Jerold Abraham, DPT
A New Beginning
Over 11 years ago, I was a bodybuilder consuming ten eggs a day, seemingly healthy but suffering inside. Chronic shoulder pain and gastritis plagued me, and I never suspected my diet as the cause.
Everything changed when my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer with a left-side fungating breast wound and a metastatic tumor on her left lung. Desperate for hope, I traveled to India, questioning everything about health. After watching “Forks Over Knives” and exploring Dr. Agatha Thrash’s work on natural remedies, I challenged my mother—and myself—to change. Astonishingly, her breast wound completely healed and the tumor on her left lung shrank.
Her oncologists were amazed at seeing this transformation. Instead of living only two more months, she lived two more vibrant years. Meanwhile, my shoulder pain vanished, and my gastritis totally disappeared. Inspired, I studied plant-based nutrition at Cornell University and embraced the Adventist health message.
Motivated to share this with others, I introduced an online program, “Be Your Own Doctor” and created a community. We host weekly health topics sessions and hold cooking and organic gardening classes. This initiative supports many battling chronic diseases.
In 2023, I realized a dream by opening Olive Spine Care in Madurai, India. Focusing on spine care, we actually treat the lifestyle diseases which strike most of these patients. We also treat autoimmune diseases and provide wound care, serving delicious, oil-free, plant-based meals. Miraculously, we’ve seen near reversals of autoimmune conditions. One patient with ankylosing spondylitis, wheelchair-bound for years, found relief and literally managed to walk out of the facility when he was discharged.
Our approach for spine conditions combines noninvasive decompression therapy with a plant-based diet and lifestyle modifications tackling issues like obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Charcoal plays a crucial role in wound healing, delivering remarkable results.
A New Chapter: The Heart of Manavar
Amid these things, we started yet another mission work —uplifting the underprivileged through Manavar, our charity in India. It all started with healing a boy’s wound in a certain village with the help of activated charcoal. This act of compassion opened the door to a wave of transformation. As more villagers sought our help, we introduced them to natural remedies and a healthy lifestyle. This wasn’t just about healing wounds; it was about healing lives.
Manavar means “students,” and our mission is to liberate children from illiteracy, poverty, and poor health. We established a church in Chennai that doubles as a tuition center (offering tutoring and test/examination preparation), nurturing young minds and fostering dreams. Many of these children have grown into nurses, engineers, and lawyers, breaking the chains of poverty.
Expanding across Tamil Nadu, our small tuition centers have become beacons of hope, transforming entire communities with churches built in these villages. Through this ministry, countless families are blessed, but the demand continues to grow. We seek sponsors to help us reach even more lives.
Looking Ahead: Dreams of Expansion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
We dream of establishing a lifestyle center in the UAE. Despite challenges, inviting experts to conduct a lifestyle program could be a pivotal step, with proper marketing and translation support.
The true need for transformation lies within our own church communities. Many suffer from preventable diseases, often lacking commitment to healthful living. In contrast, some non-Christian friends passionately embrace and share health principles. One attendee of my program now leads his own 30-day health challenge, inspiring hundreds.
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