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Pakistan | Earthquake victims must wait through the long, cold weeks of winter before rebuilding their lives | Jamie Dean

For workers at Kunhar Christian Hospital in the rugged hills of Manshera, Pakistan, limited medical supplies and treacherous road conditions aren't the only obstacles they've long faced. The openly Christian ministry situated in a heavily radical Muslim region has also faced persecution and aggressive opposition, particularly from leaders of a local mosque who have pressured the government to shut down the 16-bed facility.

But when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake wracked northern Pakistan last October, killing more than 80,000 and leaving some 3 million homeless, mosque-goers just 10 miles from the epicenter were surprised to receive critical help from the Christian neighbors they had worked to expel. In the quake's devastating aftermath, Kunhar Christian Hospital's staff provided them with funds to dig a well, an urgent necessity in a region that lost access to clean drinking water.