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    Good Samaritan
    (Tangaza University College, 1999-09-15) Ferreira, Antonio Manuel Nunes
    AIDS; the new scourge is taking the life of many human beings every day in the world. It is really a hidden sickness, we never know who is infected! The age is not a barrier for the disease, neither the colour nor religion. It affects everybody: rich or poor alike. Today we find many people that fall in this difficult situation. Each one has his/her own history of love and hatred, of joy and suffering, of desolation and hope. HIV/AIDS is the problem affecting millions of people in the world. In Africa the number of cases is increasing day by day. The lack of information about the issue and the traditional practices, together with uncontrolled sexual behaviour, creates the fertile soil for the growing and proliferation of this disease. The Christian group 'Good Samaritan" tries to be as a light in the darkness and as the salt of the earth (Mt 5.13-16). The members of this group are the "Good Samaritans" of our days, taking care of those who are laying on the streets with the "leprosy" of our days I will look at the statistics of this widespread disease in the world, before considering the number of people infected in Africa, Uganda, and Gulu. 1 will also present how this group is touching the people, including its organisational and financial structures. I consider this research like a rose to be offered to the group "Good Samaritan". A rose like the one I was given when I started this work in Gulu. A rose that can symbolise the beauty and hope in life, and the many thorns experienced by those who are living with HIV.