantial worship resources.
#36: World AIDS Day 2001: I Care.... Do You?
In addition to World AIDS Day resources from UNAIDS, this focus paper, adapted for the web, includes worship resources.
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The red ribbon and globe is a symbol of UNAIDS's Global AIDS Program, http://www.unaids.org.
HIV/AIDS Ministries Network Focus Papers are a publication of the Health and Welfare Ministries , General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, Room 330, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115. Phone: 212-870-3909. FAX: 212-749-2641. E-MAIL: aidsmin@gbgm-umc.org. Focus Papers, unless otherwise noted, may be quoted, reproduced and distributed with credit being given to Health and Welfare Ministries and the authors. These focus papers were written several years ago there some information is outdated.
