Tuesday, December 2, 2008

HIV/AIDS Awareness in Thailand, Pt. 1

Brett and Shelly Faucett are mission co-workers living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where we had a chance to meet with them during our mission to that country, earlier this year. They are HIV/AIDS regional consultants. Brett is a nurse and amateur photographer. Shelly, a former literacy specialist and ESL teacher. They have their two daughters, Acacia and Annapurna, with them.

Monday night's special Service of Remembrance, held at First Presbyterian Church in Midland was part of a worldwide observance of World AIDS Day. Preparations for that observance were well underway in Thailand, as well.

"We are coming up on World AIDS Day on Dec 1st," Brett and Shelly write in this post at their Welcome to the Jungle blog. "Several Faith-Based Organizations and NGO's around Chiang Mai get together at Chiang Mai University and man information booths."

"The week prior to World AIDS Day several organizations plan events to bring greater awareness of HIV/AIDS ... live music and skits to bring all the important information about HIV/AIDS to life, a great venue and had a good amount of participation. There will be a much larger celebration tomorrow on Dec 1st in the middle of town. I will take lots of pictures and post another blog on the World AIDS Day events."

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