The Balm In Gilead, one of the country’s pioneering organizations in leading a multi-faith community in the fight against HIV/AIDS, announced the 22nd Annual National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS (originally the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS) for March 6-12, 2011. The Week engages people of all faiths to unite in prayer for the eradication of HIV/AIDS.
“As members of the faith community we are a diverse group of believers,” said Pernessa Seele, founder and CEO of the organization. “Often, we struggle through our differences and far too many times, we retreat and live behind walls that divide us from our fellow believers. Prayer is the mystical truth of divine love that is common to all believers. Right now in this moment, I invite all believers to step forward beyond the walls that divide us into the circle of conscious prayer and education for the healing of AIDS.”
Today, the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS continues to be observed in not only the United States, but also the Caribbean. With more than 56,000 new HIV/AIDS cases each year and with more than one million people living with HIV in the United States, the leadership of the faith community is still critical.
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