CT Scan?

A  mountain trekker came to us with history of losing consciousness at high altitude. She was deeply unconscious, and we needed to put her on a ventilator, beside anti cerebral edema measures. However her clinical behaviour and pattern of unconsciousness were not fitting into HACE. She was transferred by ventilated ambulance to a tertiary centre where she turned out to have an intracerebral bleed.

A ct scan here would help many patients like this. Acute trauma and head injury, elective imaging for surgery all do require scanning, the nearest one being sixty kilometers away.

We would be dependant on donations for such a venture. The capital expenditure involved would not allow us to recover the cost with the numbers of scans we will do. We cannot enter the scenario commonly practiced of giving “kickbacks” to doctors perscribing it.  And that is where we are now.

Rev. C.B. Samuels message

Here is a summary of the Sunday message: it is a bit cryptic, rather like morse code. You will need to expand it yourself.

Loving God is a command we have to choose to do it. We cant define it the way we want.

Three components to love

• Devotional component

We have to love God. Love demands presence.

• Transformational component

We have to change. We have to choose Loving God or Loving the world/money

• Missional component

Be Missional in all you do. Desire to communicate.

There are many ways to love God but one way to love God that is to love your neighbour. If you do not love your neighbour you are a liar. Loving people is not a suggestion. He said that if you don’t love all the work you do will be dismantled.

Philippians 2. Having the same mind there is no unity. Be Complete by being likeminded. Have this mind. 1Peter 4:1/ 1Cor :2 / the mind of Christ Leadership. You do not have the mind of Christ. We hide under excuses not to love. That it is not my style, or not our culture, etc. This is not a culture problem. This is a spiritual problem.

Four componenents. from Philippians 2:

• Dont cling to the image. Chapter 3. People love their own status. You have created an image which you love. If any one touches that image finished. Unless you hate that image you cannot love.
• Made himself nothing,vulnerable. Made himself nothing. We act from our security. Hard to love people who tell you the truth. We have to empty yourself. difficult to love when we protect ourself.
• Relocate ourselves. What you have to give. You come in from power. You dont want to be at the disposal of others. We are stuck to our status. Are you a servant?
• What they ask you to is painful to do. They will sit on your head. The fear is that others will give you your agenda. The reason we do not love is because we have not died to ourselves.

Lag valley camp

The Lag valley though near Kullu is tucked away between the mountains, a fact that has rendered the people less able to access health care. We conducted a camp in Shalang village school, where two hundred patients came to access free medical, dental, eye and phsyiotherapy check ups and receive free medicines.

The silence of snowfall

Anything that falls from the sky usually has a sound associated with it, be it rain, hail, or a tree crashing to the ground. However, snow, real snow, light and crisp when it falls is enveloped in a veil of silence. That is amazing. A reminder of the many blessings that we take for granted everyday that shower on us silently from above.

More snow

Snow has arrived, and a whole bunch of it. Three feet on the ground and the forecast says there is more to come. There has been no electricity for the past two days.

Winter carnival 2010

The rain has been constant for the past twenty four hours. However, this did not dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of the local folks, who turned out ic large number with umbrellas to watch the winter carnival procession. For the first time, Lady Willingdon Hospital took part, with a float depicting the growth of the hospital and commemorating the 75 years of service to the community. Well done team!

 

Republic day 2010

There will be a flag hoisting for the Republic day 2010. The first group of staff have returned refreshed from their annual vacation and the next group is geared to leave tomorrow.