Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Partners Blog: "Visiting Humans in a Zoo"

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

Partners Relief and Development Photo
Visiting Humans in a Zoo

When our kids were young we spent a fair amount of time at zoos around the world. It was always with mixed emotions for me. Are animals supposed to be caged in? I also remember seeing high security prisons in different countries. Uninviting and foreboding they loom on the horizon making one decide there and then never to become a criminal deserving a life behind those walls. Rarely did I imagine normal moms, dads, kids, teens, uncles, aunts or grandparents having to live behind barbed wires of the same quality as the wires used to protect humans from Grizzlies in the zoo. I never thought that rice farmers, shop keepers, fishermen, teachers and lawyers needed to be kept enclosed the same way serial killers were enclosed on Alcatraz ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

Midland College students light candles, offer prayers for All Soul’ Day/Dia de los Muertos

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All Saints Day Mass set for Wednesday

The Catholic Student Association had a table set-up Monday for All Souls Day/Dia de los Muertos. We invited people to light a candle in honor of their loved-one and drop a prayer request into the box.

We brought 72 candles, and every one of them was lit. It was a nice little community outreach .

We will be praying for the prayer requests at our All Saint’s Day Mass this Wednesday in the Dollye Neal Chapel.



The Catholic Student Association of Midland (CSAM) invites you to the Solemnity of All Saints Day mass tomorrow (Wednesday, November 1) at 5:15 p.m. in the Dollye Neal Chapel on the MC main campus.

Join CSAM for this holy day of obligation celebrated by Msgr. James Bridges.

For further information about CSAM, please contact Cindy Madewell at (432) 686-4243 or (432) 288-7052.

enjoy a photo album from Monday's activity ...

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.

Photo by Josh Heikkila
Today in the Mission Yearbook: October 31, 2017

U.S. AND GHANAIAN PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATIONS - In an age of tightened budgets and more limited financial resources, congregations are understandably counting the cost to engage in mission. Supporting the work of African partner churches in areas like evangelism, poverty reduction and reconciliation does, after all, take money ...

CLICK HERE to read more.

Monday, October 30, 2017

From @chinaaid : "Christians meet illegally, left without church after forced government closure"

The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.

China Aid Photo
Christians meet illegally, left without church after forced government closure
Distributed by ChinaAid, September, 2017 ...

ZHUMADIAN, HENAN, CHINA – Elderly Christians, incapable of traveling the long distance to a state-run church, were forced to meet illegally in their homes after officials banned their gathering place in China’s central Henan province ...

more on this story from China Aid



TOMORROW ... Halloween is coming ... Don't get scared ...


• ... get TREATS!

Tuesday, October 31, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ... indoors and outdoors ... rain or shine.

Grace Presbyterian Church
2801 N. Garfield Street
Midland, Texas

Join Us!

In the News ... "St. Anthony and St. Joseph Church Host Annual Trunk-or-Treat Event"

KMID Photo
• A safe alternative to traditional trick-or-treating

Haylee Brooks, Reporter
KMID-TV


ODESSA, TEXAS - Halloween is a couple days away but families and kids are already loading up on candy.

St. Anthony and St. Joseph church hosting their 9th annual Trunk or Treat event.

Dozens of superheroes, witches and Disney characters walked trunk to trunk collecting candy at the annual event ...

read/watch the rest of this KMID report

Midland to host Texas Tech, New Mexico State men's basketball in Hurricane Harvey Relief match


Sunday, November 5 at Midland College

Thanks to a waiver from the NCAA, the Texas Tech men's basketball will play a Hurricane Relief exhibition contest versus New Mexico State on the afternoon of Sunday, November 5 to benefit the Greater Houston Community Foundation.

Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. (CT) from the Chaparral Center located at 3600 North Garfield on the Midland College campus. General admission seating will apply for all fans with tickets priced at $10.

more on this event ...

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: October 30, 2017

PUERTO RICO - I am Veronica Soto-Feliciano, 37 years old, born and raised on a small island in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico. I come from a family that has been serving God in the PC(USA) for over 35 years. I’m one of three children in a family that loves to celebrate their happiness and failures with all the extended family ...

CLICK HERE to read more.

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Equal Exchange Blog ... "Fighting Climate Change Through Income Diversification"

Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.


Fighting Climate Change Through Income Diversification

Two weeks ago, workers from Equal Exchange and La Siembra (a sister worker co-op committed to small farmers, based in Canada) had the opportunity to visit our mutual sugar partner, Manduvira co-operative in Paraguay, and share a day and a half at the homes and fields of several of its 986 farmer members ...

CLICK HERE to read the rest of this post

Equal Exchange Photo

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.

Portrait of Martin Luther, by John Sartain
Today in the Mission Yearbook: October 29, 2017

MINUTE FOR MISSION: REFORMATION SUNDAY - This year Presbyterians celebrate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. The theses, which criticized the sale of indulgences by church officials, are considered the opening salvo in the Protestant Reformation — a movement that emphasized individual relationships with God and salvation through faith alone ...

CLICK HERE to read more.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

In the News ... "Midland Health Center Holds Free Mammograms for Local Church"

KMID Photo
• Hope to make a difference in getting the word out

Caleb Califano, Reporter
KMID-TV


MIDLAND, TEXAS - - On Wednesday night, friends from Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church gathered at the Midland Health Center to receive free mammograms and raise awareness for breast cancer ...

read/watch the rest of this KMID report


In the News ... "Church News"


• Today and in the week ahead

Staff Report
Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - From the Reporter-News, news of services, special events and programs from Abilene-area houses of faith ...

read the rest of this ART report ...

In the News ... "Church News"

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• Today and in the days ahead, in Odessa-area houses of worship

ODESSA, TEXAS - Coming events include worship services, classes, Bible studies, community outreach, mission opportunities, fall festivals, Halloween-theme activities, Hurricane Harvey relief effotrs and more ...

read the rest of this OA report ...

In the News ... "Faith Briefs"


• This weekend, and in the week ahead

Staff Report
San Angelo Standard Times


SAN ANGELO, TEXAS - From the Standard-Times, news of special events and programs from Concho Valley houses of faith ...

read the rest of this SAST report

In the News ... South Plains area faith roundup

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• Area events in the days, weeks ahead

By Lucinda Holt, Reporter
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - Agape Temple to mark anniversary; Holiday Extravaganza set for November; Author to preach at Westminster Presbyterian; Bovina Catholic Church to host turkey dinner; Interfaith Dialogue meeting scheduled; more ...

 • read the rest of this LAJ report

"If I had a hammer ..." I'd take it to Grace Presbyterian, Midland ... TOMORROW

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• In celebration of Reformation 500

Got theses? We got a door, and we'll be hammerin' on it Sunday, October 29, as part of in observance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

This Sunday, the 11:00 a.m. worship at Grace Presbyterian Church - 2801 N. Garfield Street in Midland - will feature a door upon which we will nail our theses ... NO, not on indulgences this time ... but our thoughts, calls and prayers for the here and the now, for our present world and the role we and our church play in that world - remembering that we are "the church reformed, always being reformed."

The Sunday morning service will also feature special music from the Sanctuary Choir, the Celebration! Ringers, and guest instrumentalists.

Later that day, we will be joining a Hymn Fest, 5:00 p.m. at Midland Lutheran Church, 2705 W. Michigan Avenue, in Midland. Our Sanctuary Choir, Celebration! Ringers and guest instrumentalists will be among those offering special music. Following the service and hymn fest, Midland Lutheran will host a reception complete with German food and beverages

Join Us!

In the News ... “Nonprofit to give new life to broken bikes"

MRT Photo by Daniel Wang
• Collection drive TODAY from 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Rich Lopez, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - With a truck bed filled with used and broken bicycles, Gordon White has one thing in mind.

“So many kids want bikes for the holidays,” he said. “I knew I could help.”

White’s help was much more than merely refurbishing bicycles. With a homespun twist, he began the nonprofit Project Peddle Pusher, which has a mission to collect used youth bicycles, fix and clean them up and distribute to underprivileged children during the holidays ...

 • read the rest of this MRT report

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.

Photo by Andrew Bowers
Today in the Mission Yearbook: October 28, 2017

COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM IN NIGER - “If you ask people, ‘What are your problems?’ they’ll immediately expect you’re going to come in and fix them,” Attahiru told me. Facing village expectations of handouts was his No. 1 concern in moving forward with Community Health Evangelism (CHE). Attahiru is from a village of 300 in Niger, where he is a lay pastor and youth leader. He recently finished the church’s regional CHE training, which introduced 25 pastors to how they can use the CHE strategy to help their communities increase overall health, development and exposure to the gospel ...

CLICK HERE to read more.

Friday, October 27, 2017

From ServLife International ... "Hope and Strength"


100% MATCHED: Double your donation!

From now through the end of October, all donations to ServLife's work will be matched up to $100,000! Please consider a gift today and double your impact around the world to plant more churches, care for more children and fight more poverty.




ServLife International is a movement defined by values of God’s kingdom, not programs built around human efforts and activities. The reign and rule of God should be made apparent to every person on the planet, despite their religion, race or socioeconomic status. We believe that issues of justice are inseparable from the good news that Jesus Christ came to proclaim. ServLife exists to take the gospel of Christ and the hope of a better, more just, world to the lives of people we touch. This happens through individual contributions of time, creativity, resources and dreams.



Hope and Strength

At the end of Psalm 27, David writes, “Hope in the Lord! Be strong! Let your heart take courage! Hope in the Lord!” But he doesn’t write this from a mountaintop moment; he writes it in the middle of being pursued by enemies, shut out from the house of the Lord, having just parted from his father and mother, and being subject to slander. In the midst of these challenges, he turns to God as his source of strength and hope ...

CLICK HERE to read the rest of this post from ServLife ...



Adam Nevins 
From Adam Nevins
Executive Director
ServLife International Inc.


Join Our Mission

ServLife International propels reconciliation and justice by building global community to plant churches, care for children and fight poverty. Compelled by the message, life and love of Jesus Christ, we seek to care for the spiritual, physical, social, and economic areas of life in northern India and Nepal.  Learn more about our latest news, featured stories, and how to get involved at servlife.org

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From @FWMission ...Friday Story: "Help from Afar"

Double your FWM donation, this month in Midland

"Because NO ONE should have to crawl!" was Dr. Don Schoendorfer's comment when he recognized the need for strong and inexpensive wheelchairs. The Free Wheelchair Mission Drive, with matching funds, is through the month of October. Cost of each wheelchair is $80. You can donate online at fpcmid.org and clicking on Make a Contribution (selecting 'Quick Give,' then 'Wheelchairs'), using a kiosk at the church or sending a check payable to FPC with "wheelchair" noted in the memo line.


Founded in 2001, Free Wheelchair Mission is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing wheelchairs for the impoverished disabled in developing nations. Headquartered in Irvine, California, FWM works around the world in partnership with a vast network of humanitarian, faith-based and government organizations, sending wheelchairs to hundreds of thousands of disabled people, providing not only the gift of mobility, but of dignity, independence, and hope.



FWM Photo
Friday Story: "Help from Afar"

People living with disabilities in developing nations often rely on family members to assist them, but what happens when there is no one around to help?

Fifty-four-year-old Limin lives alone in a small town in China. In 1991, an accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. He had been using a wheelchair for part of his daily, 35-minute trip to his job at a small bookstore ...

read the rest of this story ...

In the News ... "The Rev. Doyle discusses societal problems"

OA Photo by Jacob Ford
• Solution to self-centeredness is to become a disciple of Jesus

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American


ODESSA, TEXAS - American society has become so self-centered that many people have trouble committing to anything, much less religious faith or a church, says Douglas John “Doug” Doyle, minister of West University Church of Christ at 10137 W. University Blvd.

Beginning his second stint at the church after serving there from 1996-2000, Doyle said society “has been fragmenting for a long time ...

read the rest of this OA report ...

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.

Photo by Rachel Weller
Today in the Mission Yearbook: October 27, 2017

AFRICA: COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM - Community Health Evangelism (CHE) is a multifaceted approach to ministry that addresses the needs of the whole person (physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially) through training and mentorship in disease prevention, community development, evangelism and discipleship ...

CLICK HERE to read more.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

FBR Report: "Life Disrupted: Burma Army Targets Civilian Family in Danai"

The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement. They bring help, hope and love to people in the war zones of Burma (Myanmar) and the Middle East. Groups send teams to be trained, supplied and sent into the areas under attack to provide emergency assistance and human rights documentation. Together with other groups, the teams work to serve people in need.



Life Disrupted: Burma Army Targets Civilian Family in Danai

This report documents an event in July of 2017 that is one of the worst fears of many people that live in Burma/Myanmar today and yet is an all-too-common story. A family is attacked in their village and at their home by the government military that should be responsible for their safety and security ...

CLICK HERE to read the rest of this FBR Report ...

CLICK HERE to learn how YOU can get involved in FBR and its mission ...

Midland College students joining Operation Christmas Child

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• Club's first service project of 2017/18 school year 

MIDLAND, TEXAS - The Red Apple Club at Midland College is the club on campus that enhances the classroom experience for professional educators and allows members chances to interact with professionals and gain additional hands-on experience in the education field. We have decided to participate in the Operation Christmas Child Project. We have about 10 members in our club and they meet monthly to plan service and community events. This is their first service project this year.

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, brings good news and great joy to children around the world.

This project allows participants to fill a pre-printed shoebox with items for a child and ship them any time from November 9 – 13. We have 90 extra boxes that we cannot pay to ship and would love to have anyone interested come and get to fill and ship. The shipping costs $9.00 and the contents costs are up to you.

This website as instructions for packing a box, gift suggestions by age and gender and then follow your box tracking labels. The boxes are located in room 151 of the F. Marie Hall Academic Building, on the MC main campus.

You will need to take your boxes to:

Stonegate Fellowship
6000 W Wadley Avenue
Midland, TX 79707-5042

Mon, Nov. 13: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tue, Nov. 14: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wed, Nov. 15: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thu, Nov. 16: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fri, Nov. 17: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sat, Nov. 18: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sun, Nov. 19: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Nov. 20: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them for you. My contact information is below.

Thanks for supporting our club in our first service project of 2017.

Here is a video titled Operation Christmas Child Overview that will give you much more details. Just a warning ... it made me cry!!!!!


Lori Smith
CDEC Instructor
Midland College
432-685-6806
lsmith@midland.edu

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: October 26, 2017

AFRICA: EDUCATION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS - When I ask women church leaders in Africa about important issues, the need for women to be able to support their families always comes up first. Closely tied to this concern is the need for education, as it is the surest way for people to be able to get ahead.

Education can take on many forms at different ages and stages ...

CLICK HERE to read more.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Halloween is coming ... Don't get scared ...


• ... get TREATS!

Tuesday, October 31, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ... indoors and outdoors ... rain or shine.

Grace Presbyterian Church
2801 N. Garfield Street
Midland, Texas

Join Us!

Invitation to Prayer from Faces of Children ... TODAY

Faces of Children is an ecumenical prayer ministry under the auspices of First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas. Their mission is to initiate ministries of prayer for children in churches, communities, and neighborhoods. In doing so, they seek to provide an opportunity for people of God to join together, learn about children and their needs throughout the world, and celebrate Christ's love (especially as it relates to children).

Invitation to Prayer ... TODAY

Hi Friends,

If you're in town and free, please join us to pray together on Wednesday - TODAY - at 11:00 a.m., in the gym conference room at First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas.

Please note the new time. We are trying this for one semester so that we have less time conflict with the new women's Bible study that is starting on Wednesdays at 11:30.

Also, Faces of Children is now on Facebook! I invite you to like our page so that you can see regular stories, prayer needs, and updates from partner ministries.

All the best,

Carrie



A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
John 13:34-35


Dear Intercessors,

This week we have a lot to celebrate! Just yesterday, members of the First Pres Midland congregation joined together after our Sunday services and had a quick lunch. Then we got to work, packaging around 200 freezer meals for foster families. We made batches of venison chili, sweet and sour meatballs, salsa chicken tacos, honey teriyaki pork, beef barley stew, and cranberry BBQ chicken. We had toddlers serving alongside seniors, and in just about an hour we had finished and cleaned up! It was a such a fun afternoon, and as we worked we prayed for the families who would be eating these meals. Some of them might be eaten after a long day at court, deciding the fates of children. Some of them might be eaten the day a new foster child joins a family; perhaps the first decent meal the child has eaten in a while. Some of them might be eaten by a family the day a foster child leaves to go to a new home... in each case, we pray these meals nourish more than bodies. We hope they soothe and comfort and fill up both little and big hearts and bellies.

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This week, even as we celebrate the places we see God moving and bringing hope and comfort and healing, will you join me in praying for the following matters?

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CHINA // Children of Detained Uyghurs Face 'Terrible' Conditions in Overcrowded Xinjiang Orphanages

"Uyghur (pronounced we-ger) children whose parents or guardians have been detained in political re-education camps are being held in 'terrible' conditions in orphanages in northwest China's Xinjiang region, and overcrowding has forced authorities to send them to facilities in the country's inner provinces, according to sources. Since April, thousands of Uyghurs accused of harboring "extremist" and "politically incorrect" views have been detained in a vast network of re-education camps throughout Xinjiang, where members of the ethnic group complain of pervasive discrimination, religious repression, and cultural suppression under Chinese rule." ... "A Uyghur worker at a regional orphanage in southern Xinjiang, who requested anonymity, said his facility was seriously overcrowded and described the conditions there as "terrible." "Because there are so many children, they are locked up like farm animals in a shed," he said. "We receive a lot of cash donations from the public, but only a very little is spent on the children." The worker said that some of the money is used to decorate a few rooms and "dress up" some of the children for advertising on television. The orphanage also saves money by giving the children meat only once a week, he said, while the rest of the time they are provided with "rice soup." "In the past we didn't have so many children, but now there are too many," he said."
Learn more here ...

Please join me in praying for these Uyghur children who have been separated from their families and may not be having their basic needs met. Pray for the Uyghur community; for many years, they have faced persecution from the Chinese government. Much like other persecuted groups around the world, they have no one to come to their defense. Pray God brings justice and peace to this part of far northwestern China.

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BURMA // When the Nearest Clinic is Six Hours Away

"Recently, in a remote village in Karen State, Myanmar, a couple added two new babies to their family, now totaling eight children. All seemed well for the mother and twins for the first week. Her recovery was as it had been with all her other births - some bleeding that would go away within a few days. With no antenatal care and having given birth to a total of eight babies, it is likely that this 34-year-old mama was significantly anemic. Dad recalls her bleeding a little bit, and a little bit more, and perhaps it was longer and a little heavier than with the other babies, but his wife was strong and doing well - until she wasn't. She woke this final night to use the bathroom. She was breathless and tired and told her husband that she felt her time was limited, that perhaps tonight she would die. A few hours later she passed away. Heart broken, Dad sat with us at the T-RAD Clinic a few weeks later and asked, had he failed his wife? He explained that getting to the nearest clinic was no simple undertaking. It was costly in both time and money. Initially, it would require hiking out of the village and if his wife was too weak to walk, it meant carrying her. His village has only seven families, so he would have had to go further afield to other villages to find men to help move her. After carrying his wife some distance, he would be able to put her on a motorbike, and eventually to a car - should he find one that he could hire. Transportation is difficult, and it is also expensive."
Learn more here ...

Please join me in praying for people around the world who do not have access to medical care, something we take for granted. Pray for more community health workers to be trained who can go into hard-to-reach communities and bring life-saving medical care. Pray for families like this one who face snowballing tragedies due to preventable losses of life.

Praying with you,
Carrie

Carrie J. McKean
Faces of Children Director
First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas
(432) 684-7821 x153



If you have prayer requests about children, those who care for them, those who have authority over them, or those who harm them (the really hard prayers to say sometimes), please send them to info@facesofchildren.net

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.

Photo by Inge Sthreshley
Today in the Mission Yearbook: October 25, 2017

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: COMMUNITIES CAUGHT IN CLONFLICT - During the past year, over 1 million people have had to flee their homes in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo because of militia and/or army activities. As political unrest has spilled over into ethnic violence, many villages have been burned, and health centers and schools have been destroyed in the process. Since 1892, the Kasai region has been the main area in Congo where Presbyterian mission work has been carried out with what is now the Presbyterian Church of Congo (CPC) ...

CLICK HERE to read more.