The Secretary of Education, Fr. José Alberto Mesa, SJ has written a letter to communicate with the Delegates and all the members of the global network of Jesuit and Ignatian schools on the occasion of the first anniversary of JESEDU-Rio2017 Congress. In his message, the Secretary of Education expresses his gratitude to the Delegates and to all the educators for the advances that have been reported from all the networks and provinces. In addition, he reminds us of the challenges we must address, once we have celebrated this first anniversary and begin the journey towards the second anniversary.