Day 1 of City Uprising was awesome!What is City Uprising? http://www.cityuprising.com/
Hosted by the Gallery Church, it's the gathering of college students from across the nation to spend 3 days serving New York city in tangible ways showing God's love and compassion.
Monday 300 college students headed to the Bronx to spend time making it beautiful. Then we worshiped together that evening with Charlie Hall and hearts were prepared for the next day of HIV Testing. My dear friend John Forbes shared his story of life in New York, and how there was no church he felt he could turn to when he learned of his HIV status. Instead it was only the Gay Men's Health Crisis that offered support, understanding and counsel on treatment. 
Today that is no longer true. The Gallery Church in New York City, has publicly declared that their church is a safe place for those who are HIV positive to come and pursue God in a community that is excited to be a part of that journey with them.
Today that is no longer true. The Gallery Church in New York City, has publicly declared that their church is a safe place for those who are HIV positive to come and pursue God in a community that is excited to be a part of that journey with them. After the service, David Miller, AIDS Activist, Aaron Coe, Senior Pastor of the Gallery Church, and Brad Cruse, the Medical Professional who arranged testing sites, trained and prepared the students for getting the word out about the 22 free testing sites around the city.
We went home expectant and excited to see what the Lord had in store. 
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