A Rock Star's Epiphany
By Mark Moring


After Dan Haseltine heard the disturbing stats, he had to see it for himself.



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When Dan Haseltine heard the staggering statistics on AIDS in Africa, his mind reeled. Dan, lead singer for the popular Christian rock band Jars of Clay, read that AIDS will leave 14 million orphans in Africa in the years ahead.

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Traveling around Africa with Warren and representatives from World Vision, Dan saw the AIDS crisis up close—not all at once, but one face at a time. ... Especially the smiling face of Kevin, an 11-year-old boy in Malawi, in southeastern Africa. Kevin told Dan that when he grows up, he wants to be a doctor so he can help AIDS victims. Dan gulped, because he knew Kevin wouldn't get a chance to grow up. He's in the advanced stages of AIDS.

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A Christian Reader original article. Mark Moring is senior editor of Campus Life.
Copyright © 2003 by the author or Christianity Today International/Christian Reader magazine. September/October 2003, Vol. 41, No. 5, Page 26



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