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The Aids Orphan Crisis In Kenya: Caring For Kikuyu Children In Escarpment, Patrick Gitau Kihiu
The Aids Orphan Crisis In Kenya: Caring For Kikuyu Children In Escarpment, Patrick Gitau Kihiu
ATS Dissertations
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has continued to ravage many populations in the world. Sub-Saharan Africa has become the home of millions of HIV/AIDS orphans and the numbers continue to grow. A major repercussion of the pandemic is that the traditional extended family network within this African context has been overwhelmed. Many of the AIDS orphans are now cared for by elderly grandparents. This study shows how the Kikuyu tribal system is supposed to work in providing care for its orphans. The study examines how some of the contemporary factors, particularly the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, have affected this tribal system. …
The Church's Changing Mission: Working With Hiv/Aids Among The Shona People Of Zimbabwe, Thomas Muhomba
The Church's Changing Mission: Working With Hiv/Aids Among The Shona People Of Zimbabwe, Thomas Muhomba
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The devastating and unhealthy consequences of HIVIAIDS pandemic in the midst of a growing church among the Shona people of Zimbabwe suggest the need to investigate characteristics and factors that expose the Shona to HIVIAIDS risk behaviors; and formulating recommendations to the church for effective ministry with the Shona community. The study was carried out among Shona cohorts in the urban area and rural area. For the urban area, the study was done in Harare targeting the Shona Community and United Methodist congregations whose membership are largely made up o f the Shona Speaking people. For …
The Effect Of Short-Term Missions On Second Generation Korean Americans, Kyoung Won Lee
The Effect Of Short-Term Missions On Second Generation Korean Americans, Kyoung Won Lee
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No abstract provided.
A Cultural Analysis Of Cambodian Methodist Church Worship Services And Their Implications For Evangelism, Kevin Lowe Joo Oon
A Cultural Analysis Of Cambodian Methodist Church Worship Services And Their Implications For Evangelism, Kevin Lowe Joo Oon
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No abstract provided.
The Contextualization Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ Among Bektashi Albanians, Richard William Shaw
The Contextualization Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ Among Bektashi Albanians, Richard William Shaw
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No abstract provided.
Korean Christian Understanding Of Bok And Spiritual Maturity From Missiological Perspective, Sung Il Lee
Korean Christian Understanding Of Bok And Spiritual Maturity From Missiological Perspective, Sung Il Lee
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.