Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and 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 in the 2013 Mission Yearbook were gathered around the question of Jesus to his disciples, “How many loaves have you?” from Mark 6:38. The book is filled with stories of God’s abundance in the face of overwhelming needs and a scarcity of resources.

Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 17, 2013

MINUTE FOR MISSION: HEALTH AWARENESS, AND PRAYER FOR HEALING - The church is called to be a healing presence in the world today. “Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness” (Matt. 10:1).

Bob Kidd, an elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church in East Liverpool, Ohio, lost his beloved wife, Karen, on May 1, 2009. Nine days later he began an effort to set aside a day of prayer for healing. He wrote: “I have been doing quite a bit of thinking and have noticed that there are days of prayer across the United States for different reasons. I would like to start a day of prayer for the eradication of cancer and for healing and comfort for the people that are fighting this disease.”

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