In early May we had the Sword of the Spirit International Women’s Conference in Chaska, Minnesota. More than 200 women from all over the Sword of the Spirit were gathered, from all four regions and from 57 communities.

The Emmanuel community – in Cali, Colombia – hosted this year’s South American Youth Conference: Tu Momento 2017, that took place over the 28th,29th and 30th of April at Club los Andes, close to the city of Cali, Colombia. This conference gathered 35 leaders and 80 young people from our communities from Lima, Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca and Cali.

The Arbol de Vida community – in San Jose, Costa Rica – is celebrating its 40th anniversary of living in covenant community y they have not fallen short in celebration. As has been the custom at the big anniversaries they have planned a full year of celebration.

From the very beginning of the charismatic renewal in Northern Ireland, the Holy Spirit worked to bring Christians from different denominations together, and in the autumn of 1972 charismatic prayer meetings began in West Belfast and Queens University Belfast.