dear friends in Jesus child rape is a new and terrifying problem which is growing by the day here in south africa. i don't know how many of u are aware of this problem, but i'm jsut mailing u to give u an idea and ask you to keep these innocent children of south africa in your prayers.
The rape of the nine-month-old baby by six men in Upington at the end of 2001, followed by the discovery of a seven-month-old baby who had been raped and left for dead in a suburb of Capetown in November, 2001, were some of the first cases of child rape that was brought to public attention. many of these rapes are by perpetrators who have been infected with the HIV virus. the reason given by many is thier belief in what is now known as "the virgin myth". the belief that having sex with a virgin will cure a man of AIDS. The younger the virgin, the more potent the cure. Many innocent children have been infected with AIDS in this way, suffered enormously and even died in these cruel rapes. This myth is not restricted to South Africa.( Apparently the same is true for India and Jamaica, and these are underlying reasons ffor the increase in child prostitution. .) The violent past of this country is also blamed. Many south africans have been brutalised by the political violence in their past, and this violence is now being directed at women and girls. Please take a minute to pray for these children who are being traumatised in so many dimensions which are so horrific that they are just unthinkable. with love in Jesus sheril daniel grahamstown, south africa http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/12/10/infant.rape/ http://www.speakout.org.za/events/news/news_aids_gender_violence.htm http://www.hivdent.org/publicp/inter/ppinAMFSAC112001.htm http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9905/19/safrica.aids/ Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
