Abstinence Education in Kenya

In my August 23rd blog, I described some of the areas where we will minister during Mission Africa 2008. Over the last couple of years we have taught Abstinence Education/True Love Waits to over 15,000 students in Kenya schools. We will continue working in this vital area. The majority of students made a True Love Waits pledge and many of them committed their lives to the Lord. In addition to abstinence education in schools, we will also be training teachers. Consider the statistics below. Be in prayer for the team as they prepare for this awesome task.

An estimated 24.5 million adults and children were living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa at the end of 2005. During that year, an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS. The epidemic has left behind some 12 million orphaned African children. The estimated number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, the number of deaths from AIDS, and the number of living orphans in Kenya at the end of 2005 are shown below.


People Living with HIV/AIDS - 1.3 million
Percentage of the adult population - 6.1 million
Women living with HIV/AIDS - 740,000
Children living with HIV/AIDS - 150,000
AIDS deaths - 140,000
Orphans due to AIDS - 1.1 million


The total population of Kenya 28,337,000. Forty six percent are under the age of 15. Those over the age of 65 represent only 3 percent of the population. The average life expectancy is 48. As we travel to Kenya, we will go sharing life saving information for body and soul.

stay off the paved road --craig