 Five Sisters set off and arrived on 16 February in Bombay, where they received a hearty welcome from Bishop Steins.There the Sisters heard for the first time that they were to work in Karachi, and that he would travel along with them very shortly.Thus, on 13 March 1862, five Daughters of the Cross first set foot on the sandy soil of Sindh, and immediately began their apostolate to the people of Karachi.