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 18, 2015

MINUTE FOR MISSION: CHURCHWIDE GATHERING OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN - The year was 1988. The locale was Purdue University in Indiana. The event was the first Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women, and I was among the many women gathered there.

I can still remember the excitement of being with so many people from all over the world, people who started out as strangers but were friends by the end of our time together. I may not have known them by name, but I knew that we all had something very important in common: we were all children of God. We all wanted to worship and learn and fellowship and have fun together. We had different ideas and interests, but we all shared an identity in Christ.

Though it has been 27 years, I remember that first Gathering like it was yesterday. By the end of the first day, I knew I was hooked ...

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