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 3, 2013

FRANCE - In Grenoble, at the foot of the French Alps, the Reformed Church runs a grocery store for residents of poor neighborhoods. Once a week we need to get food for 400 people. Volunteers wonder every week how they are going to feed all these people. When we read together the story where Jesus fed more than 5,000 in the Gospel of Mark, the volunteers spontaneously identified themselves with the disciples. And that is understandable! Then, with a deeper reading of the text, the volunteers discovered that they were part of the crowd too! They realized that they also were in need, not of bread, but of relationships. They were not only volunteers coming to serve others but also “poor” people coming to seek friends with whom to share joys and sorrows.

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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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