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Near the main square Tahir we enter the Protestant temple Kasr El Dobara, where Pastor Sameh Mories receives us. This vibrant parish fills its grand temple every Friday and Sunday. Like the Church to which it belongs, it is a combination of a historic Reformed Church and of evangelical spirituality.

At the Catholic Coptic Patriarchate, we meet ANBA THOMAS, one of the bishops of this Eastern Church in communion with Rome. Biblical and involved in pastoral work with young people, he immediately grasps the opportunity represented by a decade of the resurrection.

Received at the papal residence in Cairo on March 25, 2019, Oliver Fleury and I (Martin Hoegger) were able to present to Pope Tawadros the vision of a decade of the resurrection to prepare the jubilee of 2033.

From the 23rd to 30th of March 2019, Olivier Fleury and Martin Hoegger made about twenty visits to church leaders and communities in Egypt. The welcome was warm and sometimes even enthusiastic. Here is the chronicle of this amazing stay written by Martin Hoegger.

On the 17th May, at the Arzillier, the "House of Dialogue" in Lausanne, twelve representatives assembled of various churches to reflect on the link between this project and the churches. They decided to call themselves "Working Group 2033".According to the model used during the "Francophone Christian Forum" in Lyon last October, the participants first shared, in a few minutes, a little of their journey with Jesus Christ.

Olivier Fleury, president of "Jesus Celebration 2033", and his wife Sylviane were invited to participate in the Easter celebrations in the Orthodox Church in Constantinople / Istanbul. On Good Friday, following the morning liturgy (over three hours long), a private audience with Patriarch Bartholomew was scheduled. Here is the story of this meeting.

Invited to speak at a video conference at the Mennonite World Conference (Costa Rica, April 11, 2019), Olivier Fleury and Martin Hoegger presented the JC2033 vision.

Following his stay in Florida, Olivier Fleury was invited to Colombia in early February 2019, where he met several Church and Movement leaders. The foundation stone for a JC2033 office in Latin America was also laid.

Olivier Fleury, founder of JC2033, participated, on February 23rd, in a big gathering in Orlando (Florida), called "The Send". He is struck by the importance of unity in mission and evangelization.