AIDS in 1994-2004

Here is something little-known about my city ministry -- and this may be the first time that I blog about it. I began in city ministry at precisely that time that AIDS exploded on the scene in South Africa, in 1994 -- and I was there when Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) first became widely available, in 2004. Few people know this, because I kept people's HIV and AIDS status confidential -- however I was involved with many people, both inside and outside the Church, who were not only HIV positive, but suffered from AIDS. This included many churchgoers, and some members. Many of them died. OBSERVATION: They all stay in my memory. I needed to deal with the HIV and AIDS status of children in the Church, too -- which I also kept private.