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 29, 2013

PHILIPPINES (continued) - In November 2011, about 20 Filipino pastors and lay and youth leaders of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) spent a day with garbage pickers/recyclers at the Smokey Mountain II Garbage Dump in Manila.

We learned about the dismal present-day reality of daily survival by picking through and recycling trash. Many earn less than $2.50 for 12 hours of intensive labor. Several youth shared about being taunted at school as smelling like garbage (whether they do or not), and others raised concern that many children are not in school. No one has running water, and the informal electricity network does not connect to most of the shanty homes.

CLICK HERE to read more.