{"id":359,"date":"2008-02-13T14:36:42","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T14:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2008\/02\/aids-is-claimin.html"},"modified":"2008-02-13T14:36:42","modified_gmt":"2008-02-13T14:36:42","slug":"aids-is-claimin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2008\/02\/aids-is-claimin.html","title":{"rendered":"AIDS is claiming Russian orphans as victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>100 every day.&nbsp; 100!&nbsp; This is the number of new HIV\/AIDS infections in Russia every day.&nbsp; Not only does Russia have the highest infection rate in Europe (<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/stories\/2008\/02\/11\/006.html\">read the story<\/a><\/span>), but it has among the fastest growing AIDS epidemics in the world (<span><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/4735006.stm\">read the story<\/a><\/span>).&nbsp; 100 new infections every day!<\/p>\n<p>HIV\/AIDS is wreaking havoc on the continent of Africa.&nbsp; Many of you have become personally involved in this struggle against disease for the sake of orphans.&nbsp; I have just returned from Swaziland and South Africa.&nbsp; I was confronted by this horrible disease every day. But AIDS is not only taking lives in Africa.&nbsp; There are victims all over the world.&nbsp; And what is happening in Russia is haunting.&nbsp; A study revealed that 60% of orphaned street kids in St. Petersburg are HIV positive (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dowusa.org\/news\/article\/russia-study-2007\">read the story<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In Russia, the HIV\/orphanhood correlation works as a vicious cycle.&nbsp; Increasing rates of HIV-infected mothers is resulting in increasing numbers of abandoned children and babies.&nbsp; Conversely, as the number of abandoned children is on the rise, Russia is seeing an emerging subgroup of orphaned street kids who are are exhibiting increasing rates of HIV-infection.<\/p>\n<p>You can be a part of slowing or even stopping this cycle.&nbsp; By reaching out to a child in need, you can offer hope and healing.&nbsp; Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopechest.org\">www.hopechest.org<\/a> to learn more about what we\u2019re doing to help orphans in Russia.&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:hannah@hopechest.org\">Email us<\/a> to learn how you and your church can get involved.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100 every day.&nbsp; 100!&nbsp; This is the number of new HIV\/AIDS infections in Russia every day.&nbsp; Not only does Russia have the highest infection rate in Europe (read the story), but it has among the fastest growing AIDS epidemics in the world (read the story).&nbsp; 100 new infections every day! 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