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Nancy Valnes - Russia
Birthday: March 5
E-Mail: nancy.valnes@hqmail.agmd.org
Address: 315 W Commercial St. #210
Springfield, MO 65803
Nancy’s ministry with AGWM has evolved very specifically around the HIV epidemic. After 15 years in Africa, and 5 years of ministry with the Global AIDS Partnership, she will be taking a new ministry position in a country with increasing rates of HIV infections: Russia.
According to UNICEF, HIV infection is spreading more rapidly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia than anywhere else in the world. In part of Russia, the rate of HIV infection has risen by 700 percent since 2006. The most at-risk people - injecting drug users and sex workers - are already marginalized in society and far removed from programs that offer help.
The A/G missionary team and Russian church leadership have identified HIV/AIDS as an area of ministry they would like to develop. By offering a message of hope and new-life in Christ, there is great potential for making an impact on the lives of people affected by the HIV epidemic in Russia. Nancy will be in the Pacific Northwest raising funds, starting in September 2011. She hopes to start language studies in Russia in the fall of 2012.
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