Once we got back to the church and dropped off our things, we headed out to Robert Gordon University, which is another university in Aberdeen. Unfortunately, the ability of Radiate to be present on this campus has been really restricted in the past, so much that they've even been not-so-kindly escorted off the campus before...just because Radiate is a Christian ministry. So we didn't really know (Sarah included) what to expect when we arrived to put up flyers to advertise for the upcoming Ceilidh and do a quiet prayer walk through the campus. Fortunately, we were able to post flyers and go through the entire campus without any trouble...we even got to have a delicious lunch in the campus cafe.
Martha, a Robert Gordon student finishing up the last bit of her studies that is part of Radiate, went with us and helped us find places where we could put up the flyers. Getting to talk with Martha about the university was really encouraging, because you can tell that she is passionate about seeing that campus reached for Christ, from the health sciences department to the art department (which was quite impressive, by the way). The interesting part is that despite the limited accessibility to the campus, there's quite a few students from Robert Gordon (abbreviated RGU) that attend Radiate events and are part of the ministry. What resonated with me while I was prayer walking with the group is that, even with the limited access, this group of passionate students are paving the way for Radiate to grow in RGU through their prayers and the relationships that they hold with other students at the university.
After our visit to RGU, Carter, Alicia, Martha, and I joined Jo and Michael at Starbucks to go on the quest for getting kilts for Carter and I to wear during the Ceilidh! Carter and I picked out the tartans we each liked (the design on the kilt), got fitted, and then we were all set for the big dance on Saturday!
We then joined the rest of the team later that afternoon and helped to set up for the Brenton Brown concert at the church that night. We were all over the place, some of us moving chairs around, and others setting up the coffee & snack area for the intermission in the concert.
The concert was really good! We had a great time that night, even when the intermission sta
rted and 300 people flocked over to the coffee bar. The funny thing is that initially it was just Caitlin, Cassie, and Christie that were working the coffee bar...but once we realized just how busy they were, Jennifer and Alicia also joined in to help at the coffee bar while Carter and I ran around with trays to clean off any tables and pick up "rubbish" (= "trash") so other people could sit down and have their tea/coffee. Hopefully all of the concert-goers left feeling like they got 5-star service from the group of Americans with strange accents! :)
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