Site Map In 1982, while visiting missionaries in certain countries of the Third World, the late Bishop Omer Robidoux (a wonderful missionary who devoted 48 years of his life to the cause of the less fortunate) was shocked by the deplorable conditions that the poor in those countries were subjected to.He saw the deep love of heroic missionaries, doing all they could to alleviate the suffering of what appeared to him as an ocean of misery and grief. But the resources available to those courageous men and women were so minimal, that little could be done to remedy the situation. It was then and there that he decided to do everything in his power to shoulder them in their God-given mission of providing the relief and the ray of hope that the destitute were yearning for. And so he founded The Call of the Poor to sensitize people to the plight of the needy, regardless of their race or religious belief, and to raise funds for their well-being.Since that beautiful moment when Bishop Robidoux founded The Call of the Poor, a few missionaries began to solicit his support.more...See more text