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: May 24, 2013

PRESBYTERY OF JOHN KNOX / WISCONSION, IOWA AND MINNESOTA - In recent years, First Presbyterian Churchof Lancaster (Wisconsin) felt God’s calling to install a minister. Thus far they had only part-time ministers and were unsure if anyone would feel called to serve part-time as an installed pastor. It seems that the Spirit moved in a powerful way in 2007 when FPC Lancaster called and installed Mark Hoehne to be their part-time pastor.

Mark, his wife, Cindy, and their three teenage daughters moved to Lancaster in May 2007. Mark had been a sales executive before answering the call to ministry at the age of 35. During seminary he needed summer work. A farmer, Andy Buttles, offered a position milking cows. Mark knew nothing about milking cows, but Andy was willing to teach him. This relationship was God’s provision for starting the tentmaking relationship between Mark and FPC Lancaster

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