Care and Compassion
The major thrust of our Care and Compassion initiative is to extend the useful life of those infected. We provide hospice / clinic and related outpatient care and we promote care within the family environment through education about HIV/AIDS.
Those suffering from HIV/AIDS often suffer from a lack of the basic needs and, because of stigma, ignorance and fear of the disease, are likely to be estranged from their families. Home based care begins with providing for their basic needs, and continues with visitation. These services provide hope and dignity in death.
At the center of the AIDS crisis, people of all ages are dying. Almost from the moment they reveal their HIV status they begin a “life” of rejection and suffering. Denied medical care and medication due to costs, HIV infected people are rejected by their own families, deemed a burden on society and left to die alone without dignity, either from AIDS-related diseases or starvation.
Christ’s Hope staff walk from house to house to feed, wash, counsel and lovingly share the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Care Houses will soon be opened to provide nurturing care, dignity and hope for life after death. Counseling for family members and spouses will be available as well as assistance for funerals for deserving poor families.