World AIDS Day
An Anti-AIDS Club dances at a community gathering. Through their Giving Hope training, the children become leaders in their community.
From “The Poison” to the Facts
Every day AIDS claims 8,219 people in sub-Saharan Africa leaving 6,000 children orphaned. By the end of this decade, AIDS will claim the lives of more than 60 million people, and at least 25 million children will be AIDS orphans. Giving Hope is working to break the cycle of HIV/AIDS infection through education. Many children do not understand the disease itself, knowing only that people around them are dying from what in some countries is called “The Poison.”
ZOE works with community leaders to dispel the destructive myths surrounding HIV/AIDS and educate children about the facts, including biological information about human sexuality and the biblical understanding of sexual purity. With a better understanding of the disease, many children adopt policies of mutual accountability to encourage abstinence from sexual activity before marriage.
One of the unique aspects of ZOE’s Giving Hope Ministry is a focus that extends beyond teaching. ZOE also empowers orphans to become community leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Some groups are given grants to form anti-AIDS clubs and use drama, music, and dance to educate their communities about HIV/AIDS, performing often at community gatherings.
Litany of Prayer
Observe World AIDS Day in your church as you support and pray for the work 
of ZOE Ministry. World AIDS Sunday is typically observed the first Wednesday or Sunday of December but you may observe according to your schedule.
World AIDS Day Bulletin Insert
World AIDS Day Litany – Leaders Guide – Short Version
World AIDS Day Litany – Leaders Guide – Long Version
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