Patients throng Alternative Healing House in Purworejo

Patients throng Alternative Healing House in Purworejo

By Tarko Sudiarno and Nugroho CH

PURWOREJO, Central Java (JP): A young lady from Jakarta was
shocked when her doctor told her that the only way to save her
life was to remove the tumor inside her womb. And that means the
fetus she was carrying, which would be her first born, have to be
"sacrificed".

At the height of her despair, she visited Father Handoyo
Lukman in Purworejo, Central Java. A Catholic priest, Father
Lukman is an expert in alternative medicine. He decided that the
young lady would need no operation.

Through a healing process that uses the Magnetis Radiesthesi
(Magnetic Radioaesthesis) method and complemented by a tonic made
of herbs concocted by Father Lukman himself, the tumor inside the
lady's womb disappeared.

The fetus in her womb also grew normally and she gave birth to
a healthy baby. She named her baby Lukman Yunior, after the
priest, in appreciation of his great service.

The photograph of Lukman Yunior and his parents is now on the
wall of The Alternative Healing House on Jl. Sudirman, Purworejo.
The photograph of Yunior's family is surrounded by the
photographs of other children who were born thanks to the help of
the healers at the Alternative Healing House, chaired by Father
Lukman.

Father Lukman and his team in this center have also
successfully enabled childless couples who have been married for
a long time to have at least a child of their own.

Other patients with different complaints ranging from simple
ailments to serious diseases like cancer, have been cured at the
Alternative Healing House by the healers who have been trained by
Father Lukman. Many have also come for help to find a life
partner.

In fact, many businesspeople have come to seek ways to make
their businesses more profitable or to curb work place accidents.

The Alternative Healing House is under the Romo Loogman
Foundation. It was inaugurated by the then Regent of Purworejo H.
Goernito on July 2, 2000. There has never been such a great
Alternative Healing House in Indonesia. It took Father Lukman a
long time before he could see his plan for an alternative healing
center materialize.

Father Lukman acquired the alternative healing expertise using
the Magnetic Radioaesthesis method by accident. This Dutch-
Indonesian missionary was stationed as a priest in Purworejo in
1974. Amid his priestly activities, he managed to visit many of
his church members who were ill. Most of them were villagers who
didn't have enough money to buy medicines. He also visited the
sick who were of different religions.

"For us, illness has nothing to do with religion. We are open
to anybody," said J. Purwo Dwiatmodjo, deputy director of the
Alternative Healing House.

Strongly motivated to help his fellow people, Father Lukman
began to diagnose diseases with a ballpoint while at the same
time writing down its prescription from the herbs that were
easily found in the yard. Many of his patients were cured. Ever
since then, people from many places came to see him.

As Father Lukman's patients increased, his church activities
began to be disrupted. Fortunately a local businessman by the
name of Tjio Oei Biauw allowed Father Lukman to use the second
floor of Jaya Hotel, that he owned, as a "hospital ward". More
patients began to come to this new place. To cope with ever
increasing number of patients, Father Lukman began to train a
number of people in this healing method of Magnetic
Radioaesthesis.

As his practice continued to develop and thanks to the support
and help of others, Father Lukman's alternative hospital that he
was long dreaming of eventually came true.

The hospital was built on Jl. Gen. Sudirman, Purworejo. It was
equipped with various facilities like a spacious parking lot, a
waiting room and a Musholla (a place where Muslims perform their
religious duties).

When the Alternative Healing House was established it was
beset with problems. First Father Lukman's practice room was
invaded by thousands of dog fleas ( kutu anjing ). Then many of
Lukman's assistants began to suffer from headaches for unknown
reasons.
It was suspected that these disturbances were caused by people
who were worried that their businesses might decline because of
the healing house," said Purwo Dwiatmodjo.

According to Purwo, the Magnetic Radioaesthesis healing
technique is not the same as alternative healing practiced by
psychics. In this technique the negative effects of the earth's
radiation are neutralized by a device called the neutralizer.
There are 11 kinds of neutralizers beginning from those made from
ordinary metals to gold. These neutralizers can be planted in the
ground in the home area or work area belonging to the patient or
can be worn by the patient.

Farther Lukman and his staff have also succeeded in creating
47 kinds of capsules, 17 kinds of boiled jamu (tonic made of
medicinal herbs) and 66 different kinds of medicine that use
herbs as its basic ingredient. One of father Lukman's assistants,
Liliana Indrajaya, handles the production of jamu in Bogor, West
Java.

Purwo said the Alternative Healing House is merely offering an
alternative if conventional medicines fail. According to Purwo,
medical therapies and the Magnetic Radioaethesis method are
complementary.
The House is open to patients on Mondays and Tuesdays. On these
two days the House's waiting room will most likely be packed with
hundreds of patients.

"As every member of the staff works hard for two consecutive
days, they are given off on Wednesdays," Purwo explained.

Thursdays are when letters from patients are answered.
"Nevertheless, if there are patients who come on unscheduled
days, we won't turn them away," Purwo added.

The house is open on Fridays from 2 p.m to 5 p.m. Meanwhile,
Saturdays are reserved for benefactors. "They have helped us a
great deal. So, it is fair to give them a special service," Purwo
said.

Despite the many patients, the management of the Alternative
Healing House resists the temptation to commercialize it. Their
main objective is to do social service. In line with their
objective, patients are only charged Rp 6,000, which includes the
cost of the medicines they receive.

"We will also consider the patient's economic background. If
they are poor and unable to pay, we will waive the costs," Purwo
said.

In fact, if there are poor patients who require medical
attention, the Alternative Healing House will help refer them to
the Panti Rapih Hospital in Yogyakarta. The Romo Loogman
Foundation will pay for all their expenses. "We remain committed
to serving the people and are not interested in turning this into
a profitable business," Purwo said.