38 JCAM 2022 www.jesuits.africa Annual Review ed by the Spirit to a Truly Synodal Mentality Picture of xxxxxxxxxxxx A Pocket Companion to LSynodality: Voices From Africa and Youth Gatherings Also, as 2022 drew to a close there were two large scale youth events focussing on Synodality and on participation in the synodal Participants of the ASI theological colloquium process held in Zimbabwe and in Ghana where with strong inputs on Synodality in Africa. from theologians and others youth and student leaders were helped to see the importance of this Synodal process in the African Synodal Initiative (ASI) continues its work across the development of the life of the Church and the importance of their continent as the Synod itself draws closer in 2023. As part of the active participation within that same Church and process. preparations there have already been many events which are documented on the JCAM website www.jesuits.africa/asi/ but two examples of the work of ASI indicate the depth of preparation and range of those involved. In the course of 2022, A Pocket Companion to Synodality: Voices from Africa was published as part of the work of the Africa Synodality Initiative, first in English and then in French. Some of its authors from across the continent reflect on the process which gave rise to the publication and to its content. The volume can be downloaded as a pdf file in English and French on the JCAM website ASI page Youth formation on synodality held in Zimbabwe. www.jesuits.africa/asi/ or the JCAM website publications page www.jesuits.africa/publications/