It so happened that a Baba lover from Katol, Nagpur
district visited Avatar Meher Baba Bombay Centre along
with his 14 year old son who was suffering from blood
cancer. This was announced in the Centre and
naturally every one prayed in unison for the boy and
his family to bear the sufferings and also askrd to
bless the boy. Shri Krishna Laud of Tandulvani (Nagpur
Dist.) now settled in Mumbai, used to visit the ailing
boy every week in Borges Home at Bandra, Mumbai,
India. This home accomodates nearly 150 cancer
patients undergoing treatment at Tata Memorial
Hospital.To alleviate the sufferings of the patients
people from different fields of life come to entertain
them. Shri Krishna had been making his weekly visits
to Borges Home and felt acutely about the plieght of
the children suffering from cancer. He had a vision
that some Baba programme is going on, invoking the
blessings of God for these souls. He felt a programme
should be held for these children.He expressed his
heart felt wish at the Centre one day. Can these
children be entertained?
The Centre accepted to entertain these children with
the devotional songs and messages of Beloved Meher
Baba. Shri Barve, the Chief Organiser of Borges Home
gave his willing consent to Mr. Kishore Mistry who
would lead the group to entertain the children.
In all accordance a special programme was arranged on
24th November 2001 by the Avatar Meher Baba Bombay
Centre at 4.30 p.m. at Borges Home. The programme
started with a song 'Hari Paramatma Allah Ahurmazda
God Yazdan hu', About 100 patients and their
relatives attended the function. Shri Barve was also
enjoying the programme as no one had done it before.
He said ' Many people have come to entertain these
people but this programme has given real solace
through the devotional songs.
When Bhau Kalchuri, the Chairman, AMBPPCT, Ahmednagar
was informed by Mr. Kishore Mistry, the member and
secretary of the Centre about the function he sent him
the following message which was read out before the
people gathered.
" The Name of Beloved Avatar Meher Baba is so powerful
that it gives strength to bare all physical suffering
and I am saying this because I was also cancer patient
and passed through two major surgeries, 52 radiation
treatments and chemotheraphy for one year. Still I was
happy and cheerful throuout because His name gave me
inner strength to pass through all this physical
suffering. I can therefore say that you are really
patients. Take the treatment for your physical
suffering but remember the name of Beloved Avatar
Meher Baba wholeheartedly, sincerely and honestly with
all faith so that you may get inner strength which
will make you free from the worries and keep you
closer to God,"
The programme concluded with the recitation of prayers
and arti and distribution of prasad. The Centre later
on arranged to distribute the Prayer an Arti books to
them.