AUTE is an initiative that aims to be a bridge between the Church and the rest of the world. Since October, they have used Instagram to share testimonies of faith on social media. Its CEO is Quique, a young convert.
QUIQUE MIRA
CEO, AUTE
I feel a desire within myself to set up a project by young people and for young people that is dedicated exclusively to this: sharing an authentic message. In our lives, we have found that it is a message of faith.
What started a few months ago as a personal project today is supported by a team of 22 young people from different cities in Spain, the United Kingdom and Chile.
QUIQUE MIRA
CEO, AUTE
We carry out our day-to-day work online. We also have annual meetings to see each other—we have one coming up in September— to meet in person, live together, pray together and work on the project.
We need young people who are normal: they have their lives, girlfriends, jobs, school, they go out and party... and from this normality of life, they share the message of Christ to young people.
They have big plans for the future. They are launching a clothing brand and preparing events throughout Spain. Quique encourages young people to abandon themselves to Jesus to discover the true meaning of their lives.
QUIQUE MIRA
CEO, AUTE
I've tried everything else: partying, girls... and didn't discover true meaning in my life. I have discovered it in this way. This is my experience. No one told me to do this—no one else has lived it but me in my flesh and in my heart. I have seen that this desire I have for life is reflected through my relationship with God.
Pope Francis addressed young people in a recent audience, calling them to action in the digital world.
POPE FRANCISCO
In this virtual age and the consequent loneliness into which many of your companions fall, you have chosen to grow as a team, as a group. Go ahead, build bridges, play as a team!
The future belongs to the young. However, beware! Young people with two qualities: young people with wings and young people with roots. With wings to fly and with roots to stay on the ground. Wings to fly, to dream, to create; and roots to receive from the elders the wisdom they offer you.
AUTE already has a website and Instagram—although it is still taking its first steps, the project is gaining more followers day by day. Along with his team, Quique continues to fulfill the Pope's call to the youth.
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