In 1977 the Society’s long history in the territory of present-day Pakistan entered a new phase with an outreach to the non-Muslim tribal population of Sindh Province. An international team of Mill Hillers is at work in the diocese of Hyderabad among the Kohli people, mostly landless families bonded to feudal system. The parish teams are responsible for the evangelization and pastoral care of desperately poor tribal families in hundred of villages where the dominant culture puts pressure on their fragile faith. A main pillar of the Kohli apostolate is the provision of primary and secondary education and of boarding schools for both boys and girls. In education, as well as in the medical ministry and the uplift of tribal women, the Mill Hillers benefit from the dedicated collaboration of the Presentation Sisters and others. A central aspect of the mission in Sindh is to deepen the faith of the people, to encourage the emergence among them of Christian leaders and to foster local vocations to the priesthood and Religious Life.
Fr. Michael Corcoran, the General Superior of the Mill Hill Missionaries, is currently on a visit in Sindh, Pakistan.
