Another Article

Here is another article about us from the local paper. I tried to use freetranslation.com, but it doesn't make any sense. So we'll get Alex, a French-speaking student, to write it out in English. Until then, here is is in French.

Update: Here is a rough translation of the article, in English.

Tuesday February 11, the people of Séte were almost too preocupied with the cold to notice a singular procession: about 30 young people with festive costumes and make-up playing music all around the city.

The young people are stopped at the edge of the Alger quay in Sete on board a boat called the Next Wave. It is attached to the port of Liverpool [something about beating a British house. Not sure what that really means]. This steel boat was built 20 years ago in Sweden. It measures 400 tons for 45 metres of length and can sail perfectly with the \ sails but today a complementary motor is necessary. On this ship can seat 48 trainees, boys and girls of various origins. They receive for 3 months maritime and spiritual training. There, maritime training makes them suited to navigation, same night.

It is a joint experiment in both maritime and spiritual living. The ship belongs to an organization called Youth With A Mission, supported by the Protestant federation of France. It is anxious to train young people from the religious point of view (studying the Bible, prayers, conferences) and to bring them has to put their faith in action while taking part in humanitarian work, developing exchanges, causing friendships. The young people need their churches and communities to support them. The financings are rather problamatic. It is necessary for the 15 or so crew to raise [400] euros each.

Such as it is, the mission continues on its road. After Sete, it will be Ibiza, then Sicily. Perhaps on board, these young people will find an ideal life.