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International Outreach - Karachi, Pakistan 2026
This year the Karachi Outreach Program will be considering:
- Construction of another simple Church on the outskirts of Karachi.
- Around 30 Beds for the patients at House of Hope, along-with Solar Power.
- 20 bracket-wall fans for Don Bosco Orphanage
- Food Relief Programs for poor villagers in Sanghar and Mirpukhas
- Educational requirements for poor Christian children
- Providing Rations and other basic needs to Orphanages
A Brief History of House of Hope
Brother Norman Wray, Chicago-born De La Salle Brother came to Karachi in 1967, an auto instructor and later principal at St. Patrick's Technical School, was compelled to help drug addicts after observing a need for rehabilitation in Karachi. In 1983, with the encouragement of Sister Ruth Pfau, Br. Norman transitioned from assisting leprosy patients to managing a rehabilitation centre, which became known as the House of Hope or Umeed Goth.
Other Current Pressing Needs
HOH has other pressing needs, the temperature in Sinjhoro was 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit). One has to remain indoors during the afternoons and early evenings. Sinjhoro experiences daily power-failures. The main electricity supply is shut-down during fixed hours (referred to as load-shedding) to save energy and fuel. HOH has solar-power-inverters donated earlier by a multinational company. However, some of the old-batteries are non-functional. New batteries are required to provide extended electricity. Without ceiling fans, in the middle of the mosquito-season, this is most certainly a priority here.
Most of the inmates have to sleep on the floor, as HOH only has a total of 50 beds.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to strengthen marriage and the family through the sacramental life of the Church
and to cultivate a spirit of shared commitment to the following areas of Christian life:
Conversion, Discipleship, and Evangelization.