The men engaged in a 2 week project in Besham, eight hours North of Islamabad. There were 3 from Wellington St - Robin Keys, Sammy Moore and Gareth Williams. The team had been assigned to repair and upgrade a building complex – one which was currently used for a weekly clinic, but which had the potential for much more. "We repaired and plastered walls damaged by the earthquake, breathed life back into two generators, overhauled the electrics and did drainage and landscaping work. In temperatures around 35C’s, we found the heat and dust challenging – the dreaded diarrhoea was a problem too!. As always, the various skills and personalities of the team came through – we did all that was asked of us (and mostly with a smile) and discovered that God’s hand is in all the planning and outworking.” 

On the final day of the trip they returned to Balakot . Exactly one year on from the earthquake, they found themselves on a familiar hillside, greeting with handshakes and hugs the people they had built shelters for. Gareth comments: “It was great to see them again but disappointing to see that they were still living in the same “temporary” shelters, erected by us a year earlier. They have survived the winter snow and fallen back into patterns of living. But have they adjusted to life without the loved ones they lost? Have they any prospect of returning soon to homes of bricks and mortar, to live with comfort and confidence?"