Some good news On Tuesday October 27th our Chairman was invited to the virtual inauguration of the pathology equipment purchased in memory of Reg Britt. He reports: “The event was attended by Dr William Bhatti, Dr Jeyaraj, Dr Anil Luther as well as all the laboratory staff. Prayers were led by Rev. Alex Peter. I […]

The photograph shows Ted and Jane in their garden Dr Feierabend was one of the last of a generation of missionary children born in India. You may read more our article. He was possibly the last of the ‘torch bearers’ representing a forgotten generation of overseas missionaries whose parents came and made India their home. […]

The picture shows Ted in Lohardaga in 2016 Ted was born in Bilaspur, British India, becoming the fourth generation of missionaries in India. In 2016 together with his daughter Mary Girard and cousin Wolfram Peetz he made a heritage tour to northern India to visit the places where his relatives had worked. Much of the […]

The whole world remains in the grip of the Coronavirus and some countries are beginning to witness a second spike in infection.  The count of positive patients and the number of Covid-19 deaths in India are both increasing exponentially and the health service in various cities [Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad] is being submerged under the onslaught.  […]

Annual General Meeting 2020 The Annual General Meeting this year will be a Zoom meeting at 2 o’clock on the afternoon of Thursday May 7th.  If you would like an invitation to join the meeting please email request to info@friendsofludhiana.org.uk   Friends of Ludhiana Chairman’s Report April 2020   The Christian Medical College and Hospital […]

First a huge thank you to those who have already sent donations in anticipation of problems for CMC. As you can imagine communicating with the hospital is difficult at present: they have too many other things to do, but I will tell you what I know. Rev. Alex Peter says “It’s complete lock down. 14 […]

Dr William Bhatti, Director of Dr Edith Brown’s hospital in Ludhiana, visits Whitehaven to see the place where she was born. The photograph by Phil Lewthwaite shows his father Frank, a supporter of CMC Ludhiana and the legacy of Dr Edith Brown for many years, in the church holding his commemorative book and flanked by […]

During a recent official visit to UK, the Director, Dr William Bhatti made time to visit Whitehaven, the birthplace of Dr Dame Edith Brown, founder of CMC Ludhiana. He visited Dixons Department Store where he met Mr. Donald Dixon who had a very interesting story to tell. Donald Dixon’s grandmother knew Edith Brown before she […]