NECHA BULLETIN OCTOBER 2020

NECHA BULLETIN NORTH EASTERN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSOCIATION (NECHA) BHOLA BABA PATH, HOUSE NO. 2, SIX MILE, GUWAHATI - 781022, ASSAM VOL - I. NO.VI OCTOBER, 2020 Jesus as a man had thoroughly planned to establish Apostles and their followers continued the mission the Church. His vision was to establish the Church on the of Jesus. Healing ministry of Jesus was by laying hands, foundation of the Apostles and a group of the disciples to touching, breathing over and so on. Jesus wanted his continue His mission. followers to strive to be holy as the heavenly Father is holy. Jesus wanted us to have a special relationship with He called 12 Apostles and 72 other disciples and the Father and himself. Jesus wanted us to continue his trained them, gave them authority, power even over the evil healing ministry by touching, laying hands, breathing over spirits and to heal the sick (Lk. 9:1-2/ Lk. 10:1). and so on. Jesus said to them, “I and the Father are one.” (Jn. 10:29). Jesus told them; “for your part, you shall be holy and perfect Our life has become more of economy based, on the way your heavenly Father is holy and perfect.” profit oriented and less of Jesus oriented. Our Super (Mt. 5:48). Specialty medical care, medicines, medical personnel and hospitals have nothing to do with the healing ministry of Jesus planned to establish the Church on the Jesus. It only takes us away from the healing ministry of foundation of the Apostles, and he prayed for them; “Holy Jesus. It is a wrong invention and interpretation to suit Father keep them in your name that you have given me, so and justify our works. that they may be one, just as we are (John 17:11). Jesus also prayed for the followers of the Apostle: “I pray not only for We need to build up relationship with Jesus as it these but also for those who through their word will believe in happens in Retreats, Retreat centers, Prayer centers and me. May they all be one in us, as you Father are in me and I Families. We will be able to continue the healing Ministry am in you. May they be one in us.”(Jn. 17:20-21). of Jesus with greater authority, power and faithfulness. “Truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will do the Jesus after the completion of his mission he same works that I do; he will do even greater than these, commanded his Apostles to continue his mission. It was his for I am going where the Father is”. (Jn. 14:12). wish and desire that his Apostles and their followers continue his mission. We, as followers of the Apostles are empowered, We as followers of Jesus and Apostles, Leaders enriched and prayed for continuing His mission. and consecrated people in the Church of Jesus have to Jesus said to the Apostles, “I have been given all authority in reorient our way of continuing the mission of Jesus Christ heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples from as he desires. We may have to slow down our material, all nations. (Mt. 28: 18-20). administrative activities and allot more of our time and resources and personnel for continuing the mission of Jesus told the Apostles, “Go out to the whole world Jesus in the Church. It means that we have to orient our and proclaim the Good News to all creation.” (Mk. 16:15). life to a special relationship with Jesus and enable the “Signs like these will accompany those who have believed: in people (believers) to have a special relationship with my Name they will cast out demons and speak new Jesus to continue the mission of Jesus. languages; they will pick up snakes and if they drink anything poisonous, they will be unharmed. They will lay their hands on the sick and they will be healed” (Mk. 16:15-18). PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN JESUS BECAME MAN Jesus, the 2nd person of the MIRACLES OF JESUS Trinitarian God, became man, born of Virgin Mary: “The Holy Spirit will come Mulltiplication of loaves upon you and the power of the most high will overshadow you, therefore the “Jesus then took the holy child to be born shall be called Son loaves, gave thanks and of God (Lk. 1:35) distributed them to those who were Jesus was born in a natural way seated”. Jesus had full like any baby. “At Nazareth the child faith and relationship grew in stature and strength and was with the Father that he filled with wisdom; the Grace of God could thank the Father was upon Him.” (Lk. 2:40) even before the bread multiplied (Jn. 6:1-12) “Jesus went down with them, returning to Nazareth, and he continued The supper of the Lord to be subject to them, as for his mother, she kept all these things in her Jesus before turning heart.”(Lk. 2:51) the bread into his body and the vine into his Jesus was fully human with a blood, he gave thanks mission from the Father (Lk. 4:18-21). At to the Father and he the age of 30, as a full grown man, gave it to them. Jesus started his public ministry among (Lk. 22:14-20) his people. He was always in union with his Father. There was a special Healing Peter’s Mother-in-law. relationship between the Father and Jesus as a man. “What the Father has “Peter’s mother given me is stronger than everything in law was with high and no one can snatch it from the fever. Bending down Father’s hand, I and the Father are one”. over her, he rebuked the (Jn. 10:29) fever and it left her”. (Lk. 4:38-39) The relationship between the Father and Jesus as a man was so much close, intense, genuine, real and true that Jesus could say, “I and the Father are one.” From the power of this relationship Jesus worked all the miracles, miraculous healings, casting out evil spirits and so on. PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN Casting the Evil Spirit MISSION GIVEN TO THE APOSTLES Then Jesus approached them and said, “I Jesus cast out the have been given all authority in heaven evil spirit from a man in the and on earth. Go therefore, and make synagogue. Jesus said to disciples from all Nations. Baptize them in him sharply, “Be silent and the name of the Father and of the Son and leave this man”. The evil of the Holy Spirit and teach them to fulfil all spirit came out of him that I have commanded you. I am with you always until the end of this world”. At the Last Supper (Mt. 28:18-20) Jesus received his mission (Lk. 4:18-21) from “Jesus took bread the Father. Now Jesus shared his mission after giving thanks, he with his Apostles. He commanded them to broke it and gave it to them go out and continue his mission. saying, “This is my body, which is given for you, Do PROCLAMATION this in remembrance of me”. (Lk. 22:19. “Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation. He who JESUS SENDING THE APOSTLES believes and is baptized will be saved; he who refuses to believe will be condemned. “Jesus called his Signs like these will accompany those who twelve disciples and gave have believed; in my name they will cast them power and authority out demons and speak new languages to drive out evil spirits ...they will lay their hands on the sick and and to heal diseases. And they will be healed.” (Mk. 16:15-18) he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of APOSTLES CONTINUNE THE MISSION God and to heal the sick.” (Lk. 9: 1-2) “Peter and John cured a lame man. Peter said, “I have neither silver nor gold but Jesus sends out the Seventy Two what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarean, walk”. Then he took “After this the Lord appointed seventy two the beggar by the right hand and helped other disciples and sent them two by two him up. At once his feet and ankles became ahead of him to every town and places.” firm and jumping up he stood on his feet (Lk. 10:17) and began to walk.” (Acts 3:6-8) PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN JESUS PRAYS FOR Only a few great saints had their genuine FOLLOWERS OF APOSTLES faith, union and relationship with Jesus and they kept up the exercise and practice of “I pray not only for these but also for those casting out evil spirits and healing the through their word will believe in me. May ailments and sickness of the people. Many they all be one as you Father are in me and I others were distracted with wealth, money, am in you. May they be one in us so the world possessions and positions, name and fame. may believe that you have sent me.” It kept them away from genuine union, (Jn. 17:20-21) deep faith and real relationship with Jesus. Leaders and people depended more on CONTINUATION OF JESUS medicines and doctors. MISSION IN THE CHURCH At present we can see priests and people The Apostles and their successors and going back to the early Church practices of followers continued the mission of Jesus in the prayer healings, casting out evil spirits, early Church. They did the proclamation of the healing of incurable diseases during Word of God. They, with authority and power retreats and in retreat centres. This is received from Jesus cast out evil spirits and actually sharing the healing mission of evil influences from possessed people. They Christ as in the early Church. This is really healed the people from all kinds of sicknesses the continuation of the mission and healing and diseases. The Apostles, their successors ministry of Jesus. This is the wish of Jesus and followers were in union with the Father that all the believers keep up such through Jesus Christ. Through their genuine and relationship and genuine faith and exercise true faith and love for Jesus, authority, grace the charisms to establish the kingdom of and power flowed into them and they cured God. “Thy kingdom come”. all kinds of ailments of the sick. We have to enable the people to have a As time passed, due to various reasons and taste of the unity of Father, Jesus, and, circumstances, that genuine faith and union each one of us, to be a real follower of with Jesus diminished in the Church. The Jesus and the Apostles. This union will help leaders in the Church and the people with so us to have a real relationship with the much distraction did not keep up their faith, Father, Jesus and me. “Thy Kingdom come.” union and intimacy or intimate relationship “I and the Father are one”. “I pray not only with Jesus. So they could not exercise their for these but also for those through their word authority and power especially for casting out will believe in me”. (Jn. 17:20-21). the evil spirits and healing ailments. PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN HEALTH TIPS 3. Homeo Medicine: DYSENTERY 1. Merc sol 200 Symptoms: Mucus or blood in the stool. Frequent or urge to go to toilet but no proper bowl movement. 2. Merc Cor 200 Only a little mucus comes out. Dose: Only 1 drop of medicine in 20ml water and drink Cause: Caused by micro-organism or amoeba, twice a day (early morning and before bed time) for 3 spreading through contaminated food, dirt, and flies alternate weeks in and around the house and dirty water. Or eat 5 to 10 pills in the morning and evening for 3 alternate weeks. Prevention: Clean surroundings, no open toilets, wash hands before and after eating, Wash and NECHA Bulletin is for the health education of clean vegetables especially bought from the the people, especially the youth in the markets. Cover the food to avoid flies. Keep villages. surroundings neat and clean. Do not eat stale food. We wish to circulate the Bulletin to all the Dysentery Chronic and temporary villages in the North Eastern States. You may give us the WhatsApp No. or Email Treatment: 1. ORS or rehydration drinks. ID of your people. 2. In mild cases boil guava leaves and drink. Those who like to begin Community Organising Programmes in your village may 3. Boil periwinkle leaves and drink. contact your Parish Priest or Nurse Sister or Contact NECHA office directly. 4. Mango seed powder in water and drink. Fr. K.C. George, 5. Grind the leaves of gooseberry or pomegranate Director, NECHA with water and drink twice. Bholababa Path, House No. 2 Six Mile, Khanapara Boil pomegranate skin (rind) in little water and drink Guwahati-781022, Assam. one or two spoon full twice a day as needed. mobile: 9678224827 (0) Chronic dysentery 8974008332 (P) Email: [email protected] 1. Pomegranate skin (rind) boil in water and Website: nechaindia.org drink 1 spoon full two times daily for 5 to 7 days. If it causes constipation do not continue. Private Circulation only 2. If pomegranate rind is not available, make a decoction of the bark of pomegranate root/trunk and use as above. Bark can be smashed and boiled for a decoction. Take one spoonful twice a day for one week.