Philipsburg-On Saturday, November 29 from 4PM-6PM at the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Zagersgut there will be a program of activities featuring a youth panel discussion, dance and song all in commemoration of World AIDS Day. This event will be carried live on St. Maarten Cable TV Channel 15, PJD2 Radio-1300AM and via the internet at http://www.ustream.tv/PhilipsburgsdaAccording to Pastor Royston Philbert of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, they are supporting the HIV awareness campaign by advocating within society certain principles and values, which need to be voiced to bring awareness to the community about this disease. Seeing that the program on Saturday focuses on the youth, Pastor Philbert strongly believes that it is the youth we have to focus on.
"The church can teach abstinence and maintaining your virginity, we can't distribute condoms, and these are the topics we will speak on. The church has THE voice to set the standards for morality," said Pastor Philbert.
Dr. Lloyd Richardson and Dr. Gerard van Osch will be part of the panel, which will be moderated by young people, and they will focus on what other young people should do with regards to HIV/AIDS.
After the panel discussion their will be a Lighted Torch Parade, which starts at 6:30PM from the Seventh Day Adventist Church to the Government Administration Building with two accompanying drum bands.