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: August 20, 2014

PHILIPPINES (continued) - The youth of the Philippines cannot remember a time when their nation was free from internal war. In a society that has never fully shaken its colonial past, the desperation of those whose hope has been lost to poverty and landlessness remains the reason so many young people join movements for change.

Change is a sacred word in the Philippines. No one, young or old, would disregard the need for change in this country: change from the way society favors some and not all, change from the way the nation is governed, change from the way the country’s brightest youth are choosing to leave to find work elsewhere ...

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