I'm home again!  What a trip.  I met so many people that I'm still a bit dizzy!  But now I have had a nice bath and a bit of a fluff-up, I am ready to tell you more about Pakistan.  Heather says "Sorry that the photos didn't load" when she tried to send them from Pakistan, but she is able to show you some now and I will tell you what is happening.

  Heather and I had a makeover done by some of the girls learning to be beauticians.  This is so that they can have a good job and earn their own money.  Mind you, they couldn't really improve me, I think I am meant to have untidy hair!  In the evening we went to a church meeting where there was a birthday cake for a very little boy that was bigger than him!

The next day I went to a new school in a very poor village where the families work so hard to make bricks all day,.  These children are now being given a chance to learn in English which may help them to get better jobs when they grow up.

I went to a lot of meetings, some in church buildings, and some in tents.  The biggest tent was a bit frightening as there were SO many people - Heather says there were more than 15000, but I lost count after 4 as I am only a small sheep and don't have as many fingers and toes as you have. In fact I only have four legs! But I was quite safe as Heather kept tight hold of me. 

There was one special little boy I was most impressed with.  He is a great drummer, but he was so little he had to stand on the platform while his drums were put on the floor below him so he could reach!

I will finish with a picture of the youngest person I met.  Next time I go, I expect this small person will be trying to take me home with them - that's what usually happens! But I make sure that I always come back to see all my friends at Link.  I take your love to all sorts of people all round the world, but I like to come home and bring their blessings back to you too.

Salaam ge (that means hello all here in Pakistan)

I have been having such an exciting time here in Pakistan, that I have hardly had time to think, so I am sorry that I have not sent you all a message before today. I have met many children, some at church, some in school and some in very large and noisy meetings.  The people here do like to sing VERY loudly!  As I can't sing in Urdu or Punjabi, I have just danced during the music, and the children have liked this very much.

Going on a journey in a car in Lahore can be a bit scary as the traffic is so busy. Many people don't have cars, so they travel by motorbike. I have seen a whole family on a bike, Mum,Dad, two children and one baby on one bike. It is a very green way to travel, but not very safe. Heather says she worries about the baby wriggling and falling off, but they seem to enjoy it.  Would you like to travel to school on a motorbike each day? In Scotland it would be too wet and windy I think!

I have had my photo taken many times, and here are some;



See you all soon.

P.S. Heather has been given a yellow shalwar kameez (a punjabi dress suit). We now match when we go out!