PIME Missionary Fr. Suresh Kumar Dowluri, or Fr. Bosco as he is known, is the pastor of Our Lady of the Angels Parish in the southern outskirts of São Paulo. The area around Our Lady of the Angels is occupied by ever-growing slums or “favelas” with many living in extreme poverty without sewage, water, or electricity. Early in 2023, Fr. Bosco asked the PIME Mission Center for help in providing food baskets to the needy of his parish.
Thanks to your direct contributions and through the support of our 2023 Tastes of Italy event, $7,778 was raised for Fr. Bosco to purchase basic necessities and deliver food baskets to the poor in the favelas. In October 2023, Fr. Bosco completed the project delivering food baskets to a total of 552 families, rotating the selection over 8 months so that everyone in the parish could receive food. Fr. Bosco and the community of Our Lady of the Angels thank all their PIME U.S. supporters who helped in this act of charity, love, and sharing.
In addition, Fr. Bosco has requested further assistance of $10,000 to continue food deliveries for Christmas in 2023 through Easter of 2024. He also will increase the number of families helped during these important holidays. Your support for this ministry will be a blessing to the neediest among us during the holidays.
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