Adventists to hold AIDS
youth panel discussion
PHILIPSBURG--In observance of World AIDS Day, the Seventh Day Adventist Church will be hosting a programme of activities featuring a youth panel discussion, dance and song at the church in Zagersgut this Saturday, November 29, from 4:00 to 6:00pm.
This event will be aired live on St. Maarten Cable TV Channel 15, PJD2 Radio 1300AM and via the Internet at
http://www.ustream.tv/Philipsburgsda .
According to Pastor Royston Philbert of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, the church is supporting the HIV awareness campaign by advocating within society certain principles and values that need to be voiced to bring awareness to the community about this disease.
The programme on Saturday focuses on the youth, as Pastor Philbert strongly believes that it is the youth who have to be focussed on. “The church can teach abstinence and maintaining your virginity, we can’t distribute condoms, and these are the topics we will speak on. The church has the voice to set the standards for morality,” he said.
Dr. Lloyd Richardson and Dr. Gerard van Osch will be part of the panel, which will be moderated by young people, and the discussions will focus on what young people should do with regard to HIV/AIDS.
After the panel discussion there will be a lighted torch parade from the Seventh Day Adventist Church to the Government Administration Building, accompanied by two drum bands, starting at 6:30pm.
