The first step...
As-Salaam Alaaikum! We’ve arrived in Hyderbad Our path has already been paved with numerous blessings. We packed six boxes of supplies and gifts, and each one came within 1 lb of the 50 lb weight limit. Our backpacks were too heavy to be carry-ons, but were checked free of charge. During our six hour layover in Dubai, we visited one of Matt’s long-time friends. All of our luggage made it to Karachi. We were able to push our taxi 2 km after it ran out of fuel on the highway half way to Hyderbad. The highway patrol recruited a truck to tow us another 6 km to the nearest CNG station, where we refueled to complete our trip.
We drove to the IDP camp to meet the people of Ghari Khairo to discuss reconstruction strategies. We were warmly greeted by all and met with the leaders in a tent. Despite the mud, they plan to return home by the end of the week. We’ll travel ahead to survey the village and begin working on the hospital networking project.
