Education

Presbyterian Education Board, Denationalized Schools

With the return of 10 Presbyterian schools, which the Pakistani government had taken over in 1972, the Presbyterian Education Board has assumed the responsibility of providing leadership for the staff and students and of starting the daunting task of getting both the buildings and academic programs back to a standard of excellence. During the 26 years the government has had control of the schools, buildings had deteriorated to the point where many classes are held outside because the buildings are unsafe. The need is great not only for restoration of buildings but also for the restoration of academic programs.

Evangelism

Pakistan Bible Correspondence School
In Pakistan the Faisalabad Center of Bible Correspondence has a vision for reaching thousands of people with the good news of Jesus Christ and his salvation through free correspondence courses. Having opened over 35 years ago, it has reached the 100,000 mark of course completions.

Pakistan Christian Recording Ministries
Pakistan Christian Recording Ministries produces radio programs of many kinds, evangelistic programs, Bible drama, Bible reading and discussion programs. Christian music and Bible-teaching cassettes are also produced and widely used in areas where the literacy rate is low.

Hyderbad Diocese Tribal Evangelism
The Diocese of Hyderbad, of the Church of Pakistan, engages in creative evangelism among several tribal people groups in the Sindh area of Pakistan. Activities include training programs for evangelists from each of the tribal groups and the development of creative ways to communicate the Good News of Christ to non-literate people through music, art and story.

Health

Christian Hospital, Taxila
Christian Hospital began serving rural patients in 1922. Quality low-cost health delivery has been the policy. Classified as a general hospital, it is known for prevention of blindness and restoring sight. It is the largest eye-service hospital in the world. Over 102,000 patients come to the hospital each year. Besides its work in eye care and surgery, the hospital also serves as a general hospital providing close to 4,500 surgical procedures a year. There is an active community health program that provides not only well-baby and mother care but also literacy training for women in rural communities.

Memorial Christian Hospital, Sialkot

In 1886 Dr. Maria White, a medical missionary appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions of India under the United Presbyterian Church of North America, opened a small dispensary in Sialkot in the northeast part of Pakistan near the Indian border. Sialkot is now a growing industrial city surrounded by poor rural areas. In 1978 a rural health care project was begun, designed to provide instruction to people in small villages about the need for immunizations, breast feeding, personal hygiene and sanitation. Memorial Christian Hospital has grown to a 300-bed facility providing a full range of health services and specialized care in obstetrics and gynecology. The hospital supports a highly respected nursing school and extensive educational programs in infant health, hygiene and sanitation and rural health care.

Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital

Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital, founded in 1904 by an American professor, serves victims of Hansen's Disease in the northern part of Pakistan. Rawalpindi is a referral hospital, but not an ordinary one because many of the patients come from far away. Emphasis is put on physical, psychological and social rehabilitation of leprosy patients. Of the over 2,900 patients registered, only 24 permanently live at the hospital. All others are outpatients or are admitted temporarily.