Dan Bautista once traveled the world with a pharmaceutical rep’s bag. Now all he carries is a Bible.
And a burden for the poor.
His call to care for the most vulnerable of God’s children led him to leave his position of 20 years with one of the world’s largest biomedical and pharmaceutical companies to become more actively engaged as a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Sandwiched between two brief but effective worship services, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board met via Zoom Thursday to learn more about the work of innovation, repair, Matthew 25, the grant process and professional development and diversity training that’s ongoing among PMA staff.
2020 will certainly be remembered as a year of full disclosure for the United States. A tiny virus too small for the eye to see has disclosed and exposed the grave injustices and disparities that exist for Black and brown communities across the nation.