This episode is perfect for anyone interested in helping people living with HIV/AIDS, pastoral care, the maturing of faith, and finding one’s identity in service and love.
IN THIS EPISODE
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Debbie describes RAIN and its core work of delivering services to those people living with HIV/AIDS.
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She discusses the number of people living with HIV/AIDS and the disproportionate effects of HIV in Mecklenburg County.
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She addresses whether the LGBTQ community has moved on from prioritizing HIV/AIDS intervention.
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Debbie describes signature events of RAIN including Gay Bingo, AIDS Walk and annual World AIDS Day luncheon.
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She remembers growing up in Jackson, Tennessee, her father, mother and grandmother, and what set the stage for the work she is doing now.
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Debbie discusses the role West Jackson Baptist Church played in her life and her time attending Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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She remembers the early days of AIDS, coming out as a lesbian, and a conversation with her mother.
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Debbie shares how she manages the loss of people she loves, how her faith has changed, her feelings about her own death one day, and what matters most.