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. The stories in the 2013 Mission Yearbook were gathered around the question of Jesus to his disciples, “How many loaves have you?” from Mark 6:38. The book is filled with stories of God’s abundance in the face of overwhelming needs and a scarcity of resources.

Today in the Mission Yearbook: April 25, 2013

MALAWI - Mr. Kenneth Kamwani, headmaster of Nkhoma Primary School, must solve a critical math problem every day: 2,500 students from kindergarten through seventh grade, taught by 35 teachers in only 15 classrooms. This means over 70 students per classroom, each the size of an average bedroom, and numerous classes sitting under trees or in corridors because there is simply no space within the archaic building. To help with crowding, younger students are on split schedules, quietly seated in rows on the floors due to lack of the most basic classroom supplies. The oldest students, preparing for an exam that will determine whether they are able to proceed to secondary school, start at 6:00 a.m., break for lunch, and then work until late afternoo.

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