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.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: March 26, 2015

PALO DURO PRESBYTERY, TEXAS - “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24)

Losing something precious is always difficult. But this passage from John’s Gospel reminds us that something glorious can come from painful loss. For Palo Duro Presbytery, the dissolution of some churches and the dismissal of others has led to new life, as promising new ministries have emerged through a presbytery program called This Little Light of Mine. Congregations applied for grants made possible by the sale of property and monetary gifts from departing churches. The new programs are bearing fruit across Palo Duro’s 50 congregations, helping the presbytery to fulfill its goal “to strengthen congregations for the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ” ...

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