NECHA BULLETIN NOVEMBER, 2020

NECHA BULLETIN NORTH EASTERN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSOCIATION (NECHA) BHOLA BABA PATH, HOUSE NO. 2, SIX MILE, GUWAHATI - 781022, ASSAM VOL - I. NO.VII NOVEMBER, 2020 It is time to critically look into our healing ministry. Our healing ministry is not the sharing of the healing ministry of Christ. We may be perhaps supplementing, rightly or wrongly, the healing ministry of Christ. Sharing the healing ministry of Christ is by becoming holy and increasing our faith in Jesus Christ and using the gift of healing and authority for the good of others. When we speak of allopathic medicine, there are irrational medicines, irrational combinations, irrational prescriptions, profit orientation and the like. In the midst of all these manipulations, how are we to go about? Instead of getting high cost medicines and dispensing it to the low income or very poor people, we can come together, organize to search and find low cost or no cost medicines, which are favorable in quality, price and effect. Since all cannot come out, engage someone who can contact and find out the availability of low cost medicines, at the same time good quality medicines. She/he will be able to bargain for timely supply at your institutions. If we can make the necessary infrastructures for our institutions and find out proper personnel for managing the hospitals or dispensaries, we can also find out ways and means to acquire low cost and effective medicines. We will not give much attention to false rumours about low cost medicines and will not expect high profit. Always use generic medicines. PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN PRAYER OF JESUS Jesus, the Second person of the Trinitarian God, Jesus not only prayed for the Apostles and disciples became man and born of the Virgin Mary: “The Holy (Jn. 17:11) but also prayed for the followers of the Spirit will come upon you and the power of the most Apostles; “I pray not only for these but also for those high will overshadow you, therefore the holy child to who through their word will believe in me. May they be born shall be called Son of God” (Lk. 1:35). all be one in us, as you father are in me and I am in you. May they be one in us” (Jn. 17:20-21). Jesus said; Jesus, though divine, was fully human with a mission “Be holy and perfect as your heavenly Father is holy from the Father. (Lk. 14:18-21). At the age of 30, as and perfect (Mt. 5:48). a full grown up man, Jesus started his public ministry among his people. Though Jesus lived as a man, he CONTINUATION OF JESUS MINISTRY was always in union with his Father. There was a special relationship between the Father and Jesus as Jesus after the completion of his mission, the sacrifice a man. “I and the Father are one” (Jn. 10:29). on the Cross, commanded his Apostles; “Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all PUBLIC MINISTRY creation” (Mk. 16:15-18). AND MISSION Apostles and their followers continued the ministry and During the public ministry, Jesus, as a man worked all mission of Jesus by laying hands, touching, breathing the miracles, miraculous healings, casting out evil over, praying over, commanding and casting out evil spirits and so on. As a holy man, Jesus preached the spirits (Lk 4:38-39/Lk. 4: 40-41). good news and sanctified his people. Jesus gave authority and power over the evil spirits and to heal the sick to 12 Apostles and 72 disciples: (Lk. 9:1-2/Lk. 10:1). HOLY CHURCH OF JESUS In the early Church, Apostles and their followers had great faith in Jesus. They were holy and continued the mission and ministry of Jesus. They were ready to become martyrs during various persecutions. They were professing their faith in Jesus and continuing the ministry and mission of Jesus. Only very few may have drifted away from their faith and the Church of Jesus. PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN PRESENT SITUATION THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH The early Church was holy and the Christians, in PRESENT SITUATION spite of a few wrong teachers and great persecutions, continued the mission and ministry of The health care, only with hospital and medicines, Jesus. There was a holy relationship between is definitely not the healing ministry of Christ. It can Jesus and the believers. Their faith was strong be only a supplementary. The health care system and guided by the Holy Spirit. St. Paul used to influenced by the multinational pharmaceutical call the holy people, saints. St. Paul greets all the companies, services of super speciality hospitals saints in the whole of Achaia (2 Cor 1:1), (2 Cor. and super speciality doctors, equating with the 13:12). To all the saints in Ephesus (Eph. 1:1). To healing ministry of Christ, is nothing less than a the saints in Philipi, with their bishops and crime. Christ gave power, authority over evil deacons; to you all in Christ Jesus (Phi. 1:1). spirits and the gifts of the Holy Spirit especially Greetings to the saints in Colossae, our faithful the gift of healing. People used it to preach Christ. brothers and sisters in Christ (Col. 1: 1-2). OUR FAITH HOLY SPIRT GUIDANCE We do not have strong faith and holiness of the early Christian communities. We do not foster an intimate relationship with Jesus and often we do not follow the guidance and inspirations of the Holy Spirit. OUR DISCERNMENT The Church was holy and the Holy Spirit We have to go down on our knees and pray to guided the people. The healing ministry of Holy Spirit for the gift of discernment. We may do Jesus continued by the people was by laying many good things but need not be always the hands, touching, breathing over, praying over right. and by commanding the evil spirits to go out. Taking side with the national and multi-national They could do it because they were holy and pharmaceutical companies in marketing super full of the Holy Spirit. specialty medicines and equipments, we also become partners in that. Little incentives, attractive gifts, high discounts and many other profit oriented facilities attract us to their ways. We become partners to such practices and part of such exploitations. The people of God become the victims which neither Jesus nor we intend. We may not intend and not even aware of it, but not correct. PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN WHAT TO DO TO COME OUT OF IT? PRESERVATIVES Please contact all the following Agencies and ADDED WITH FOOD discuss whether you can get your medicines ITEMS and equipments in an affordable price. CONTACT LISTS PESTICIDES AND FOOD PRESERVATIVES 1. Lowest Cost We do not get food products now a days without adulteration, pesticides and Low Cost Medicines preservatives. Many sensible people make (Generic Medicines, Gujarat) kitchen garden to have pure and genuine vegetables and fruits. We have to depend on 2. Lower Cost grocery shops for dry food items like Dal, beans and other kinds of pulses. The following a. NEDSSS, explanations will clarify about pesticides. Ramcha Hills, Kharghuli Hills, Guwahati KITCHEN Assam, 781004. GARDEN Mobile: 9678010800/9436026430 E-mail: [email protected] b. Mr. Shinto Jacob c/o National Medical Consortium Guwahati. E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 9678010800 3. Low Cost CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF INDIA 157/6 Staff Road Gunrock Enclave, Secunderabad Telangana E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 8765278022 4. Low Cost and No Cost a. NECHA Sixmile, G. S. RoadS Khanapara, Guwahati. E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: Director: 8974008332 Office: 9678224827. b. VITAMIN ANGELS B-315, crystal Plaza Andheri Link Road Mumbai – 400053 Maharashtra E-mail: [email protected] WhatsaApp No: 8879676898 PLEASE TAP HERE TO TURN

NECHA BULLETIN EXPLANATIONS BY DEMONSTRATIONS OR EXAMPLES. 1. Take about half kilo of NECHA Bulletin is for the health education of Massor Dal. Pour about 1 litre of the people, especially the youth in the water. Rub and wash with both hands villages. for about three minutes. The water becomes like milk. It can be used in We wish to circulate the Bulletin to all the vegetable garden as insecticide/ villages in the North Eastern States. Pesticide. You may give us the WhatsApp No. or Email ID of your people. 2. 2nd wash. Pour again 1 liter of water and wash as above. You Those who like to begin Community will get water like diluted milk. This Organising Programmes in your village may can be used for nursery plants as contact your Parish Priest or Nurse Sister or light pesticide. Contact NECHA office directly. 3. 3rd wash. Pour again 1 litre of Fr. K.C. George, water and wash as above. You will Director, NECHA get water like light diluted milk. This Bholababa Path, House No. 2 you can pour around the kitchen Six Mile, Khanapara garden plants on the ground. Guwahati - 781022, Assam. Mobile: 9678224827 (0) 4. You are buying half kg of Dal only, but you are getting free 8974008332 (P) pesticides for your kitchen garden. Email: [email protected] Website: nechaindia.org Private Circulation only 5. Cook your Dal curry or pulses only after washing 5 times. Do not eat the pesticides but use it for your garden.