The Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri

San Jose National Seminary

Bishop Francesco Focardi, ApostolicVicariate of Camiri wrote to express his deepest gratitude the SPA benefactors in Ireland."It is truly vital to the formation of young people, because their families could not afford the expenses of their studies. We put our hope in them, for this local Church is becoming visible in Bolivia."
Seminarians from the San Jose National Seminary, Cochabamba City, Bolivia wrote:'We learn that people like you, despite the distance separating us, place your confidence in us. We will always be linked to you through prayer."

The money given to this project was primarily used to buy books for the studies of seminarians; for the payment of their lodging at the seminary; for trips to seminars (which is in another city); and for health expenses in presenting cases. The seminarians, of course, are also very grateful for their help and they send a letter and some photos for you to see.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Pondo

To you and all our generous benefactors at World Missions Ireland, we express our great appreciation for the financial assistance which has been a big help to our Vicariate. The formation of our seminarians is one of the largest expense items in our budget every year. We hope these pictures will help our benefactors know, at least a little, the young men they are helping to form for the priesthood.

"Currently I'm doing a year of pastoral work in the Institute of Pastoral Rural (IPR), a very docile and loving service of our country people, whom the Lord sends me life. After this year I will return to the seminary to begin my studies inTheology. The IPR is the body of our Church, responsible for the evangelization of the rural sector of our Vicariate, with which I am going to visit the community periodically on the rivers and roads of the region, accompanying people in their liturgical, celebrations, workshops and education and training lectures in different areas to voluntary religious leaders, who keep alive the faith of the people in those communities alive. I feel very happy doing this work, which gives me the chance to further my vocation in practice, and to then share the experience with all my brother seminarians." - Seminarian Roly Mamío Queteguari