Last month was the national month of prayer for HIV and AIDS in Botswana. Our church held a free HIV testing, counseling and education clinic. Our pastors even tested in an effort to encourage others to not be afraid of being tested. Botswana currently has the second highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world, despite having one of the most aggressive AIDS prevention campaigns in Africa. We had a great turn out and actually didn’t have enough testing staff to test everyone that came. At the end of the event, our pastor shared a message of hope in Christ. Even though people here have the resources to know about how to avoid contracting AIDS, it’s not enough to persuade them to change their lifestyle, so the love of God is the only thing that can make them want to change and give them hope.
I painted this sign for our Free HIV Event.
