A Conference for Hearing the Church in the Majority World

From the conference website:

Around the world, and especially in Africa and Asia, the body of Christ is HIV-positve. Thousands are stricken; thousands more are orphaned or widowed because of HIV/AIDS. Outside the church, many thousands more suffer. The heart of God breaks over such pain. What does it mean to know the heart of God in the midst of the crisis? What are the medical, social, and spiritual questions to ask as we seek to respond? This conference will offer a chance to hear remarkable brothers and sisters in Christ from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East bear witness to the presence of God in the midst of the crisis that is HIV/AIDS. We invite you to join us as we discover together how to more faithfully serve Jesus Christ in a world suffering with HIV/AIDS.

Among the speakers who will be presenting at the conference are:

• Dr. Ehab El-Kharrat, founder and executive director of Freedom, a long-term Christian drug rehabilitation center located in Egypt
• Stella Kasirye, the Africa Representative for the Willow Creek Community Church Global Connections Unit
• Dr. Philippa Musoke, a senior lecturer in the Department of Pediatrics at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda
• Pax Tan Chiow Lian, the senior director for Prison, Drugs, and AIDS at Malaysian Care, a Christian non-governmental support organization
• Dr. Mathew Santosh Thomas, a director at Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA) is Delhi, India

Visit the event website for more details about the event and to register.

Cost: $100 per person with an early bird special of $75 for those who register before October 1, 2007