Girl with tuberculosis kidneyMeru (name changed) is a ten year old girl who has been having a draining sinus in her side for the past one year. She had undergone three surgeries in Nepal with no relief. She received some incomplete treatment, but found no relief. Her parents had spent a large sum of money on her with no relief. Despite her many troubles, she was stoic, and calm in the outpatient clinic where she sat demurely waiting to be examined. Investigations revealed a non functioning kidney filled with pus on the right side. She underwent a right nephrectomy which was accomplished with difficulty. Her histopathology is awaited, but is likely to be tuberculosis, for which she will receive nine to eighteen months of therapy. She can now go back to Nepal without that draining sinus which has been her shadow for so long.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Girl with tuberculosis kidney
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
1 Sam 10:6 The spirit of the Lord will control you, and you will be transformed into a different person. When this happens to you do whatever your circumstances require, because God is with you.Transformational leadership. Quite a buzzword of today. A magic mantra, cloaked in mystery, a holy grail of success. We focus on transformation, straining to achieve the metamorphosis by strenuous effort. However, transformation is mirrored by the magic of a chrysalis transforming the lowly caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. One does not see the chrysalis sweat. It just happens. Our focus on the end distorts our passage through the present, sabotaging both present and future. The control of the spirit is ignored. We expect great results without great discipline or obedience. We fly in the face of Gods laws and expect His miracles. Faithful obedience to His spirit is actually quite easy. It is a summation of daily decisions made in the Spirits favor. Quietly. And when that happens, there is a chrysalis moment. Transformation happens. And our response to the circumstances is also quite natural. A natural consequence of rightly placed allegiance. Manifestation of a metamorphosis. Fly, butterfly, God is with you.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Christ in you, the hope of glory Col 1:27What is our hope? We hope for varied and diverse things. Mostly things. Things which in the eternal scheme will decay into inconsequence. Our hope is often invested in misplaced affections. Affections that consume our time and energy be it our jobs, houses, or our bank balances. In very succint words, we are constrained to rearrange our hopes. Christ in us. The hope of glory. Succint summation of all aspirations. Our sufficiency for all improbables and uncertainties. Fleshed in hope, bound for glory. How fleshed out really is this hope in us? He is our wealth, the mystery that transforms desperate darkness into the certain light of a glorious day.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.The words dwell and abide in the English are synonymous, but when the root words are examined, they are found to be different. Dwell is "yashab" which means sit, or stay, or have one's abode. Abide is "loon", which means tarry the night, or pass the night. Our temporary placements come from the perceptions of our permanent dwelling. Therefore, David is able to say, Lord.. is my refuge and fortress, ... in whom I trust. Trust comes from our appreciation of our permanent residence, an unwavering conviction of our belonging to and being possessed. All the other machinations of war that oppress are not fought individually, but viewed from this safe haven of permanence. We tend to get caught up fighting wars and machinations of oppression, abandoning our post of refuge. Because we have made the Lord, our refuge, says verse 9, ... no harm will come to you. All of us face battles of various kinds. Let us fight them aware of our position and permanence.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The character changes
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