We Stay Blessed Against All Odds

Mizoin thluaka khawsik lut kan tih mai, natna hlauhawm tak ‘Meningitis’ hi khawvel pum huap statistics atanga a lan dan chuan a thlentu bulpui ber Bacteria a ni a, Virus leh TB-in a dawt leh a, Cryptococcus neoformans (Fungus) vanga thleng hi chu a dangte nena khaikhin chuan sawi tham pawh a tling lo. Kan hospital-ah ve thung hi chuan he statistics letling thawk hi kan dinhmun a ni. Cryptococcal meningitis a hluar ber a, TB meningitis leh Viral meningitis ten an dawt leh a, Bacterial meningitis a tlem ber thung.

A chhan chu, Cryptococcal meningitis leh TB meningitis te hi ‘opportunistic infections’ (O.Is.) kan tihte zinga mi an ni a. HIV/AIDS hrileng (epidemic) avang hian heng meningitis chi hnihte hi a pung hluai a ni ber mai. AIDS veite zinga natna leh thihna tam tak thlentu a ni mek a, Africa ram tam takin an manganpui mek a ni.

Pu Costern Hachintu, 42 (amah leh a chhungte phalna laa a hming leh thlalakte hi tarlan a ni) hi Cryptococcal meningitis vangin thla 4 chhung tehmeuh nikhawhrelo (unconscious)-in a awm hnuah tunah chuan a lo dam leh tan ta a. Kan nurse te, ama chhungte leh kan physiotherapist-te thawhrimna zarah hma a sawn chak hle a ni. A damdawi mamawh tak hmanga hun rei tak enkawl anih hnuah a thluak tui (CSF) hi, natna hrik (Cryptococcus neoformans) a la awm leh awm loh hriat nan vawi 3 exam nawn a ni tawh a, tunah chuan a fim (sterile) ta vek e. Kan medical team te thawhrimna leh a chhungte inpekna zarah a thil theihnghilh tawh tam takte pawh a thiam chak leh sawt hle a ni.

Male Medical Ward khum hmasa ber changtu

anih vang pawh a ni ang e, ward ka round apianga min lo dawngsawng hmasa bertu chu amah hi a ni. A chhelna te hian min fuih thin a. Pathian ring chunga, inpekna thuk tak nena kan thawh phawt chuan, kan thiamna beitham tak pawh hi malsawmin a awm fo thin a ni tih min hriat nawn tirtu chu, Pathian thiltih mak changtu tam tak zinga pakhat Pu Costern Hachintu hi a ni.

Pathian thiltihmak (miracle) ringhleltu i lo ni palh anih chuan Zambia thingtlanga Salvation Army Chikankata Mission hmun hi rawn pan la, i rinhlelhna a bo ang a, i rinna tihpun a ni ang.

Kum khat liam tak hnu hian....

Pathian hruainain Zambia ramah kum khat kan lo awm tling ve ta der mai a. Nikum 2007 August ni 12 (Pathianni) chawhnu dar 2:15 chiah khan Lusaka International Airport-ah kan tum kha a ni a, kan rawngbawlna hmun Chikankata pawh hemi ni vek 5 p.m. khan kan lut a ni. Khami ni khan mikhual angin lut mah ila, tunah chuan kan lo tlangnel ve ta hle mai a. A ram mite min hmangaihna, duhsakna leh thatnate hi kan tan a hlu a, ropui kan ti a ni.
He kum khat hun chhung kan thil tawn atanga an vantlang nunphung leh zia landan thenkhat chauh tarlang ila:

AN KRISTIANNA:
1. Zambia-ah hian Kristian an tam ber a, Kristian hi 87% niin, an 'official religion' Kristianna a ni hi an chhuang em em.
2. Mizoram angin Inrinni leh Pathianni (Weekend) hun hi Kohhranin a chang tam khawp mai. Pathianni phei chuan dawr/sumdawnna hmun khar a ni deuh vek a, lirthei veivak a tlemin khawlai a thawl tha khawp mai.
3. Kohhhran pawl hrang hrang a awm ve deuh duah a, pawl erawh an insawichhiat sak ngai lo. Rawngbawlna thilah an inpawh/tang ho azeng erawh a ni lo.
4. An pipu sakhaw thil leh Kristian thurin thenkhat hi chawhpawlhin an bawlphuan ta pek thin a, 'kristian' inti ve tho sia bo fe fe lah an tam!
5. Kohhrante hian ramthim/thlarau bo veina tak tak an nei pha lo a, anmahni tualchhung kohhran theuh phur/vung takin kalpui an tum mai thin.
6. Biak In chhung boruak a zangkhaiin thawm a tha thei khawp a. Biak In chhung leh vantlang hmun dang (Pub/Concert)-a an taksa chet dan phung a danglam vak lo. An mawng hem thui chin a inchen deuh thuak a ni!
7. Kohhran programme-ah hruaitu te ngawr ngawr chauhin hun an hmang thin a, an kalphung a democratic vak lo.

CHHIATNI THATNI:
1. Keini Mizote angin chhiatni thatni hunah an inlawm tha hle thin. Laina thisen inkungkaihna hla tawh tak te pawh heng hunah hian an inhre tha hle thin a ni.
2. Inneihna hi a hma daih atangin an urlawk nasa thin, a hmeichhe thuam ken tur thawhkhawmna hun 'bridal shower'-in an tan a, eisiam inzirtirna leh chumi atana bungbel vawmkhawmna hun 'kitchen party'-in a zui leh a. An mi sawm nih chuan insenso tam thei tak a ni.
3. Nupui man a to hle a, an tangka Kwacha 2 million (Rs. Singhnih hu vel) te a tling thei zuk nia. Mo atana fanu hralhtu nu leh pa chu an hausa lawih thin.
4. Inneih lawmna hun ang thoin mitthi vui ni hian ruai an theh ho dar dar thin. Raltu (thilpek/sum hum tel lem lo) pawh an nei thahnem thin hle mai. Lusun chhungte rilru a hah thuahhnih ngawtin a rin theih.

A DUM LEH A VAR:
A dum____
1. Mipa lalna society a ni a, a leha luakchhuak khawpin an mipate an intilal a. An hmeichhiate'n an dikna chanvo an hum zo lo a, an khawngaihthlak khawp mai.
2. An hnam danah mipain nupui pakhat aia tam a neih a thiang a. Kristian inti, vantlang mi langsar leh hawizau ve chin te zingah pawh nupui 1/2/3/4 neite an kuh trun.
3. Mipa an thatchhia a, hmeichhia an taima thung. Nu ber chhungkaw chawmtua tang an tam mai.
4. Sumdawn an thiam lo. Vawikhata hlep neih treuh an tum. An dawr hmun a biru tlangpui, an ti ual-au/itawm thiam lo. Mizoram ang thoin dawr nghaktu/sumdawng tam zawk hmeichhia an ni.
5. Zu hi 'beer' an ti vek mai a, eng chi pawh nise. Zu hmun hlimna (3 Ws - wine, whiskey, women) an uar.
6. Fahrah an tam, AIDS vangin!! Khawlai fa pawm an awm nual bawk, an zalen ru ve riau atin a ni.

A var____
1. Zuk leh hmuam (vaihlo lam chi) an uar lo mai ni loin an hre ngai lo a ni ang. Kum khat kalta chhung khan meizu lai mi 3 chiah ka hmu. A hmuam lam chi ti ka la hmu lo.
2. Chhungkhat laina rethei zawkte an awmin an chhung zinga a thei berin a a khaiding thin. Chhungkaw inkungkaihna nghet/tlo tak an nei.
3. Upa lam (a pi leh a pute) an tunu/tupa te tan an hlu hle. AIDS vanga nu leh pa thihsan fahrah nausen/naupang awmtleia chawi lian tute hi pitar/putar te an ni tlangpui. Ka hriat tam tak zinga nu pakhat, kum 65 mi chuan eichawp dap chungin fahrah 7 amahin a enkawl. (Hei hi thil theih loh hiala ngaih theih a ni. Kei chuan Pathianin a enkawlpui ka ti mai, an nghei bik lo a, nu hlim thei berah a la tang thei tlat a ni).
4. Hmeichhia an pasal leh fanaute tana an inpekna nasat zia hi a ngaihsanawm hle. Zambian nuho hi 'hrisel lai leh bawrhsawm lai pawhin...' tih thuthlunga rinawm berte zinga mi an ni hial ang.
5. Mahni chunga mi leh aia upa zawkte an zah thiam em em hi an ze mawi a tling. Mizoten kan tluk loin ka hria.
6. Hmelhriat intawh nikhuain chibai inbuk (greetings) an ngaipawimawh a, urhsun takin an ti thin. Hei hian inhmelhriatna/inkungkaihna tha a siam.

KAN THIAM PUI LEH PUI LOH TE:
Thiampui loh_____
1. Keini nupa, chaw atana 'Buh' ring thin hi chuan vaimim her dip chhum khal 'Nshima'-a inhnawh puar tum hi a hautak kan ti rih khawp mai. Kan fate chuan an duh ve bawrh bawrh viau e.
2. IST aiin Zambian Time hi vawn dik a har a ni ang. Thil reng reng ti dawn ila, minute-in kan tlai ngai lo a, darkar tam fe fe-in kan tran tlai fo mai. A kal hma deuhten phun/sawisel nachang an la hre lo zui lehnghal!
3. Biak In inkhawm a rei lutuk thin hi aw!! Tunkar kalta kan Pathianni zing inkhawm khan darkar 5 zuk awh chuan le! Keini chhungkua hi chuan tui vak lo chungin kan tlingtla lui hram thin a, kan mingo thiante hi chuan a laiah hian an tanchhum deuh tlangpui thin.
4. Thil min dil mai hi an awlsam tlat pek a. Pek vek dawnin hekna ni si, pek loh dawnin angel
kan hai ang tih a hlauhawm bawk si thin. He thil hian tun thlengin kan nupa rilruah zawhna lian tak min la pe reng a, Pathian hnena kan inhlanna thin subject pawimawh tak pakhat a la ni reng.

Kan thiampui leh hlimpui____
1. Hang hmelthatna leh ngaihnobeina kan hmu thiam ve ta! Kan mi leh sate hi duhawm kan tiin kan chhuang hliah hliah a ni. 'Black beauty' hi a lo awm ngei e.
2. Midum bumro leh tihbaiawm pui pui anga kan lo ngaihte kha an lan ang an lo ni ngawt lo. An lan dan piah lamah -- rilru chhungrila hmangaihna leh ngilneihnaa khat te, chungpikna leh khawharna avanga tap zawih zawih thinte, Pathian malsawmna an dawn an chhiar avanga lawmnaa khatliam a, bianga mittui luang chunga lawmthu sawi nachang hre ve tho te an ni.

3. An sam hi mawi kan tiin kan hlimpui fo. A hmei apain an natural hair hi chu a tawiin a kir bit tlangpui a. Mipate hi chuan kawlh takin an tan law law mai a, hmeichhiate hian sam lem hmangin an sawngbawl nasa ta mai thin a. An tihfuh leh fuh loh kar a hla thei thin khawp mai. An sam (lem) 'style' hi an thlak zing khawp a, tun hma deuh kha chuan kan hmelhriat thante ngei pawh hi kan hai chang a awm fo. Tunah chuan kan thiampui ve ta. (Kan fanu hian ama natural hair ngat helai hmuna a thiante sam ang deuh, ngil leh sin deuh zawk si hi a nei a, tun thlengin; heta mite pawhin mak an ti phian. A thiannu pakhat phei chuan a nu hnenah Melissa-i sam ang a duh thu sawiin nikhatah a sam vawi hnihte a lo su thin a ni awm e).
4. An hming hi lam a nuamin hriat reng a awlsam a, a vanneihthlak hle a ni. A tha lamah Eligible, Honesty, Beautyness, Flywell, Gift, Dream, Happiness, Trywell, Miracle leh Stars tih te an ni ang a. Hming lungchhiatthlak berte chu Sadness tih leh Disaster tih te hi an ni! Kan nau neihna ward-a naute pianghlim chu a tukah kan thianpa ward round hian enge a hming atan an sak tak tih a zawt a, 'Introitus' tiin an lo chhang a. Naute pi khan a fanu nau vei buaipuitu kan nurse-te medical term hman zinga ri nalh a tih ber kha a lo phuah ve tawp mai hi a lo ni a. Kan thianpa chuan a tihchi loh lutuk tiin 'Uterus' ti talin i thlaksak ang u a ti a, an pawm ve ta mai bawk a ni.
5. Naupangte anga rilru thianghlim leh hlimthei an pu reng mai hian keini chhungkua pawh min fan ve fo thin. An hlim leh lawmna an theihpatawpa lan tir an hreh lo. AIDS pul hri pawhin a tukdaih zawh loh Pathian thlarau thilpek hlu an chang a ni.

Kan chhungkaw thian tha tak amah hmeithai, ama fa 2 leh a chhungte fahrah 2 dang enkawl lai neitu hian a inlengte min thlahna tawngkam tha tak a nei a, "God bless you' tih hi. Kan ngaihtuah thin a, a dinhmuna ding chung hian mite hnena malsawmna hlantu/thlentu kan ni ve thei ang em? tih hi kan inzawhna a ni fo ta mai zawng anih hi!

Hei leh chen hi Lalpa'n min hruai tawh a, a malsawmna kan dawnte hi kan chhiar seng lo. Kan tan hian Amah hnaih hi a tha a ni, kan pen bosan phal lo. Thil zawng zawng neitu leh vawngtu neih aia hausakna leh hamthatna dang enge awm?

There is Power!!

Life without electricity is hard in Chikankata. The taps run dry, the electric stove remains damp cold while the refrigerator gives way to melting ice. The few bore holes within the mission become refuge for thirsty throats and charcoal stoves are alive again! Working in the hospital under the cover of darkness can really be tricky and risky. Our big machines in the operation theatre become lifeless, the oxygen machines and the concentrators are themselves devoid of the life-giving gas. Of course our patients are the ones who suffered most.

The blame for the frequent (and for long hours, which can be so long that within 24 hours the frequency can be zero!) load shedding has been put on the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2010 in neighbouring South Africa. It is said that the bulk of electricity generated by the Zambian Electricity Supply Company (ZESCO) has been exported to South Africa whose demand for power has been acutely increased in its preparation for the world event.

But here there are powers too!! The evil power, the power of darkness which constantly bring sufferings, chaos and confusion among the people. The practices of witchcraft, astrology, polygamy and many others. And over there, the developed societies have their own evil powers too for which they are put under great challenge - homelessness, addiction, broken family and immorality. I think this is what compelled President George W. Bush, during his 2003 State of the Union address, to borrow from the chorus of the old hymn by Lewis E. Jones, There Is Power in the Blood: “For so many in our country—the homeless…the fatherless, the addicted—the need is great. Yet there is power, wonder-working power in the goodness and idealism and faith of the American people… I urge you to pass both my faith-based initiative and the Citizen Service Act to encourage acts of compassion that can transform America, one heart and one soul at a time.”

There Is Power in the Blood by Lewis E. Jones
1. Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

2. Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide;
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

3. Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Sin-stains are lost in its life-giving flow;
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
4. Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Problems such as addiction, crime, and homelessness are almost always symptoms of deeper, spiritual problems. Until this is acknowledged, there is little hope for any permanent change in the lives of those caught in the vortex of sin and misery. There is overwhelming evidence that the life-changing message of the Gospel is necessary to effect permanent behavioural change. The need of the hour is Jesus Christ, the Light of the world. The only hope for the down-and-outs of society is: Changed lives through the power of the Cross.