Response to Tyler's Week 7 Comments

I particularly liked how you tempered your hopes on seeing international trade as the cure all of all HIV/AIDS related problems. In light of the vastness of the effects of HIV/AIDS, the "cure" if there is one, no doubt, will have to be a concerted effort involving a great many organizations looking at the problem from a number of different angles. Economics and trade is one of those angles, but, it cannot be the sole one.

Regardless, I wonder, are there ways in which the church can steer economics and trade in such a way that developing countries would have greater access to goods, services, and information especially those that may alleviate people from the oppresion of this disease?

We mention microfinance as one way to do this very thing. Perhaps on our wiki, we could organize the ways in which Jesus-followers could get involved by category or approach. Categories could include: Economics, direct financial aid, prevention, education, public perception, etc.. Just an idea.