Sophia... homework please!

Sophia, Sophia...

Sophia is my favorite campus! Well I can't really say that since I do love my time spent on Rikkyo. So with that it is currently a tie between the two campuses. :) Most of my time is spent at Sophia University and most of that time is spent in the cafeteria or at English lunches eating. I find myself always eating and talking... I think it is great! The girls at Sophia are so friendly. They love to take goofy pictures and talk about pretty much any and every thing.

The campus at Sophia is rather small and lacks any grass area. The campus was founded on Catholic beliefs and has a chapel located in the heart of campus. (Fun fact: Both Rikkyo and Sophia have chapels located on campus.) I have included the links to both Universities if you would like to find out more information. The websites contain a lot of great information... don't worry it is in English. :)

So tomorrow (Monday) we are back on campus at Sophia. It should be a great day! We have a couple of lunch dates planned and then in the afternoon we are visiting an English class. The class is English Adv. 2 which is the highest level of English offered. It is that class that compares Narnia to the Bible. It is an intense course! We were able to go last week and meet the students. Their homework for the week was to prepare questions for us when we return tomorrow. Here are just some of the sample questions:

• How does God communicate with us through the Bible? Can you give any examples from your personal experiences?
• The Bible challenges us to rely on God's wisdom rather than ours. Why is that? How has the Bible helped you in your decision-making?
• Why did God send His Son into the World?
• How can a conscientious person become a follower of Christ, when the history of Christianity seems to be stained by sin, wars, excesses and divisions?
• How can one get to know God personally?
• Religion gives me an impression of many rules and limits of personal freedoms. Is Christianity any different? How?

So umm yeah... WOW! Those are just some of the questions. Part of me can't wait to see how the class will go and which questions will be asked but the other part of me is really nervous.

Please pray that my team would be able to answer these questions in Truth and that we have the confidence to openly discuss all answers in the classroom setting. Also please pray for the students that they would be eager and willing to hear what we have to say.

Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support. I miss you and love you. You are in my prayers! :)