28 JCAM 2021 Annual Review FORMATION WITHIN JCAM PASTORAL FIELDWORK JCAM COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Ouedraogo Saguedare Irenee, SJ - Hekima University College Jesus gave a special mission to his disciples; "to go out to all nations and make disciples”. Matthew 28:19-20 For us today, although the proclamation of the gospel is effective in the chapels, the Church also uses the contemporary means available to perpetuate the mission of Christ through social media. These too are a blessing in the sense that they can constitute important channels in the proclamation of the gospel. However, in order for these technological means to be opportunities for the service of God and the Church, pastors must be effectively and sufficiently trained and informed in their use. That is why, as part of my training for priesthood, I wanted to seize the opportunity offered to me by Hekima University College to work in the Communication Office of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar, (JCAM), which generously opened its doors to me, offering me both the framework and the means necessary for the success of this pastoral experience. JCAM was definitely a school that strengthened my communication skills through the training I received both in the values of the means of communication but also in the use of these means in a practical way for evangelization. In this sense, I collaborated with the communication office in the media coverage of some JCAM events, the editing of some videos and the publication of daily reflections on the JCAM website. This training was made possible by the positive experience of collaboration that I had with the staff working at JCAM. I was impressed by the quality of their welcome, the value of their friendship, their dedication to their respective missions, their professionalism and especially their availability and openness to help me grow professionally, humanly and religiously. This experience also allowed me to have a greater familiarity with the mission of JCAM in all its dimensions and to learn from the companions who work there with passion and dedication in the implementation of their own mission across Africa and Madagascar.