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.

Today in the Mission Yearbook: July 10, 2016

MINUTE FOR MISSION: SAN FRANCISCO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY - When Joanne Martindale’s phone rang one morning, she couldn’t have imagined the reason for the call.

At the time, she was a student at San Francisco Theological Seminary; a single mother of two boys, ages five and six; the director of chaplaincy at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital in Hammonton, New Jersey, and a chaplain in the New Jersey Army National Guard. She had been practicing ministry since 1988.

The voice on the other end was her commanding officer, calling her into a job that would end up lasting for months, taking her to landscapes not covered on any maps. He told her, “Leave your civilian job, go home and put on your dress blues and report for duty.”

The date was September 11, 2001 ...

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