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: October 19, 2013

CENTRAL ASIA - Central Asia consists of five countries sometimes referred to as “the ’stans”: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Since gaining their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the ’stans have experienced revolutions and economic depression.

Though the fact is often forgotten by Western Christians, during the Middles Ages Christian churches were well established in the region of Central Asia. Primarily as a result of the evangelizing efforts of the Nestorian missionaries of Persia in the seventh century, by the year 1000 there were an estimated 12 million Christians in the region from the Caspian Sea to Western China, rivaling and perhaps surpassing the number of Christians then in the West.

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THE 2014 PRESBYTERIAN MISSION YEARBOOK - Where are the young adults? How often have you wondered, where are the young adults in the PC(USA)? Wonder no longer. The 2014 Presbyterian Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study is devoted to the theme of young adults in the church. Its stories, many told by young adults, lift up how Presbyterians of all ages are engaging and joining with Presbyterian young adults in reforming the church for Christ’s mission.

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