Rome, Italy - December 2017 - The directors of 9 Salesian Mission Offices of USA and Europe, accompanied by the General Councilor for Missions, Fr Guillermo Basañes, and the General Economer, Mr Jean-Paul Muller, gathered at the Salesian Pontifical University from 7 to 10 December. Reflection focused on the identity and role of the Mission Offices of the Congregation, strengthening collaboration among them and improving the connection with Salesian Non-Governmental Organizations and Provincial Planning and Development Offices. It was also an opportunity to study the challenges faced by the Congregation in fundraising, and to find answers to the rapid socio-economic and political changes facing donors and supporters of Salesian work.