{"id":8719,"date":"2014-10-29T19:33:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T02:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=8719"},"modified":"2014-10-29T19:33:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T02:33:53","slug":"this-christmas-help-a-child-be-born-aids-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/this-christmas-help-a-child-be-born-aids-free\/","title":{"rendered":"This Christmas, help a child be born AIDS-free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nashville, Tenn.:<\/strong> This World AIDS Day, the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund (UMGAF) Committee invites all who are interested in helping a child be born free from HIV\/AIDS to support the \u201cCountdown to Zero: Just Save One\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, World AIDS Day falls on the day following the beginning of the season of Advent. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, it seems like a fitting time to give the gift of helping a child be born AIDS-free,\u201d said Linda Bales Todd, co-chair of the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund Committee.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Donald Messer, UMGAF co-chair, meets two Indian children who were born HIV-free, thanks to a clinic in Namakkal that was initially started with a grant from the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are some ways that individuals and churches can participate in order to raise awareness, \u201cJust Save One\u201d \u2013 or save more than one:<\/p>\n