Offering the love and hope of Jesus.
Touching the world with the hope that Jesus Christ offers to people affected by HIV/AIDS.
We are helping people living with HIV/AIDS overcome their loneliness and despair.
- Counseling
- Support groups
- Literature
- Toll-free hotline
- Christian homes for children dying of AIDS.
Hope and a future despite AIDS
Emily’s story
Jeremiah 29:11 reads, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
I’ve heard this quoted hundreds of times, but it wasn’t a verse that seemed to have great meaning or application for my life.
Growing up in an abusive home certainly laid the foundation for the belief I held, but the proverbial “nail in the coffin” was being diagnosed as HIV-positive after being raped. Upon receiving this news, I very much believed that my life was over. The thought of taking medication for the rest of my life did not thrill me, and the stigma and shame that I felt were so overwhelming that they
clouded everything.
Three and a half years later, God has drastically changed my heart, my beliefs, and my life. As I trusted Him, and let go of the anger, bitterness, and pain, He begun to bring true healing. He showed me that who I am is not defined by what disease I have. My identity is found in Christ alone, and in who He says that I am. “Most beloved of My soul, child of the King, daughter” —these are what define me, this is truth, this is who I am.
Jesus, through HIV, has taught me what it really means to live, and has brought life to me as I’ve let go of my plans and allowed Him to be in control. Jeremiah 29:11 is now true for me. He has made it true in my heart, mind, and in my day-to-day life. God has given me hope and a future and has done so even through HIV. His plans and His understanding are far higher than mine, and faithful to His word, He has made “all things new.”
I was recently accepted for seminary, and am studying to receive a Master of Arts in Religion with a focus in Biblical Studies. The Lord has provided a full–tuition scholarship, as well as the necessary health insurance, housing, and room/board expenses.
God has also given me a great heart for Africa, and He has provided for me to go on two missions trips, one to Zimbabwe, and the other to Uganda. After seminary, I sense the Lord leading me to teach in Uganda.
I am truly overwhelmed at His goodness, mercy, and faithfulness, and am rejoicing over the changes He has made in my life.
—Emily Exler (Excerpted from the website of He Intends Victory, an AIDS Care Fund partner in ministry)
Statement of faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vacarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, each to their respective eternal rewards.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Where and how?
Check our locations page for a description of services provided in 2010-2011.