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. 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 8, 2014

EL SALVADOR - In recent years, Central America’s smallest and most densely populated country, known for its volcanos and world-class surf, has made headlines for something else: violence. Considered to be one of the most violent countries in the world, just last April El Salvador celebrated its first homicide-free day in three years! More than two decades after the signing of the Peace Accords, El Salvador still wears the social and cultural scars of a brutal, 12-year civil war.

A generation of young Salvadorans has tried to find its way in a context where corruption, drug trafficking, and gang-related violence are the new normal. The Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador (IRCES) is responding by reaching out to youth and young adults entangled in gang culture or at risk of becoming so.

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