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: November 30, 2013
PRESBYTERY OF DENVER, COLORADO - We heard Jesus ask us, ‘How many loaves have you?’ as we listened to pastors struggling to feed their families in a Malawi village. We gathered together our loaves and fishes to form a microbusiness lending program that allows pastors to learn new skills and provide for their families.” That is the answer to Jesus’ question provided by members of one of the Presbytery of Denver’s mission partnerships.
Others also obeyed his command to “go and see.” For more than a decade, Carpenter’s Helpers has seen the need for homes for families. They have seen people come together to offer resources of labor and funds to make this happen. Through another mission partnership, a well was dug in Zimbabwe. Seeing the thanksgiving of the people when water flowed brought tears of rejoicing. Presbyterians affiliated with Second Wind Fund saw the need to prevent teen suicides in Colorado. They responded with resources. To those who received the resources it “feels like the multiplication of loaves and fishes!” Yet somehow here I was: the chaplain to a grieving family; helpless.
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