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 8, 2014

INDONESIA - Malia Lenakoly, a student at Jakarta Theological Seminary, plans to become a pastor in Maluku, in eastern Indonesia, after graduating. Throughout her life, she has been accustomed to making friends with people of other religions. Her family visits Muslim neighbors during special days on the Islamic calendar. At Christmastime, the same neighbors stop by to wish her family a merry Christmas.

Malia acknowledges that over the past 10 years a fundamentalist movement tied to bombings and violence has emerged within Islam and Christianity. But those incidents did not affect her or anyone she knows, because they were aimed at Westerners and international media.

According to Malia, only a very small percentage of the people in Indonesia are fundamentalists ...

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