Jinnah Christian Colony is a village a few miles out of Sorkot in the Punjab region of Pakistan. There are about 2,000 residents with about 700 children. Previously there was no school in that village and to send a child to Sorkot cost $2 a month in tuition and about $16 in transportation per month. Pastor Rauf Swan and I are hopeful that this new school will provide all children in this village with an education that was previously reserved for only the wealthiest families.

Schooling for a child in US dollars would be approximately:

•  Annual fees $24

• Summer Uniform $15

• Winter Uniform $20

• Annual books and stationary $20

• Teacher Salary would be about $80 per month.

The school is open and teaching students. there are many female students enrolling which takes courage on the part of the families because traditionally in Pakistan any form of education has been reserved for males.

The school is also enrolling some of the older boys that had been shepherding. We thank the families of those boys for providing them with this valuable opportunity. More and more families are seeing what their neighbors children learn and gain from the school and become encouraged to let their children participate in the school and its activities.