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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 |
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To
all WAIT friends,
It’s been really busy here, as the articles below will attest. Thanks for your patience!
Your friends at WAIT
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New Developments
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WAIT teaches people of all ages,
races, religions, and cultures about the science of HIV. We advocate getting
tested, living abstinent until a lifetime partnership, and good health care
for those infected. We teach through
the performing arts and other talents and skills, including electronic media
and communication. WAIT works with anyone wishing to stop to AIDS in their
communities and across the globe. |
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Global WAIT
News
From WAIT Abroad
Kangundo Post Test Group,
Following the WAIT
trainer visit, the Kangundo group has been actively discussing how to create
solutions to the three main problems faced by HIV positive persons there:
Stigma, Nutritional support and Correct Compliance with ARV treatment.
They sent us a report
outlining a “wish list” of activities they would like to take on:
Cycling Advocates for
Testing, to encourage people to get tested and know their status.
Life Training Support for
those infected to help them understand how to live with ARVs, access food
sources, get sufficient vitamins, and pool resources to raise food, livestock
and generate income.
Training to help others
form similar life support groups in their respective villages and areas.
If you feel called to
work for the Kenyan situation, please let us know, and we will connect you
with the organizers there.
Invitations
WAIT is being flooded
with requests to send trainers to different countries. So far,
We also have requests for
interstate trainings as well. The only
hope is for the state teams to move up to the third level of WAIT
development.
International work is
exciting but requires a lot of dedication and flexibility. In addition, the team needs to be
comfortable with a heavy schedule of performing and training others. Also, there is substantial fundraising
needed.
For these reasons, we’ve
decided not to have a training camp this summer, but to ask every team to
become highly active in reaching out in the local community, within the
state, reaching out to train those in other states, and to think about doing
some international training of those in another country.
WAIT operates best when we just go out and serve and get the message out there. Each team is already well-equipped to take responsibility; brainstorming the best way to reach the maximum number of people is a great way to “open the gates” to higher team development. |
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Revolution Unleashed
By Cathlene Bell
Sunday, March 25th the
The revolution began with Service
leader Mie Smith having the congregation sing the Superchick hit “We Live, We
Love” as well as an English/French version of “Light of Grace,” led by
Juliette Martin. Scriptures were read, emphasizing the fact that each of us
has the mission to make an impact on society. Then, WAIT members Erlin and
Merlin Garcia and Teresa Ferrete read the lyric poem in Spanish of “Hero”
followed the sung version in English.
WAIT Parent Coordinator Kate Tsubata
introduced the inspirational segment as expressing our seriousness to stop
AIDS in the languages of song, movement, words and pictures.
An audio/visual photo slide
presentation paired pictures of the victims with the spoken word poem “Heaven
In View” by Komplex. WAIT One Year Trainer Joshua Herstein spoke on why he
made the decision to become abstinent, that by saving oneself, we can save
the world. The breakdance act, “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire,
demonstrated the energy released by making this choice to save self and
others.
Spoken Word artist Ade Giwa stunned
the listeners with a poem depicting the ruthlessness of AIDS, which was followed
by veteran WAIT member Michele Burton’s testimony about her outreach work in
prisons in upstate
Our desire was to inspire each person to use their gifts and talents to help the world, and to share the desperate importance of saving love in the fight to stop AIDS. Judging by the positive remarks, their tears, invitations to perform, and their unexpected generosity, our hope was fulfilled.
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Contact us on what you think! E-mail: info@waitteam.org Phone: (301) 577-1094 Address:
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