I live in Karachi — a city that never stops moving. The horns, the sea breeze, the scent of chai and diesel — they’re part of daily life here. From the old streets of Saddar to the skyscrapers at Clifton, Karachi is a city of contrasts: fishermen launching boats at dawn while financiers rush to glass towers, slums standing in the shadow of luxury malls. It’s loud, alive, and full of people chasing a better life.

Karachi isn’t just Pakistan’s largest city; it’s its heartbeat. People come here from every province — Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashtun, Baloch, Urdu-speaking — each bringing their own language and struggle. We live shoulder to shoulder, carrying both the strength and the strain of this diversity. Faith is everywhere — mosques fill before sunrise, and the name of God echoes through the streets — yet so many hearts still ache for peace.

For followers of Jesus, life here is both dangerous and divine. Churches often meet quietly, their songs muffled by traffic outside. Some believers hide their Bibles; others share their faith only through kindness. We know what it means to count the cost. But even here, in one of the hardest places to follow Him, the light of Christ keeps breaking through — in whispered prayers, in dreams, in acts of courage no one sees.

I believe Karachi’s story isn’t finished. God is moving in this city — in the fishermen’s villages along the coast, in the crowded apartment blocks, and in the hearts of those who have never yet heard His name. One day, the city that now groans under weight and weariness will sing again — not the noise of chaos, but the song of redemption.

• Oren por protección y valentía. para los creyentes en Karachi, que se mantendrían firmes y serían fortalecidos en medio de la persecución. (2 Tesalonicenses 3:3)

• Oren por los huérfanos y refugiados, que Dios suscitaría a su pueblo para cuidar de los vulnerables y mostrarles su amor paternal. (Salmo 82:3–4)

• Oren por la paz y la estabilidad En todo Pakistán, esa violencia y extremismo darían paso a la paz de Cristo. (Juan 16:33)

• Oren por la Iglesia en Karachi. Estar unidos en el amor y ser valientes en el testimonio, brillando como una ciudad en la cima de una colina en una nación de gran necesidad. (Mateo 5:14–16)

• Oren por los pueblos no alcanzados. de Pakistán, para que cada tribu y lengua oyera y recibiera la Buena Nueva de Jesús. (Apocalipsis 7:9)