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: July 12, 2014

PRESBYTERY OF EASTERN TENNESSEE - When community organizer Mariko Tinaya and evangelist Brian Merritt began their door-to-door visitations in the south Chattanooga neighborhood chosen for Mercy Junction, a new church development in the Presbytery of East Tennessee, they didn’t know what to expect. It was not long after being invited into homes and receiving encouragement from their new acquaintances that they realized that this was the place God had called them to work. It became even clearer when they came across Rodney.

“We are thinking about starting a pay-what-you can market called Open Table Exchange and purchasing some land in the neighborhood to start a community garden,” Brian told him. “Would that be something that you think could be useful in the neighborhood?” ...

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