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: September 1, 2015

TAIWAN - n March 18, 2014, a group of several hundred university students occupied the Taiwan legislature in protest of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement, which would open Taiwan’s service trade sector to mainland China and vice versa. Taiwan’s ruling party had pushed the legislation through for a vote without a clause-by-clause review or public hearings over the specifics, as had been agreed upon in 2013. Protesters feared that the agreement would profoundly damage Taiwan’s economy.

The Sunflower Movement took its name from the student’s use of the flower to symbolize the reach for light in opposition to secret, black-box political deals ...

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