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: July 26, 2013

JAPAN (continued) - In 1976 Dr. Hiromi Kawahara, a Christian, visited a hospital in Nepal for three months. During that time, he performed more than 360 operations. One day, when a patient was leaving the hospital, Dr. Kawahara asked a nurse to tell the patient to return in two weeks so his wound could be checked. The nurse replied, “He can’t, doctor. He has to walk more than a week just to get home.” Hearing that, Dr. Kawahara had an epiphany.

When Dr. Kawahara returned to Japan, he asked himself: “What is the best thing I can do for people with no access to health care? I can go back and do more operations. But is that the best thing for them?”

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