The PIME Mission Development Projects (MDP) General Fund supports mission projects in many of the 19 countries where PIME is present. This fund assists projects with all types of needs – Social Development, Education and Training, Transportation and Technology, Emergency Disaster Aid, and Pastoral projects, among others.
The majority of the projects supported by the fund often fall under the category of greatest need and are especially essential for our missionaries. The mission cannot operate without vehicles or transportation, equipment, fuel, staffing/salaries, repairs and expansions of chapels and buildings, Catechism, pastoral materials, utilities, and even computers. These areas are all a necessary part of the work the PIME fathers, brothers, and sisters carry out daily in their missions but many of these projects lack funding. The MDP Projects General Fund allows PIME to fund these essential needs so the work in the missions continues smoothly.
In his message for World Day of the Poor in 2024, Pope Francis reminds us, “We are called in every circumstance to be friends of the poor, following in the footsteps of Jesus who always began by showing solidarity when dealing with the least among us.”
We are especially blessed by those who help our missionaries in solidarity as friends of the poor through this fund, assisting wherever the need is greatest.