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. How often have you wondered, where are the young adults in the PC(USA)? Wonder no longer. The 2014 Presbyterian Mission Yearbook for Prayer and 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.
Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 26, 2014
ARGENTINA/PARAGUAY/URUGUAY - Anibal Flores is standing barefoot in a tiny church, strumming a guitar. Outside, children play, sliding through puddles—the product of rains that flooded what was meant to be only a temporary home. This is Yakye Axa, a camp in Paraguay with houses made of logs and plastic lining and a church that is also a primary school and a meeting room. It is the resistance of 67 indigenous families who for 20 years have lived here demanding the return of their ancestral territory.
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