Each year the local churches have a "kick off" to the new school year with a retreat, called the "rentre'." We left from church in private vehicles and spent the day together in the country at a members vacation spot. It was nice to be together outside of the big city of Marseille. We had a service, lunch, hike and spent the afternoon talking and singing. It was a small group for our church but it was good to be together.
I was able to invite two friends, one from Algerian background and one a colleague visiting from Cameroon (in the hat and glasses).
