The Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.The stories for the 2011 Mission Yearbook were collected around General Assembly Mission theme “Grow Christ’s Church Deep and Wide” based on Matt. 28:18-20 and Mark 9:35. Each yearbook page bears witness to the abundant possibilities of the church because of the leadership of Christ.
Today in the Mission Yearbook: April 10, 2011
MINUTE FOR MISSION: SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE - They're called bateys: small communities in the Dominican Republic of primarily Haitian people who came to harvest sugarcane years ago when it was a cash crop. When sugarcane production ended, cane cutters and their families were without work, the basics of life, and even citizenship.
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