From: jon & lori ub <jubnlub@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 8, 2005 2:11:25 AM EST
To: stacyn@xxxxxxx, Barry Hoffman <pakistan@xxxxxxxx>, jon ub
<jubnlub@xxxxxxxxx>, Merrill & John Unger <ungermj@xxxxxxx>,
Mennonite Books <mennonitebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Gilbert & Susan
Brandt <sbandgb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Susan Brandt
<sbrandt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, SuAnn and Terry Goertzen
<goertzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Thursday Morning in Islamabad
Greetings,
We'll, we made it. We arrived in Is-bad about 7 am, thursday
morning. Mostly uneventful trip, although John and I were given the
same boarding pas in Philly, causing some difficulties. Nothing
serious.
Once in Is-bad we quickly connected with Just Peace and DAve
Harnish and 11 others went off with them to Balakot. I don't expect
to see them until the 20th when fly back. We are in cell phone
contact however.
It tokk us a little longer to connect with Human Development
Foundation but after a few phone calls to Barry Hoffman in the US
we mangaged to connect. Eight of us (daryl martin, darrel gockley,
jim davies, jay martin, michael guess, steve troyer, john unger,
and jon ub) are currently \relaxing at the HDF office. They fed us
a wondewrful meal of chapitis, eggs, and tea and we are now waiting
for the CEO, Mr. Saleem. (Stacy - you can figure out who the other
12 are so their families know who went where ok?)
Today has been, and will be, a day of hurrying up and waiting.
There is some uncertainty what we will be doing but I expect we
will decide this afternoon, at least in part. We will probably stay
in Is-bad tonight and head up to Bugna (just south of Muzzarafabad)
tomorrow morning. The drive is about 3-5 hours. We are learning how
to be patient. All of us are do-ers and there wil be opportunity
for that but not now.
The office here has about 20 employees and is bustling. HDF has
about 100 people around the country working in education, medical
work, economic development, and community planning. They are
primarily supported by a network of Pakistani doctors in the US.
They appear to being doing quite good work. I look forward to
seeing some of it.
Well, take care all, and I hope to be in contact further but no
guarantees. Here there is dsl but after we get to Bugna I don't
expect to have internet access. Daryl's cell number is 92 (country
code?) 301-536-5503. Please feel free to call if necessary.
Love,
Jon
p.s. please forward to whomever you think wold find this valuable.
I do not think I will be able to update my blog as much as desired.
p.p.s. Stacy - can you also send an EMM update to staff?
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