The victims of the aids pandemic in Africa are far more numerous than the dead and dying. Millions of orphans and widows are trying to survive in extreme poverty and social oppression. James Cantelon, a Canadian pastor, has challenged churches in Africa—and in Canada and the United States—to unite in a common cause to bring relief to suffering of intolerable magnitude. When God Stood Up is the story of a remarkable journey that affirms God's presence in the most ravaged places on Earth. Millions of our fellow human beings are depending on us to be "God's hand extended." Read about their stories and be humbled.

James Cantelon is a clergyman/broadcaster/author, president and founder of a federal Canadian charity called Visionledd. His weekly TV program, Eye to Eye, aired in Toronto, London, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. While Eye to Eye has wrapped up a successful six-year run, James has been approached to host a Webcast on theology targeted at new Christians. Visionledd is working in five south-eastern Africa countries and is about to begin work in Bulgaria and South America as well. James Cantelon is a world leader in the mobilization of churches as a delivery mechanism for proactive HIV/AIDS work among orphans and widows. This experience is the basis for his book When God Stood Up: A Christian Response to AIDS in Africa.

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