{"id":6244,"date":"2014-10-15T14:29:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T19:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2014-10-15T14:29:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T19:29:26","slug":"from-death-to-new-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2014\/10\/from-death-to-new-life\/","title":{"rendered":"From Death to New Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6245\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Wirot-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Wirot\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Wirot-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Wirot-1024x790.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Wirote\u2019s mother had begun preparing for his death, which seemed imminent. His funeral photograph had been taken and framed. Wirote was succumbing to AIDS. But in his weakened and seemingly hopeless state, he began to receive care from the Center for HIV\/AIDS Affected Communities (CHAC), and his life was transformed. With medication his strength returned. He began following Jesus. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward several years. Wirote is now the leader of the Singha Nakon support group, one of nine such groups in southern Thailand. CWR is partnering with the Sustainable Development Research Foundation (SDRF) in developing a CHAC center in Ranote. This center will provide training and medical services as well as income generation through aquaculture. During a recent visit we joined a worship service of Wirote\u2019s support community. After sharing, prayer, communion, and a string-tying service, fifteen people were baptized. Wirote said that there were several others that wanted to be baptized but the timing didn\u2019t work out for them. 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