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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
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: July 14, 2013
JAPAN - In Japan, rather than asking, “How many loaves have you?” we might wonder how many rice balls are available. When Yodogawa Christian Hospital was first opened in a disadvantaged district of postwar Osaka in 1955, questions about rice would have been relevant, as the people there needed support in various ways. Women of the Presbyterian Church in the United States helped answer this need through generous giving to hospital funding. Since then the local community has come together to support their hospital, which is widely known and sought out for its services in “whole-person healing—body, mind, and spirit.”
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.
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