Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

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 Matthew 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: December 19, 2011

PRESBYTERY OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - The Presbytery of Santa Barbara, the mission agency of the churches of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties, supports Christians in Albania in establishing a Protestant Reformed witness. Since 1991, the Rev. Art Beals has been the lead worker in both Albania and Turkey. In recent years the presbytery has partnered with a church in Tirana to support strategic work with university students, Bible interpretation and study, and church planting. In 2010, the presbytery ordained the first two Albanian nationals, Zefjan Nikolla and Altin Hysi, as PC(USA) pastors. They and their elders and deacons lead the Emanuel Reformed Church of Tirana, reaching out in Albania for Jesus.
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