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 4, 2014

SRI LANKA - after the deaths of more than 100,000 people during 26 years of civil war and a tsunami in 2004 that killed 30,000 and displaced another 500,000, the country of Sri Lanka is still trying to rebuild and to restore its fragile economy.

Part of the government’s recovery strategy is generating tourism, so resort and hotel development is under way along parts of the country’s vibrant green coastline and among the fragile lagoons where fisherfolk live and work. This means that fishing families continue to be displaced ...

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