Rio Estaban – San Stephano
Radio Communications with Diocese -repair or replace existing radio.
Radio Communications within parish - solution here is unknown.
Improve sustainable farming with purchase of farm animals.
Financial assistance to help with transportation costs of parish catechists and leaders of communities.

Saba’ – Santa Rita
Water well for the dry season. Rivers are dry three months of the year and the local water system does not function at all.
Repairs to rectory and church – everything needs painting!
Financial assistance for parish operations.

Rio Estaban – San Stephano
Construct chapels in the communities where there are none. Radical protestant sects have invaded the area and are attracting people away from the Catholic Church in large numbers. They have dedicated large sums of money to construct modern churches. In many places the Catholic Church has no visible presence and no where to gather for worship or education.

Construct a retreat facility as a regional education and training center. Rio Estaban is not the center of the parish. In the geographical center the parish owns land but has no resources to construct this center. This and other construction projects can be accomplished for very little money, approximately $2.25 per square foot compared to U.S. housing costs at $80 - $200 per square foot. A typical 2200 square foot chapel can be constructed for $5,000 in materials!

Saba’ – Santa Rita
Saba is a more established parish but also needs numerous chapels. The area is mountainous and poor and shares in the needs for a more sustainable farming system. An order of nuns serve the parish community and are a valuable asset. They spend four days a week in the outer reaches of the parish, teaching and ministering to the people’s needs. They desperately need a new four wheel drive truck. The one they are using is now dangerously dilapidated and a constant drain because of major repairs. The cost for replacing this vehicle is estimated at a little under $20,000.