J.D.Wilson and Elizabeth Prabu

Wilson Prabu did not always see himself working with HIV/AIDS victims. Raised in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, he grew up believing AIDS was a disease of the immoral, and feared that if he came into contact with them he, too, would contract the disease. Sitting among his work colleagues, they watched a video on the spread of AIDS in Africa. As he watched children burying their parents, Prabu prayed he would never work in this field. However, one evening in August 1996, his life took sharp curve. At the time, he was involved with a church planting team. Part of what they did was walk through sections of the city, praying for that area as they walked. One day he came home from one of these walks. Exhausted, he lay down on his bed. With his eyes closed, he saw before him three words flashing in neon lights: “Rejected but accepted.” He wasn’t sure what it meant but kept in his memory, hoping for future clarification. Through further incidences, Prabu became convinced that the Lord was leading him to work among HIV/AIDS victims—those rejected by society but accepted by God. He traveled to Bombay for six weeks of training; he had his first contact with AIDS victims, faces and overcame his fear about AIDS, and discovered compassion burning in his heart.

He returned to Chennai a changed man, and immediately begun traveling around the city inquiring of NGO activities. None offered any form of long-term care to AIDS patients, but had concentrated their efforts on spreading awareness about the disease. Prabu eventually volunteered his time at a TB hospital, which had opened two wards to HIV/AIDS victims to address the growing need. But there was still a vast shortage of beds, and many patients were turned away. It was while working here that Prabu observed the acute vulnerability of female patients, and he decided to open a hospice that would cater to women and restore their dignity to them. When pact opened in 2000, prabu and his team knew more than enough women who were eager to move in.The team also opened a home for the HIV positive children in the year 2004.Prabu lives with his Elizabeth and his two sons Joseph and Joel.