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Baily (friend): the new magazine for Pakistani Christian children
Launched by the Hope for Light association, it is a dream that began in the 1990s but never realised. It is seen as a point of reference but also an open space for the contributions of young readers. “I humbly appeal to all the Sunday Schools of all denominations to ensure all children have access to Baily,” said the Anglican bishop of Peshawar, the Rt Rev Humphrey Peters.
Lahore (AsiaNews) – Baily (friend) is the name of a new magazine for Christian children launched by Hope for Light, a Christian organisation based in Lahore, northeastern Pakistan. It contains a mix of Urdu and English language content, with Bible stories, fiction, poetry, and other engaging materials.
It is currently distributed free and seeks to become a cultural reference for young people, offering them space to share their contributions.
The idea for the magazine emerged as early as 1997 in the district of Khanewal, this according to its editor, Ataurehman Saman. The dream was kept alive and regained strength in recent years, adapted to the needs of students of today’s generations.
Baily’s captivating graphic design is characterised by a four-colour print on good quality paper, which increases its attractiveness to young students.
The cover reflects the joyful expressions of Pakistani boys and girls of various ages, while the back cover contains messages from the Rt Rev Humphrey Peters, Anglican Bishop of Peshawar (Church of Pakistan), and Qaiser Ifraheem Saroya.
“We are planning to publish the next issue in December 2024. Our goal is to distribute Baily through Sunday schools and educational institutions to reach a broad audience of young readers,” said Javed David, chairperson of Hope for Light.
The magazine also encourages contributions from children, inviting them to share their creative writing, thus becoming part of the new magazine's community.
“At the moment, we are distributing it free to introduce it. We will encourage schools to have this magazine. They can charge the price in the fee,” he added.
“It will be initially twice a year. If we get support, we will increase the issues. We dream to create a crop of writers and we are providing pages for them.”
“I heartily congratulate Light for Hope for initiating the Baily magazine for Christian kids. It has been a need of the hour for so long, to provide good literature for the children,” said Bishop Peters. “I humbly appeal to all the Sunday schools (when the Catechism is taught) of all denominations to ensure all children have access to Baily.”
“Parents should take a keen interest in their kids and encourage them to read different things so that they start learning different writing skills and contribute to a better future for Christian students. Through Baily we can produce different Biblical teachings in poetic and prose literature to increase the interest of the children.”
Qaiser Ifraheem Saroya, vice president of the Peace and Care Council International and former member of the Punjab Assembly, also congratulated the Christian association.
“I see today’s generation is trying to fulfil the dreams of Bishop John Victor Samuel (a great figure in the Church of Pakistan) for a positive change in the society,” he noted.
“You people are imparting meaningful knowledge among Christian students and I am sure your efforts will pay off in future. I feel myself proud of the fact that I am also part of your team. [. . .] I am sure we will soon see the Baily become a favourite magazine of our children and many will start writing for this paper. Baily will help children as their true friend.”
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