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PEPSI COUPONS on $100 136 WATER ST., PORT PERRY 985-9009 PLUS TAX FRIED CHICKEN l AND SEAFOOD Missionary returns to Pakistan after spending a year in Scugog by Valerie MacDonald Since 1966 Kathy Bell has spent 15 years in Pakistan missioning to Christians in the country, who represent less than five per cent of the population. Originally from Toronto, Kathy lived this past year in Scugog Town- ship near Utica with her brother. I talked with Kathy last week as she was pre- paring for another sojorun to the district of Rahim-Yar- Khan, in the province of Punjab, which is located about halfway between Karachi and Lahore. Having spent four and five years at a time in Pakistan, Kathy has become well versed in the Moslem culture and she shared some of her exper- ience with me: A strict seclusion of women is practiced and mixed groups are not en- couraged. A woman is not to be seen by a man who would be eligible to marry her and it is seen as a man's role in the family to protect the women from harm and '"undue" attention. This is accomplished by external control as opposed to our internal or "self" control. '""For example,' says Kathy "men usually do the grocery shopping and if a woman goes out, which is seldom as her place is in the home, she is covered from head to toe including two veils over her face." In the western world where "Equality" is the cry, many feminists could not understand such a system, but there says Kathy: "They grow up used to it." A great deal of attention is placed on the extended family and visits and other occasions with relatives. A wedding, for instance, will take years of preparation. Even poor families will spend every last penny to outfit the bride with all her household needs to give her a "send-off" that -will not cause her shame in later life. "A family will even go into debt to do this. "There is very little pri- vacy in Pakistan,"' according to Kathy, "in fact . they think its terrible to be alone." They are very sociable and great hosts. People are wel- comed with open arms any time of the day or night. And they will use their last money or food to offer hos- pitality to all who come - through their doors. The work Kathy does .is through the International Christian Fellowship. Having received her theolo- gical training at the Toronto Bible College, she ministers mostly to women and girls when she's abroad. In be- tween her trips she spends about a year in Canada talking about the work which is being done in India and Bangla Desh, as well as in Pakistan. The organization used to minister Iran as well, but that was before the fall of the late Shah. In Pakistan, a military dictatorship is the ruling power under Zia ul-Haq. Under his rule Islamic reli- gion is the basis for law. Just as in Christianity a tenth of your income is to be given to the church, the Islamic reli- gion has the same provision. One weekend while the banks were closed, the dicta- tor took that certain percen- tage out of each bank account. Kathy says the economic problems of the country are huge and this was one way, re-enforced by their religion, that Zia ul Haq is trying to combat it. CHILDREN ARE LOVED Children are seen as a blessing. Every mother gains respect by having as many as possible. Everyone is very permissive with their children and yet they don't seem to have the trouble with teenagers experienced in this culture. However, as is to be expected, boys are favoured over girls. The traditional dress is called a Sawar-camiz. It consists of pants, dress and scarf and says Kathy: '""The drawstring which gathers around the hips, not the waist, is handy for women who are pregnant almost every year." The length of the dress is dictated by fashion and the cloth used to make the cos- tume can be of many diff- erent weights of cotton, which is suited to the hot climate. '"However", says Kathy, "the scarf which is worn on the head is always difficult for foreign women as it con- stantly slips off." The head covering is a sign of modesty and without it, women would be considered prostitutes. Education in the country is not compulsory but an honest attempt is made to provide educational facilities in the country. In the rural setting perhaps only one child from the family can go, where in the town more are sent. Conse- quently only about 20 per cent of the population is literate. Television is available in this proverty stricken country and many wealthy ladies watch adult literacy lessons on television as well as western programs like "Chips." In an attempt to make things better for their College toopen office The new Durham College Uxbridge office will be officially opened Thursday morning, October 21, at 10 a.m. at St. John's Training School, Main St. North, in Uxbridge. Prospective employers and trainees are invited to attend. To better service residents of the Uxbridge-Port Perry- Cannington area, Durham College is opening an office at St. Johns Training School in Uxbridge. The office will administer the Ontario Car- eer Action Program, a work experience program which gives young people an oppor- tunity to learn practical marketable skills. "Creating a Career", a free instructional program giving advice to job seekers, will also be offered. It will run as a three day workshop December 14, 15, 16, and information is available by visiting Durham College's Uxbridge office on Thursday morning, or calling the office 852.3351. Missionary Kathy Bell, who has spent the last year living near Utica has returned to Pakistan where she will spend the next five years. She is holding hand-made dolls from Pakistan. [See story] families, many men go to the middle eastern oil countries to make money. They leave in tatters, says Kathy, but 'return loaded down with radios, TVs and other goods for their families. Kathy says that money from people working overseas is the second largest source of foreign exchange in Pakis- tan. The country exports cotton and sugar but produc- tion -is low overall, due to many factors including mal- nutrition, the heat and illness. Despite this Kathy has returned to the country where she and her coll- eagues mission as well as teach reading and writing. "From my perspective," she says, 'its important to minister to the whole person rather than participate in just an economic pro- gramme." "ORGAN MUSIC" by Ron Hewat at EMIEL'S PLACE! 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