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 28, 2013

ISRAEL/PALESTINE/JERUSALEM (continued) - In 1965 a newly ordained Melkite Catholic priest returned to Biram, his home village in the Upper Galilee, which Zionist troops evacuated in 1948 and later destroyed as they established the State of Israel. Elias Chacour found little left of his childhood home except a surviving fig tree. He recalled his father’s words: “The Jews and Palestinians are blood brothers. We must never forget that.” Moving to the Mount of Beatitudes, he meditated on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. He left convinced that if he was to be a true servant of God and people, his first calling was to be a peacemaker.

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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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