GAMH NEWSLINE MARCH, 2019

GARO HILLS ADVENTIST MISSION HOSPITAL NEWSLINE MARCH,2019 INAUGURATION OF NICU BY PR. EZRAS LAKRA, PRESIDENT, SUD Inside this issue: Death to Life ( The 2 On March 8th, 2019 a two bedded level story of Simikchi 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was inauguration by Pr. Ezra Lakra , Presi- Witness training by 3 dent Southern Asia Division in the Pr. Srikant 3 presence of Pr. B , Zimik, , President NEIU . OBGN facilities to begin shortly The infant mortality rate in the Garo Hills is at staggering high of 59 per Visit by Mr. Joy Chris- 3 1000 live birth. The new NICU will be Church.A special prayer of Dedication was offered by Pr E,zras tian able to provide high quality care to the Lakra .We praise God for making this NICU possible. newborns needing medical help. The Mrs Sylvia and Mrs 4 inauguration was attended by the local Sharon visit GAMH church members from the Jengjal SDA WEEKLY OUTREACH CLINIC STARTED AT RIVERSIDE ADVENTIST ACADEMY On March, 2019 , GAMH with the A single chair Dental Riverside Adventist Academy Clinic along with the Medi- started at weekly out reach cal Clinic is being clinic . The clinic is catering to planned. We pray many the Medical needs of the students will be blessed through and staff of RAA. It will also be this clinic. open to the general public. “ In many lands medical missions are to be established to act as Gods helping hand in ministering to the afflicted “. 7 Testimonies

GARO HILLS ADVENTIST MISSION HOSPITAL Page 2 Death to Life ( The story of Simikchi ) “ The Lord had brought Simikchi a young girl from Emangre ventist Pastors decided to bring her morning and plead with God for Simikchi thus far. Would was brought to Adventist Nursing to the nursing home. Simikchi devel- healing. She began to show signs of God let her die? No, the home in late November,2019. She oped a serious skin infection called improvement and the wound seemed was on her death bed waiting to take Necrotizing Fasciitis, due to which to heal however she slowly slipped Lord is faithful. God’s her last breath when the local Ad- she lost the skin over her neck ex- into Kidney failure. A day passed by promise are true” posing her muscles and vital blood and she could not pass urine at all. filled our hearts again. Simikchi was getting vessels. There was little hope of her Simikchi, discharged from the better. surviving this fatal disease. The The Lord had brought Simikchi thus hospital after being admitted doctors and nurses at the Adventist far. Would God let her die? No, the for over 3 months. The Garo congregation at Shillong SDA church clinic stepped up in faith and decided Lord is faithful. God’s promise to hope in the Lord and do their best. were able to coordinate and take care of her Initially she was extremely weak and Many believers all over Garo hills, needs in Shillong. Two young people from could hardly sit up and eat. She Meghalaya and other states began to Emangre volunteered to take care of Simikchi. needed daily dressing of her wound earnestly seek God’s healing.. They stayed with her day and night and took and special care. The hospital team very good care of her while her parents went would gather around her bed every Simikchi needed specialized care to back to the village. Simikchi needed healthy diet help her kidneys and so Dr.Denyl to make her strong. Her appetite improved and Joshua the Medical director of the she began to gain weight. Adventist clinic decided to take heto NEIGRIMS hospital in shillong where At this point a skin graft surgery was done to she could be treated by a Paediatric Kidney specialist. Over a period of 1 Simikchi being visit- week simikchi received dialysis ed by Mrs Sylvia twice after which her kidney function Barbosa and Mrs started to improve. The Lord was Sharon Trussell indeed very merciful to her. God had from US at NE- heard all our prayers for her. Hope IGRIMS, cover the neck and the upper cover neck and the upper chest so her skin would be normal again. Our Adventist sur- geon Dr.Timothy who is working in Ganesh Das Hospital per- formed She needed blood transfusion following which skin grafting was done in early February. By the grace of God, Simikchi could go through the surgery successfully. The skin graft is healing well. Please continue to pray for her. May God be glorified through her life.

GARO HILLS ADVENTIST MISSION HOSPITAL Page 3 WITNESS TRAINING BY PR.SRIKANTH SHENDIKAY On 15th February,2019 GAMH was He was accompainied by blessed to have Pr. Srikanth Shendi- Mrs. Jemima Marak, Educa- kay the Director for OYM, Hindu and tion and Childrens Ministries Islamic studies for SUD. He conducted a 2 hour powerful presentation for the staff at GAMH on effective witnesses through the healing Ministry. A person with a testimony of Gods Caption describing picture or graphic. leading from a Orthodox Brahmin Family to find Jesus. His message Director for NEIU. We praise was inspiration by everyone. God for the inspiration re- ceived through Pr. Srikkant. GAMH TO BEGIN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY FACILITIES SHORTLY We were blessed to have Drs Paul Dr. Suzie Paul, Gynecologist will be Vellore alumni's . We praise God and Suzie from New Delhi visit GAMH. joining the Hospital in an miraculous for His great leading in the ex- With the desperate need for mater- answer to prayer. Dr. panding the medical nal health in the rural communities . Suzie Paul work in Garo Hills. In has been March,2019 they had previously a brief visit to Shil- working for long and Tura. During WHO. Her their visitithey were husband Dr. able to meet with Paul Francis, Paediatrician is pres- church leaders and ently working for WHO. Both are CMC, government officials. BRIEF VISIT BY PR. JOY CHRISTIAN On 16th March we were blessed by the visit of Mr. Joy Christian, from USA, Mr, Christian has been supporting various projects in India after his retirement. We were blessed to receive a donation of Rs, 20,000 towards the developed of the hospital. We thank God for the ministry of Mr. Joy Chiristian and we wish him God richest blessings.

Garo Hills Adventist Mission Nursing Home Garo Hills Adventist Mission Hospital is a Jengjal : 792001 Community Health Centre operated by West Garo Hills the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Situ- Meghalaya,, India ated in Jengjal , a small Village in West Garo Hills, it seeks to provide hquality Phone: 8837485516 health care with the compassion of E-mail: gamhosjengjal@gmail.com Jesus to the local community. HEALING | HEALTH | HOPE MRS SYLVIA BARBOSA AND MRS SHARON TRUSELL VISIT GAMH We are on the web www.facebook.com/ garohillsadventistmissionho spital/ On February , Mrs Sylvia $ 1,1000 was being treated at NIE- Basbosa from Loma Linda , for the GRIMS, Shillong.Mrs Sylvia US and Mrs Sharon Trusell devel- has been very kind to contin- visited GAMH. It was a bless- opment ue to support the Medical ing for the team to meet and of the work in Garo Hills. We thank be encouraged by them. Hospi- them for their concern. Toys They have donated a sum of tal. and many materials for chil- They were on a personal trip dren have been sent for the when they were encouraged Paediatric patients. to stop over for few minutes. They were able to Mrs Sylvia Barbosa has meet with Ms Simikchi who promised to support the Hospital with an ultra sound ma- chine. “And the King will reply , ‘ Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me .” Mathew 25: 40 NIV