Pakistan
 Fifth and sixth-grade boys at Naulukah Presbyterian Church participate in choir day.
Mission co-workers David and Sue Hudson serve as regional liaisons for South Asia. They are based in India but travel as needed to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. David writes about a recent trip to consult with the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan (PCP).
“Naulukah Presbyterian Church, one of the largest churches in the PCP, is led by a friend, Pastor Majid Abel. Majid studied in Pakistan and also at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
I preached at his church and the service lasted just under three hours (not due to my sermon!), with musical presentations from every age group, recognition of a key leader, and lively worship. Naulukah is undergoing a building expansion, attracting younger families, and serving the community.
“Education at the college level is flourishing on the campus of Forman Christian College. Enrollment is now at 4,330, which includes 709 Christian students. When the school was received back from the government in 2003, only twenty Christian students were enrolled. Approximately 49 percent of the faculty has Ph.Ds. Forman Christian College is again on the way to becoming one of the leading institutions of higher education in the sub-continent. For further information, please visit our Website.
“In the context of Pakistan’s political uncertainty, our brothers and sisters continue steadfast as a minority community facing great challenges as they live out their faith."
PC(USA) People in Mission
Presbyterian Church of Pakistan: Gail McBane, team ministry, Rev. George McBane, evangelist/church planter
Forman Christian College: Douglas Trimble, director of assessment and professor of psychology, Margaret Trimble, team ministry
PC(USA) General Assembly Staff
Rev. Philip Gehman, BOP
Nicole Gerkins, GAMC
Lacey Gilliam, GAMC
God of All Ages, we thank you for the host of leaders, lay and ordained, of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan who faithfully serve you. We ask for your continued presence with this Christian community as its members minister in your name. Amen.
Ps. 97, 145 Ps. 124, 115
Jon. 2:1–10
Acts 2:14, 22–32; John 14:1–14
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