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AIDS Orphan Crisis Offers Opportunity for U.S. Christians, Ministry Leader Says
One of the featured speakers at Pastor Rick Warren's second annual "Global Summit on AIDS and the Church" says God commands Christians to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
AgapePress reports the two-day summit, held last week at Saddleback Community Church in Lake Forest, California, brought together more than 65 leading authorities from health and relief organizations; government and international agencies; and Christian ministries to address ways of working together to fight the epidemic.
One of the participating Christian speakers, FamilyLife founder Dennis Rainey, pointed out that the global AIDS crisis has left many orphans in its wake.
He noted that God shows His heart for orphans numerous times throughout scripture and that believers need to follow that example.
"The American church is in need of pure and undefiled religion," Rainey asserted. "It is our time, I believe, to step forward into this crisis. Like our children, orphans are image bearers. They bear the image and reflect the glory of God."
The FamilyLife spokesman also observed that the worldwide orphan crisis caused by AIDS represents "one of the greatest opportunities for the church that we could ever imagine," if the church will only act upon it.
America is "the world's wealthiest nation, with more than 400,000 churches," Rainey added; yet, as a nation, he suggests, the church in the U.S. is only doing a fraction of what it could be doing to help AIDS orphans.
One of the featured speakers at Pastor Rick Warren's second annual "Global Summit on AIDS and the Church" says God commands Christians to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
AgapePress reports the two-day summit, held last week at Saddleback Community Church in Lake Forest, California, brought together more than 65 leading authorities from health and relief organizations; government and international agencies; and Christian ministries to address ways of working together to fight the epidemic.
One of the participating Christian speakers, FamilyLife founder Dennis Rainey, pointed out that the global AIDS crisis has left many orphans in its wake.
He noted that God shows His heart for orphans numerous times throughout scripture and that believers need to follow that example.
"The American church is in need of pure and undefiled religion," Rainey asserted. "It is our time, I believe, to step forward into this crisis. Like our children, orphans are image bearers. They bear the image and reflect the glory of God."
The FamilyLife spokesman also observed that the worldwide orphan crisis caused by AIDS represents "one of the greatest opportunities for the church that we could ever imagine," if the church will only act upon it.
America is "the world's wealthiest nation, with more than 400,000 churches," Rainey added; yet, as a nation, he suggests, the church in the U.S. is only doing a fraction of what it could be doing to help AIDS orphans.