No rest for the wicked

It's been another busy week here in Karachi.

After the bombings last week the city has been very quiet and thankfully there has been no more trouble. We still have the elections in January to come, and there is ever chance that there will be more trouble. All that being said, I still feel very much at home and hope and pray that the situation doesn't become so difficult that I will have to leave.

There has been much to do this week, I was leading the house group Bible study on Monday, we were looking at the character of Hannah from 1 Samuel. We had a very interesting discussion, including at one point where or not polygamy is part of God's plan!!(Answers on a postcard).

Tuesday was the day that rehearsals started for BOS's Production of An Inspector Calls. We had a read through with the main cast. We are putting this on in February and there is a lot of work to do. The students have suggested that we need to rehearse more than once a week, so that is encouraging.

Wednesday involved returning to school to give a presentation to the parents regarding teh trip to Egypt. This went well and the parents were excited about the trip. Thee were one or two strange questions, including whether or not it was safe to travel to Egypt!!!! I went onto the FCO the following day and could find no specific advice on travelling to Egypt. Whereas, they were still advising against all but essential travel to Karachi!

After school on Thursday I went first to the Dentist to have a fitting for my crown, and then on to a meeting with Ivan Minhas, who is Pricipal of the YMCA Polytechnic. I have been asked to join the Board of the Polytechnic, which I have agreed to do.

Friday is our short day and as my friend Andrew said to me, it always comes as a nice surprise to finish at 12.15. In the evening one of my colleagues came round for something to eat and a game of Trivial Pursuits, which he won. Just as I was startign tot cook the power went off, not an unusual event in these parts, so I ended up cooking by torchlight. Thankfully, the power was back on by the time Stewart arrived.

Today I have been into school so that I could sort out my sermon for tomorrow and then use the printer. I have to go back there this evening for the PTA Meet and Greet, where all the parents are there to meet all the teachers. There is food and games and fun!! I can't wait!