Global estimates for adults and children People living with HIV/AIDS New HIV infections in 2004 Deaths due to HIV/AIDS in million 5 million 3 million

AIDS in Russia ● 7 million drug addicts ● More than 1 million people with HIV – mostly because of sharing needles ● 1% of year olds in Moscow ● 1 in 70 young year olds in Togliatti ● Numbers doubling every 12 months in some areas

What about India ? ● AIDS is a major threat ● India could see more HIV than the whole world has seen since the beginning ● 50% of adults in parts of Mumbai carry an active STD ● 2.5% HI|V in Mumbai population ● Rising HIV among at-risk groups ● Spread into general population – ante-natal clinics

How ACET Began ● March 1987 – Pioneer leaders conference – Many prophetic words – support from Gerald Coates and team ● November – The Truth about AIDS published ● Pioneer for AIDS starts care and prevention in Ealing ● January – World in Need partnership ● June – launch of Aids Care Education and Training – Immediate attack in gay press – which continued

United in a Three-fold Mission The Love of Christ in Action ● Compassionate Care for all who are affected ● Life-saving Education, respecting the historic teachings of the church ● Effective Training, with a holistic approach to personal and community development

ACET history ● M25 area London Home Care – One of UKs largest providers by 1991 – funded by government / health ● Start of national school programme – Maybe largest of kind in UK by 1993 – 1.3 million booklets – 450,000 pupils seen face to face ● First visit to Uganda 1988, launch 1990 ● Romania - £100,000 medical supplies and 100,000 care workers trained ● Soon active in Thailand, Czech, Slovakia, Ireland, Uganda etc ● Liquid C staff included – Chris Catlin – home care founder – Patricia O’Sullivan – administrator – Alison Layley – administrator – Janet Sutton – home care co-ordinator – Denise Jones – education and home care

Time to give it all away ● ● £1.5 million a year international charity ● Every country project becomes independent ● National leadership and fundraising ● Many national programmes become their own regional centres of support, advice and expertise ● Eventually ACET England services (education) merge with Oasis  Oasis Esteem

ACET International Alliance 1 Carlton Gardens Ealing A global network of independent agencies and church-based organisations seeking together to encourage an effective and compassionate Christian response to AIDS and related issues in every nation

A worldwide family

ACET International Health Promotion ● Czech Republic: 60% of high school students ● Slovakia: 60% of high school students ● Scotland: support to most high schools ● Uganda, India, Ireland, Thailand, Zimbabwe ● New programmes – Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovenia, Nigeria

ACET Uganda

ACET Thailand

Operation Mobilisation George Verwer ● New editions of books – AIDS and You – ● 100,000 in English – all over the world in last 18 months ● Editions in Russian, Hausa, Luganda, Swahili, Baite, Hindu, Urdu, Thai, Polish, Hungarian, French, Spanish, Braille – 8 new editions this year – Huge distribution programme – Running from Ealing! – Driven by OM / George – 22p for AIDS and You; £1-60 for Truth about AIDS to PRINT – The Truth about AIDS – 10,000 in English

Conference ● January th ● 30 nations – 120 project leaders, donors etc ● Move up a gear ● Connect larger projects with major donors ● Accelerate a people movement ● Aim to help save many millions of lives

Immediate Challenges ● Funding new countries – £50 a month for an educator or care professiona ● Admin at home ● Prayer support ● Making it all happen ● Fresh faith and anointing from God