Testimony

I can't remember if I've mentioned this yet, but there is someone known to GC who is HIV positive and willing to do testimony to the discussion groups. It's a powerful event - last night was the 7th I think time where I've been there, in most cases folks have never known someone openly HIV positive and they are full of questions. One person broke out in tears. It really makes it real for them. The person and I (we're good friends but I don't want to reveal any identifying information) have a whole setup now where we say there's a person living nearby who's living with HIV/AIDS and is willing to come, and if people are ready and we're sure they aren't going to discriminate against the person, the person says "why don't you call them, Tom," and I call and the person's cellphone rings right there next to me! And the person picks up their cellphone and says "yes, it's me." People are absolutely floored. I'm sure I'll be writing about it in a more extended fashion in the future...