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Stories of Lives Transformed by Your Generosity
When urgent needs arise, your faithful giving empowers Cross Catholic Outreach to respond — bringing the hope and light of Christ to provide help wherever it is needed most. Your monthly giving allows us great flexibility, from blessing women with quality medical care to changing entire communities with access to clean water.
Thanks to you and other compassionate supporters, the family now has a safe, secure house – and new hope.
Empowering a Grateful Mother
Faith & Housing, Kobonal Haiti Mission in Haiti
Your generosity is helping rescue and strengthen families like that of Miyotte Meus. Miyotte and her husband, Joachim, are a hardworking couple. They did whatever it took to put food on the table and take care of their children.
Still, no matter how hard they tried, Miyotte and Joachim were never able to earn enough to repair their deteriorating home as it started to crumble. The small house had holes in the roof, and when the rains came, everything inside the home would get drenched. Despite these hardships, Miyotte and Joachim continued to trust in God and find refuge in their Catholic faith.
Today, through Kobonal Haiti Mission and compassionate friends like you, God has answered the family’s prayers for help! Your generosity built them a durable concrete home with four modest, comfortable rooms and a sturdy metal roof.
Marta Luz (far left), 72, and her family are among villagers blessed by the food you provided.
Blessing Hungry Families
Emergency Food, Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima in Guatemala
Guatemala has an under-equipped health care system, so its poor were hit hard by COVID-19. In an effort to quell the spread of the virus, the government mandated a stringent lockdown, which increased the pressures facing the poor. It prevented many people from going to work and limited the transportation of necessary supplies — including food.
Bishop Bernabé Sagastume and Fr. Raúl Monterrosso coordinated the distribution of food hampers to hungry people throughout the diocese. Each hamper contained a one-month supply of corn, beans, rice, noodles, sugar, coffee, salt, oil, soap and Incaparina (a protein-rich supplement).
At this time, when parishes cannot meet, it has been especially meaningful for families to receive this assistance through the Church. It has been a bright testimony of hope for families on the brink of starvation.
Bishop Grullón dipping hand in creek.
Accompanying “The Backpack Bishop” in Spirit
Clean Water in San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic
You helped Cross Catholic Outreach partner with Bishop José Grullón Estrella in the Dominican Republic to build six water systems to serve disadvantaged communities throughout the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana.
Working with Bishop Grullón and his social outreach organization, FUNDASEP, has been a joy. He is a legendary figure in the region, beloved for his ability to inspire and mobilize the poor, and well deserving of his nickname, “The Backpack Bishop,” for his many visits to the most remote corners of his diocese, traveling by donkey and sleeping on dirt floors. Even at his advanced age, he still occasionally does overnight visits in the communities, and the people receive him with open arms.
Thank You for Sharing Christ's Love Around the World
Cross Mission Partners proclaim the Gospel of Christ by empowering priests, sisters and lay workers to serve the poor. Every dollar you give helps us do more for our brothers and sisters throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and South America.
Our Promise of Good Stewardship:
We consider every gift we receive a precious resource from God. We direct every donation to its intended project, provide honest and accurate reports to our donors, and keep overhead costs to an industry low. We handle funds with utmost integrity and hold our ministry partners in the field to the same high standards by asking them to document costs and the impact of their outreach.
How We Serve:
Rather than create new institutions to distribute aid, we support existing ministries and churches already serving the poor. In addition to being the most cost-effective way of helping the poor, empowering these ministries allows us to support the Church’s spiritual mission and its important position of leadership in poor communities.
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Cross Catholic Outreach
Our mission is to mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ. Your gift empowers us to serve the poorest of the poor by channeling life-changing aid through an international network of dioceses, parishes and Catholic missionaries. This cost-effective approach helps break the cycle of poverty and advance Catholic evangelization.
Proceeds from this campaign will be used to cover any expenditures incurred through June 30, 2023, the close of our ministry’s fiscal year. In the event that more funds are raised than needed to fully fund the project, the excess funds, if any, will be used to meet the most urgent needs of the ministry.