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San Ysidro, California HIV Support Group at La Casa Health Center, San Ysidro
September 4, 2009 from 1:30pm to 3pm
July 31, 2009 at 1:30pm- La Casa Health Center-
a Women's HIV+ Support Group
20 people participate
For more information email JoanYG@heintendsvictory.com
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National Religious Broadcasters Convention at Nashville, TN.
February 8, 2009 all day
Bruce is going to represents HIV with Doug Shaw and Assoc. from West Chicago, IL.
Comment Wall (35 comments)
- At 9:19pm on May 10, 2009,
joe orcutt said…
- We received the necklaces and they are beautiful. We are very excited to show, sell, and tell the story of them, and the opportunity to support. Thank you for this ministry and for serving. So much can be accomplished 1 person at a time. God Bless!
- At 5:55pm on May 6, 2009,
ABRAHAM ADORE BEGEJE said…
- hell dad--peace be to you.how are you running he intends vectory ?i hope the program running will be better becouse the vision is based on and come from GOD.DAD here in columbus in many time i am telling them about the aim and the vision of the program.so we have to work together to achieve the goal.blessing
- At 4:37am on May 2, 2009,
ABRAHAM ADORE BEGEJE said…
- HELLO MS BRUCE I GREETINGS YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRUST. TI IS ABRAHAM(AYELE:S BROTHER) FROM USA-OHIO-COLUMBUS.THIS WEEK I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY INVOLVED IN READING ABOUT HI INTENDS VICTORY AND PREPARING MY SELF TO WITNEES FOR THE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS ORGANISATION.MY EMAIL IS ABRAHAM.ADORE@YAHOO.COM.PLEASE WRITE ME.BLESSING
- At 6:22pm on April 15, 2009,
anonymous kim said…
- Sorry for my late response and also sorry if I go straight to the point without even introducing myself. During the past month, I have been living one of the hardest chapters of my life. After knowing that the girl whom I had sex with was HIV positive and that I might have contracted the disease (5 years ago) submerged me to a state of depression and anxiety that is now intolerable. I am scared of getting tested and knowing the truth. I had been experiencing all the HIV symptoms described online. I am experiencing memory loss to the point that is affecting my daily life; and I don’t know if it is from having HIV or depression/anxiety. Now I am not only loosing friends cause of my depressive personality but I am also slacking off at my job to the point in which I might get fired. And this is just the outer surface of the real source of my depression. The biggest pain is the fact that if I do have HIV, that I might have infected to my Girlfriend. I really don’t know what to do. I really don’t want to talk to anyone cause I want to guard my confidentiality; I haven’t talk to friends from the fear of rejection. I don’t even want talk to counselor from the fear that they might report me to the government. Please if you are reading this, I need your advice or provide me with some trusted and knowledgeable and caring person who I can talk to over the phone. Please I am desperate and lost. I am so burnt out by all this that I don’t know what steps need to be taken. I just pray to god that whoever is reading this might know the answer. Thanks.
- At 8:11pm on April 12, 2009,
JAVIER OSWALDO CRISTANCHO DIAZ said… - HELLOOOOO PASTOR BRUCE GREETINGS FROM VENEZUELA...AND GOD BLEES YOU...WILL BE VERY NICE FOR MY IF YOU AND THE JUANITA TO COMING TO VENEZUELA...FOR GIVE SOMENTHINGS CONFERENCE IN DIFFERENTS CHURCHS AND UNIVERSITYS.
BLESSINGS FOR ALL...
- At 10:59pm on March 29, 2009,
Peter Cheboi said… - I am ready for encouraging others who doesn't believe HIV/AIDS is manageable and preventable by sharing my experience by living positively since 2000.
I kindly request you to condider me in any conference in the world.
God bless you.
- At 8:20am on March 27, 2009,
cooki said… - God bless you Bruce. This site is awesome and its so encouraging. Wow you were here. sorry I missed that. Thank you for welcoming me I appreciate it.
cooki
- At 3:13am on March 14, 2009,
Peter Cheboi said…
- God bless you brother. I have read what people go through and I wish I could get the opportunity to share my experiences and I believe this could change many people's lives. I came out publicly and declared my HIV staus and every single day I preach this message and give others hope of positive living.
Peter
- At 7:45pm on March 5, 2009,
anonymous kim said…
- Thank you for your support mr Bruce. But I am starting to panic and feel like I cannot express my feelings even with close friends and family cause I fear rejection and embarrassment/ guilt. Sorry for posting the same text to everyone, but I am very desperate. I feel like I don't have anywhere to go and need immediate help mentally. I am so scared of getting tested that I might just as well do something stupid. I really need help.
- At 11:18pm on March 4, 2009,
anonymous kim said…
- Hi Bruce,
My name is Kim and I need your help. I think I might have HIV and am very scared to go test. Three and a half year ago, I (male) had protected sex with a girl who was HIV positive which I did not know at that time. During the sexual intercourse the condom broke and been going on for 10 to 15 minutes. Last month, I received a call from the girl disclosing me her status, and that's when I started to freak out. I am 23, asian, and never did drugs or cigarettes. People would describe me as innocent and hard worker. I go to school full-time while working full-time. I play soccer passionately and go to church regularly. But during the past month, my heart just broke down. Ihave a girlfriend, who we share the same philosophy of life. We had sex several times and during an encounter the condom broke and some of the pre-cum might have contacted her vaginal fluids. I am not only living with the though of having HIV but the guilt that I might have transmitted the disease to a love one. I am feeling a tremendous feel of guilt and depression. Every single sign of symptoms freaks me out, but one of the greatest fear is how my face lost a lot of weight on the past month. It might be linked to depression, who knows? I have been researching supporting groups where I can get some counseling but even that scares me. I really don't know what to do. I know that the only way to fix this is to be a man and go get tested, but I am not psychologically not prepared to handle that burden of being positive and having infected a person. I am running out of option and my life is just a mess. I am getting behind with school and at work people are starting to notice my depression. I a naturally closed person and don't like to share my personal life with others, nonetheless my HIV status. I always had this negative stigma of HIV and it really scared me standing close to someone positive. I hate myself for it. But know after numerous amount of research and me being potentially positive, all my respect and compassion are into them. Mr, Dan please help me and give me the motivational support to tackle my life. Right now I just want someone to guide me on this time of desperation. I hope that GOD might guide me to that person. Thanks. Bruce.
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- About Me
- Graduating from Vanguard University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion, Bruce Sonnenberg spent the next 10 years serving as pastor of the Sky Valley Desert Retreat and Renewal Center, near Palm Springs, California.
Moving to Orange County in 1982, Bruce and Joni and their family then founded The Village Church of Irvine in the heart of Southern California where Bruce served as Senior Pastor until June of 2007.
Throughout his years in ministry, Bruce has served on numerous Christian and service organizations such as Youth for Christ of the Desert (1976-78), Families Forward of Irvine (1984-86), and the Orange County Rescue Mission (1982-92). Presently, Bruce serves on the board of Vietnamese Outreach International, Hampton, Virginia; is Fifth District Commissioner on the Housing & Community Services Commission of Orange County; and is a board member of Children’s AIDS Fund based in Washington DC.
As Founder and President of He Intends Victory, Bruce began with a support group of three hurting people in 1990. Today, in 20 countries of the world and touching many people through radio, television, speaking opportunities, orphanages, homes for those with HIV and providing care and encouragement, He Intends Victory is dedicated to educating the world community and the Church on how to effectively share hope to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Bruce has attended the International Conferences on AIDS in Berlin, Yokohama, Bangkok, Toronto and Mexico City (2008); has co-hosted The 700 Club’s one hour TV special, "Living With AIDS; has contributed and been interviewed by major magazines and the media: had been a plenary speaker at both of the first “national Christian conferences” on HIV/AIDS in Russia and Malaysia and has spoken before and on behalf of the National AIDS Committee of Vietnam, the Malaysian AIDS Council in Kuala Lumpur and to both the secular and Christian communities in Indonesia, Belize, the Philippines, Cambodia, Venezuela and served in over 40 other countries. In 2001, 2006, and 2008 Bruce was a delegate to the United Nations High Level Review on HIV/AIDS in New York City. Bruce also has spoken at all three HIV Conferences with “Purpose Driven” author Rick Warren of Saddleback Church. As Dr. Warren has stated publicly, “Bruce is a real pioneer for the Church in HIV/AIDS, one of the first to be on the frontlines of this huge need.”
Bruce and Joni live in Lake Forest, California and are blessed with four grown children and eight grandchildren.
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