Thursday, January 30, 2025

Today in the Mission Yearbook - Adopt-A-Prison concept

The Rev. Victor and Violet Chembela offer up songs to
people incarcerated in Zimbabwe (Contributed photo)
Did you ever have a dream of a street, a park or perhaps a country being named after you? 

Naming a country after himself was the arrogant feat accomplished by Cecil Rhodes, a British citizen in the late 1800s. As the founder of the British South Africa Company in 1893, Rhodes, besides reaping untold riches, managed to name a large territory in the southern part of Africa after himself, Rhodesia, a new country 1.5 times larger than his home country, England.

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Let us join in prayer for:

  • Carla Dobson, VP, Director of Philanthropic Services, Trust Services, Presbyterian Foundation
  • David Dobson, President & Publisher, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Let us pray:

God of the Future, we are a people seeking your mission for us. We know you go before us. Help us to follow where you lead, trust your promises and rely on your grace for Jesus’ sake. Amen.

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