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: June 11, 2015

PRESBYTERY OF LAKE MICHIGAN - Two days before the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, a group of Presbyterians gathered to talk about gun violence. They lit three candles, each representing 10,000 people killed by gun violence every year, and read three obituaries, each remembering the life of one taken too soon. They prayed for the victims’ families, the perpetrators, and our shared brokenness.

The group represented three congregations in the Presbytery of Lake Michigan, and they were concluding a monthlong commitment to meet, pray, and educate themselves about things such as straw purchasing and the gun-show loophole. They lit the candles mostly as a reminder that the conversation was about more than statistics and learning a new vocabulary ...

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