All Scots Day....

Yesterday, Joe and I visited Monmouth College for the first time. It is one of the schools in our region that our team works on with Campus Crusade for Christ. The fun part about our visit was that it was "All Scots Day"! Basically, students had a day off from classes to celebrate Founder's Day - their founders being Scottish - hence "All Scots Day". The students wake up in the morning to the sound of bagpipes playing and have activities all day to celebrate! It was sorta sad as the weather was not so nice out, so they had to move everything inside - and everyone told us since it was inside they didn't have much going on. We did get free lunch and ice cream! It was great to connect with some of the students involved with Campus Crusade. As we were eating lunch, we heard a bang and then in came the drums and bagpipes! They played a little mini-concert while we ate lunch!

The best part about our visit to Monmouth was helping Campus Crusade students with an outreach they were having. We used a tool called "Soularium", which is a national survey using pictures to answer questions about God and spiritual beliefs (http://www.mysoularium.com/). It has been a great tool to hear what students believe and also a great way to transition to sharing the Gospel. We posted the picture cards on a cement pillar amidst the "All Scots Day" activities. We had some great conversations! It was so encouraging!

Some of the 50 pictures we posted on a pillar and (below) students sharing their thoughts about the images to describe their life now, what they wish were a part of their life, an image that describes God, what they've experienced spiritually, and what they wish were true about them spiritually.

Joe and (below) I both had the amazing privilege to share the Gospel with some students (thanks Lord)!