Abstract:
The basic premise of this study is that the congregation is the key to providing homebased
pastoral care support to HIV-positive people in poor contexts. In so doing, the
church does not only perform a social function to poor HIV/AIDS-affected families, but
it also acts in accordance with the calling of mediating God’s Kingdom (diakonia), thus
spreading the gospel, and showing unconditional sacrificial love and compassion. The
Church embodies the gospel, which is the instrument of hope and salvation to despairing
HIV/AIDS-people in the community.
