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Philippines, the name of this country of innumerable islands has been named in memory of the Apostle Philip, by Magellan, the Spanish explorer, almost 500 years ago.

Here are some further significant encounters from the United States. Heather Heinzman Lear is responsible for the evangelism ministries of the United Methodist Church and also chairs a group of evangelistic leaders from the various Protestant churches in the United States.

We had the opportunity to get in touch with many Orthodox. The fact JC2033 focuses resolutely on the risen Jesus Christ pleases them, as the resurrection is at the heart of their spiritual and liturgical life. The idea of ​​gathering around the Risen One fills them with joy!

A delegate from Jesus Celebration 2033 had the opportunity to participate in the World Council of Churches conference on World Mission and Evangelisation in Arusha, Tanzania, and it was a particularly intense moment of the "oikumene" of the universal Church!

The city of Arusha is at the foot of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Thats where the World Council of Churches World Mission Conference took place and a delegate from Jesus Celebration 2033 was able to participate.

In the last part of our Ukrainian journey, we participated in the tenth 2Ecumenical Social Week”. Organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies in Lviv, under the leadership of Professor Antoine Arjakovsky, it was held for the first time in Kiev. It was the latter who invited us there.

The peculiarity of the “Jesus Celebration 2033” movement (JC2033) is that it calls on all churches to walk together towards the two thousand years of the Resurrection of Christ. Thus, the tent of the ecumenical space widens to all the churches. One step of our trip to Ukraine was spent visiting the vibrant Evangelical and Pentecostal churches.

“Christ is risen, He is truly risen!” This is how the Orthodox greet each other during Easter time. The resurrection of Christ is at the center of their spiritual life: “Christ is among us. He is, He will be”, they say in the heart of the “orthodox divine liturgy”, both source and summit of the whole life of the Church.

Ukraine is the next stage of the pilgrimage towards Easter 2033. On the evening of June 4th, a first surprise awaits the Jesus Celebration 2033 team at the Lviv airport, in the west of Ukraine. The team is accompanied by Raphaël Lods, a young photographer and videographer to whom the important task to cover the visit is entrusted. They see a known face smile at them with a sign indicating their names!