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: June 9, 2013

MINUTE FOR MISSION: RURAL LIFE - Elijah was fed by the widow at Zarephath. The psalmist reminds us that the Lord watches over the stranger and upholds the orphan and the widow. Caring for others and feeding strangers in their time of need are marks of hospitality that come as a mandate to all people of biblical faith. We see acts of generosity in urban homeless shelters and food pantries. But when these needs surface in rural communities, there often is no such thing as a stranger. A volunteer at the clothing bank might have gone to high school with the woman who finds school clothes for her children. Those who come to the soup kitchen for a hot meal may have worked with its cooks, back when jobs were more plentiful and money didn’t run out at the end of the month.

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