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: April 3, 2013

AFRICA (continued) - The most successful programs I have seen are those in which the community assesses its own needs and strengths, comes up with local solutions, and mobilizes its resources to respond to the need. Here are a few examples: the Presbyterian Church in South Sudan has begun a school staffed by volunteers for children who have fled to Akobo because of interethnic conflict; Evangelical Church of the Republic of Niger evangelists are responding to adult illiteracy rates of 72 percent in a Christian population of less than 1 percent by conducting literacy classes in which the gospel is shared; the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Synod of Zambia is running community schools for street children; and Ethiopia Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus members are constructing toilets to combat hygiene-related diseases.

CLICK HERE to read more.