HEALTH
WE ARE IN SIX COUNTRIES OF THE GLOBE
– DEACONESS AKINOLA
BY LEO EZEKIEL
Speaking
to the audience at the 18th Annual Conference of Christ Hospital
Ministry Nigeria CHMN ------ caring for the sick the vice President CHM Africa
as well as the Chairperson CHM Nigeria Deaconess Joyce Olainobosipo Akinola
said that they are in Six countries of the globe, namely Nigeria, Ghana,
Zambia, America, United Kingdom and Indian as she added that by the grace of
God come year 2020 there would be a Christ Hospital Ministry South Africa.
She
pleasantly and uncommonly welcome all and sundry to the 18th Annual
Conference which had a theme: If the Son
sets you free, you are free indeed (John 8:36) and as well as Health Seminar
topic: Drug Abuse and Addictions: Symptoms
and Treatment, Effects, Risk Factors and Rehabilitation as she gladly
narrated to the audience how gracefully God Himself has been a strong pillar
for them in the last 18 years ago that they had been caring for the sick people
around the globe. She gracefully appreciated all the medical doctors and the
medical team that had been very supportive to their worthy cause as she prayed
for them for God Himself to continually bless them for all of mankind.
Speaking to the audience through
slides she displayed the countries that had been neck deep in the drug peddling
for example nations like Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, South East Asia,
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and West Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indian adding
that in the Nigeria Delta region and South West region mostly Oyo State had a
large chunk of concentration of drugs.
Speaking further to the participants she
said that the youths want to socialise with their peer groups hence they
largely involve themselves into heavy drug abuse thereby creating problems for
themselves, their parents and the entire society. She said that parents have a
lots of works to do in the upbringing of their children and wards so that as
they grow up, they would become responsible citizenry of the nation and a big
blessing to all of mankind.
She submitted that parents should begin to talk to
their children right from the womb with positive words at all times adding the
holy Bible says that little children should be raised up in Godly ways so that
when they grow up, they would not depart from the norms, morals, values, et’al.
She
rounded off her well researched presentations by saying let work together
synergies, collaborate and help each other in order to live in sane and healthy
society adding that God created all and sundry for a purpose and the purposes
must be fulfilled to the fullest for public good.
Speaking to the participants
with a good will message the first Lady of Lagos State as a special guest of
honour, Her Excellency Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo – Olu was pleasantly represented by
Pharm (Mrs.) Yewande Olorunrihu of Lagos state Primary Healthcare Board LSPHCB and
as well as LCDA Pharmacist, Agboyi Ketu, firstly she delivered the warm wishes
of the first Lady of Lagos State to the management of Christ Hospital Ministry
Nigeria as she said that the health seminar topic Drug Abuse and Addiction is
timely and apt as she also goaded the resource persons to deliver their papers
lucidly and all that.
Speaking
to the audience the representative of the Hon. Commissioner for Women Affairs
and Poverty Alleviation Mrs. Bolaji Cecelia Dada the Assistant Director
Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Lagos State government Mrs.
Omolara Dada delivered the warm felicitations of her boss to the management of
Christ Hospital Ministry Nigeria adding that the programme is a laudable one as
the take home meats would largely affect all and sundry from the scientific
views. She gladly told the participants that they should not compare their
children with other children in their neighbourhood as every child is created
differently by God Himself. She said that parents should always speak
positively to their children no matter how piqued they the parents may be.
She
said that parents should always have healthy discussions with their children at
all times and by so doing the children would largely have confined in their
parents by sharing experiences as the case may be.
Speaking again she said that
parents have unfettered right to enter their children rooms any time the need
arises as she added that some parents are in the habit of knocking the doors of
their children and wait for an answer before entering inside the rooms. She
said that parents do not really to be emotional with their children or wards as
she added that the more parents do listen to their children, the more the
children would love them thereby the children would be properly monitored. Mrs.
Dada the representative of the Hon. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty
Alleviation Mrs. Dada said that the people should not use drugs wrongly and
that they should have fear of God.
Speaking
to the audience the World Wide President of Christ Hospital Ministry Rev. Sam
Ajibola said that for the last 18 years they had been touching
lives, saving lives et’al as he pleasantly thanked all their volunteers for the
uncommon services they had rendered to the sick.
He said that the Christ
Hospital Ministry began in the United Kingdom 19 years ago, but, she came down
to Nigeria and other parts of Africa 18 years ago as he uncommonly commended
all the medical doctor and medical team that had largely supported their worthy
cause to all of mankind.
He said that God Himself has been very helpful to them
in all areas as they had been able to carry on the mandate of (CHM) without
breaking down.
Speaking as the guest speaker Medical Director and Consultant
Psychiatrist and Psychologist of Gracehill Place, Hospital Dr. Otefe Edebi did
not disappoint the audience with his lucid and cerebral deliveries of the
health seminar topic. Drug Abuse,
Addiction: Symptoms, Treatment, Effects, Risk Factors and Rehabilitation.
He medically informed the audience that many people do take drugs for so many
reasons such as:
·
To fit in
·
To escape or relax
·
To relieve bore down
·
To experiment or out of curiosity
·
Emotional struggle or stress
·
Perception of low risk associated
with drugs.
Speaking
again Dr. Edebi said that drugs would take one up, yet the pains are still
there as it takes one up and also brings the fellow down painfully. He said
that effects and cost of Drug Abuse to the society are the followings:
·
Economic
·
Family
·
Crime
·
Health adding that drug destroys families,
people under the influence of drug commit crime regularly. He also touched on
individual factors, family factors and Environmental factors as he clearly
analyses that individual factors included behaviour and personality as well as
genetic and physical make up, family factor included the way the parents and
children behave and relate to each other and that the environmental factors
included circumstances outside of the family such as schools, experiences, peer
influence and community conditions.
He said that drug is the leaf not the root
of the problems and he rounded of his inspiring presentations with the four Ps
–
· Place
People
Program
Price and closing he said that the
children of Israel were delivered, but, they were not freed.
Handling
the testimony session of the program Pastor Shola shared the testimonies God
Himself had worked for Christ Hospital Ministry Nigeria and Mrs. Funmilayo Alowooja
shared that she had suffered haemorrhaging for a period of three years and that
she went to general hospital for diagnosis and she was billed N500, 000.00 for
the surgery of fibroid flow.
She shared that she had no such monies with her until
her sibling who lives in the United Kingdom heard of the roles of Christ
Hospital Ministry Nigeria and her sibling informed her of the mission and
pronto the CHM took care of her and graciously the surgery was done on her free
of charge by the Christ Hospital Ministry Nigeria Management. Alowooja
uncommonly thanked God for bringing Christ Hospital Ministry Nigeria to help
the sick in Nigeria and other places of the globe.
Speaking
to the participants Pastor Philip Babalola of Evergreen Christian Church,
Obanikoro took care of the sermon in the healing ministration and of a truth he
did not disappoint the audience because he was led in the Holy Spirit of God to
deliver the sermon spiritually.
The
care packages of CHMN include the followings:
·
Visiting and providing health for the
sick in the hospitals, homes and prisons
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Encouraging and counselling patients
and also distributing bibles to them
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Encouraging fellowship in the
hospital chapels.
·
Practising and sharing the grace of
God with the sick
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Pleading God’s intervention in
critical cases
·
Sharing the testimonies regarding God’s
healthy power
·
Organising home visit and help after
discharge from the hospital
·
Providing help line for the sick
financial assistance when necessary
A well rounded presentation covering all areas discussed. Well done ICONBLAZE MAGAZINE and stay blessed always.
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