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- Posted 3/5/2007:
TASTE OF INDIA
A fund-raising event to benefit the children of India is being held by the USA Board at “The Place” on May 18th in Colorado Springs. Reservations may be made by contacting Rev. Roberta Jones at 719 272 0200.
Our goal is to raise $50,000 to help with the purchase of pediatric ventilators. All proceeds will be used to buy this urgently equipment for Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana.
The children of the poor suffer many diseases from fevers like malaria and dengue, to TB, typhoid, diarrhea, etc. The doctors and nurses at CMC are well-trained but lack the proper equipment to care for children with breathing difficulties. Three child-sized ventilators are urgently needed.
Here’s how you can help! Join us as “Partners in Compassion” for the children of India. Levels of giving include:
Maharajah $1000 and up
Taj Mahal $500 and up
Golden Temple $250 and up
Snake Charmer $100 and up
All donations at these levels of giving will be acknowledged in our event program booklet. Receipts for all gifts will be provided for tax purposes. Please make checks payable to “Ludhiana” and designate your gift for “ventilators.” Your checks may be sent to:
Ludhiana Christian Medical College Board USA
PO Box 9583
Colorado Springs, CO 80923
- Posted 4/4/2006:
Notes from the Executive Director, on her
trip to India:
March in India is one of the most beautiful times of the year. This trip was no
exception. The flowers were in bloom and the weather cool and comfortable. While at CMC,
I was excited to see the many improvements taking place. The Pediatric ICU is fantastic
with the modern facilities needed to provide topnotch care for children. The blood bank
has been renovated with special comforts provided for donors. The neurosurgery department
has been completely redone. A new ward was created with facilities for critical care
monitoring. These are just a few of the improvements being made.
At the Governing Body meeting, Dr. Silas Charles' resignation (Director of CMC) was
accepted with gratitude for all he has accomplished. His successor is Dr. John Pramod who
has been serving as Acting Director for the past year. The chairman of the Governing Body,
Dr. Shyam Prasad also resigned as his term was coming to an end. The new chairman is
Bishop Joel Mall of the Church of North India.
While finances continue to be very tight, the acceptance of Non Resident Indian (NRI)
Students is expected to be of considerable help in relieving that issue. The prospectus
for NRI students is currently available here.
Finally, the Fellowship Department is ready to launch its Clinical Pastoral Training
program in May. The chaplains are excited to see the culmination of their hard work in
preparing this program. I return to the USA much encouraged by the progress being made
at CMC.
- Posted 4/3/2006:
Non Resident Indian Admissions:
Christian Medical College Ludhiana, India announces that the NRI prospectus for this
year’s MBBS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery and BSc Nursing admissions is released and
available for sale. For more information go here.
- Posted 3/11/2006:
The March Letter is now posted on our
Newsletter page.
- Posted 3/9/2006:
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Opens
Early in February, construction of the new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit was completed.
The unit has been dedicated and is open for service. The new unit has eight beds. With
the new facility our medical staff has been enabled to provide a higher quality of care
for critically injured and ill children.
Earthquake Relief Update
During the acute phase of the relief process, CMC relief teams visited over 16 villages,
traveling on foot. They found sickness everywhere – broken homes, broken bones, broken
lives, widows, orphans and many homeless people. The saving grace was the timing of the
quake – around 9 am as children were just on their way to school and when the villagers
were out in the fields working.
In one mountain village called Mandian, 324 villagers were killed and 170 injured. In
Sultandeki 46 died and 300 injured. Each village had its own losses to bear.
At times the teams worked with the army assessing damage. Then based on the assessment,
tin sheets for make shift shelter, tools and blankets were distributed. Volunteers in
each village were identified to be trained in basic health care. They will serve as a link
between the people and the hospital during the winter months when roads will be blocked by
snow.
CMC Ludhiana Governing Body Meets
Executive Director, Roberta Jones, is traveling to India on March 9th to be present for
the March Governing Body meetings. In addition to these meetings, she will attend
festivities related to Founders Day on March 24th. While in Ludhiana, Roberta will have the
opportunity to meet with staff and administration, review funding and departmental
activities, and prepare for future support efforts of the USA Board.
- Posted 2/9/2006:
From the Executive Director's Desk:
Many churches are doing special mission studies on India and Pakistan this year. My
speaking engagements in Boulder and Fort Collins were very well attended, having more
people than expected by the event planners!
In February, I will be presenting similar programs for Phillips United Methodist Church
in Denver on Saturday the 11th from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Later, I will speak at Bethany
United Methodist Church in Denver on Sunday the 19th at 11:00am.
In earthquake relief news, I recently received the following from the Ludhiana team:
"Every day our team would head for Uri and the villages beyond in the mountains, trekking
by foot, carrying loads of medicines. We would set up camp in the village. Very often we
would go door to door. And it was not easy - the huts are spread all over the hill.
Every village had a story to tell. There were villages like Mandial, Mamalkote and Gohalen
where barely a single home was left standing. Every house bore the scars of the tremor.
Every child, parent and villager had the same story written on their faces.
There was sickness everywhere - broken homes, broken bones, broken lives, widows, orphans
and the homeless. The only saving grace was the timing of the quake - around 9:00am when
children were just on their way to school and when the villagers were out in the fields
working. Still, so many lost their lives.
Now the acute phase of the relief process is over. The urgent need of the hour is shelter.
We have also identified volunteers in each village who will be trained in basic health
care and sanitation. They will serve as a link between the people and our hospital during
the winter months.
The issues in Kashmir are not simple. A long term plan is needed. As someone has rightly
said, "Quake or no quake the people of this state clearly require our aid."
- Posted 1/5/2006:
It is with a sad heart that we announce the passing of 2 friends, Reverend Jacqui Jones and
Reverend Jerold Ellison. We thank them for all their support through the years. Click
here for more information.
- Posted 1/4/2006:
Click here to view the
North American Alumni 2006 Annual Meeting Info
- Posted 1/2/2006:
Winter Supplement 2005 and Winter 2005 issues of "Ludhiana Lifeline" now posted on our
Newsletter page.
- Posted 12/23/2005:
Executive Director's News:
The New Year always brings additional activities to our Board Office. Of course, we are
very busy with processing Christmas donations - our busiest time of year. We will also be
closing out the books in our accounting process. This is always a time-consuming task, but
a very important one in preparation for the audits to come.
Very recently we received good news in the form of a $10,000 grant from the United
Methodist Committee on Relief. They have very generously supported our medical teams doing
disaster relief work with survivors of the earthquake in Kashmir. This is the second grant
from UMCOR for this very urgent outreach.
In other news, a former board member, the Rev. Jacqueline Jones died quite unexpectedly.
A memorial service will be held for her at the United Methodist Church in Damascus,
Maryland on January 14, 2006. I plan to attend that service. On the following day, I will
be speaking on Ludhiana at a church that Jacqui often attended in Laytonsville, Maryland.
Other speaking engagements early in the new year include Boulder, Colorado and Phillips
United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. We are pleased to see the additional interest
from Colorado congregations in our Ludhiana mission. Hopefully this means that we will be
building new friends and adding to support for our healing and educational ministry.
- Posted 12/22/2005:
Click here to view the Alumni Xpress November 2005
Newsletter
- Posted 11/30/2005:
In December Roberta has no speaking engagements scheduled. However in January she will be
in Boulder on the 8th and then again on the 29th. Then on February 11th she will be doing
a mission workshop at Phillips United Methodist Church in Denver.
- Posted 11/21/2005:
Roberta recently returned from her trip to speak at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a beautiful high desert city and Roberta really
enjoyed her stay.
The Mission Weekend began with a Southwestern Barbeque on Saturday evening. After supper
a vocal group of the congregation started the program with singing. Roberta said this
church has some gifted musicians! Using a PowerPoint presentation, she spoke on Christian
Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana. (Our appeal is currently for help with purchasing
a new ambulance.)
The program continued on Sunday morning. She was privileged to speak at all three morning
worship services, using a different PowerPoint presentation this time. As she spoke in
worship, Dr. Dorothy Barbo who served at Ludhiana for several years shared with the adult
Sunday School. The pastor who has served this church for eight years is Rev. Jeff Lust.
His leadership has definitely produced good fruit. Roberta was impressed with the large
number of people who have been personally involved with various mission projects. She said
it was a great weekend in a great church.
- Posted 10/19/2005:
CMC just sent word that a team of 10 to 12 doctors is being sent to Baramulla - one of the
hardest hit areas in the north. They will drive to Jammu/Kashmir and be met there by
representatives of the Catholic Diocese of Jammu. Together they will fly to Srinigar (get
out your maps!). Baramulla is 4 miles from the border of Srinigar. Our team will be
stationed at a small Catholic clinic in that region.
- Posted 10/10/2005:
Our hearts and prayers go out to those affected by the biggest earthquake to hit Pakistan
& India in 100 years. The message below came today relating to the earthquake relief that
CMC expects to undertake very soon. As the message states, funding will be needed. If you
can help, please send your donations payable to "Ludhiana" and marked "Earthquake" in the
memo line. Or click on our “Donate” link & make your donation here on line, putting
“Earthquake” in the comments section. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Dear All
This is the current situation at CMC.
The earthquake last Saturday morning was felt in Ludhiana badly enough for people to vacate
buildings for about an hour - it was quite scary. Thankfully no one was injured nor is there
any damage to the buildings.
CMC at present are serving as a standby for military and government relief - it is likely
that casualties may well be transferred to CMC. A team is ready to go the disaster area
whenever called, but it is tough to go through the barrier of the 2 governments.
CMC have been contacted by Muslimaid via the group they worked with on the Tsunami relief as
doctors are urgently needed. It is therefore likely that funding will be needed for use by
CMC in this work. We will advise of the precise nature of that work as soon as details are
available.
Please remember them all in your prayers.
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