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 6, 2014

THAILAND (continued) - When Poramet Charoynoot was 12, his father left. About the same time, he began attending one of the schools of the Church of Christ in Thailand. Poramet is from a Buddhist background—like 95 percent of Thai people. “When I first came to the school, I saw the school motto was ‘Respect to the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,’” he says. “But I didn’t understand, and I thought, ‘Why does a school have to respect the Lord? And who is the Lord?’”

Can you imagine being 12 and never having heard of Jesus? ...

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