March 14, 2022

Local in Hawaii, Global with IDEAS

 

LOCAL IN HAWAII, GLOBAL WITH IDEAS

Greetings from Portland, Oregon,                                  March 2022

 We have circled back to where our America tour began last August 15! Living in a compact car has some challenges – 19,000 miles and counting! But our journey has brought wonderful visits with friends and family, worship with dear brothers and sisters, and beholding the wonderful works of God throughout our “Beautiful Land.”

 

Now we are enjoying some days with our family here. Our youngest grandson, KaMakanaOKeAkua (‘the gift of God’ in Hawaiian) Kapono Blair - - turns 5 on Tuesday! And we get to celebrate with him!  Then we fly home to Hawaii.

 

 

 

 We’re IDEAS Associates!

Last week we attended “IDEAS Orientation – Preparing you for Success as an IDEAS Professional” in Denver. After a couple months of completing questionnaires, submitting

references, psychological profiles and evaluating our marital compatibility, they found we are still crazy enough to work in God’s global harvest field for another season. We are thankful and excited for new opportunities. 

 


We have 2 big opportunities with IDEAS. One is to help our new colleagues thrive as they leverage their skills to restore hope in marginalized communities around the globe. The other is to help local churches better understand and engage with IDEAS.

 We plan to make our home somewhere in Hawaii. From there we can engage IDEAS Associates remotely, encourage local churches and their leaders, and travel to the places IDEAS serves around the world. Thanks for your prayers as we walk into these new opportunities.  

We will start on the campus of Kalihi Union church in Honolulu. They have kindly invited us into their mission house for April and May. KUC has been faithful supporter for many years. Their campus is a busy place with over a dozen congregations meeting there weekly. We look forward to seeing family, friends, and other churches on ‘the gathering place’ of Oahu.

Here are some invitations we have received so far…

March 20 – Kauai Christian Fellowship – North Campus, Kilauea, Kauai

April 24 – Japanese Fellowship, Kalihi Union Church, Honolulu

May 20-22 Waipuna Chapel, Kula, Maui

 Financial Support through IDEAS

Several have kindly asked how to continue supporting our work, now through IDEAS. Thanks for asking! IDEAS (International Development and Educational Associates) is a 501 © (3) public charity. Contributions are tax deductible. IDEAS also receives Donor-Advised Funds, Employer Matching Gifts, Stock, Mutual Funds, and IRA contributions. Not sure if we understand all that! But there is a great Finance Team at IDEAS who does, and they are willing to answer any questions at give@ideasworld.org or 720.283.9100.

The easiest way to contribute to our work with IDEAS is online.

 https://ideasworld.org/associate/blair-mark-and-dayna-support-0471

This secured site protects donors and is the most efficient way to give and keep track of your giving. Check it out.

If you would still prefer to mail a check, no problem. Checks (no cash, please) should be made to IDEAS (our name should not appear on the check but attach a sticky note with ‘Mark and Dayna Blair’) and mailed to:

IDEAS, 7852 South Elati Street, Suite 202, Littleton, Colorado 80120

Mahalo Nui! Many thanks, for contributing to our work through IDEAS!

 Good Seed bears Good Fruit!

We continue to hear from some of the hundreds of international students we served during our 12 years in Beijing. Nearly all of them are back in their homelands – they came from almost 100 nations! Advanced degrees they earned have opened good opportunities and gospel opportunities for many of them. Pray for God’s global church.

A Kenyan brother who served with us a decade ago wrote last week. He thanked us for our ‘example’ in marriage and ministry as he is now married and raising children for the glory of God in Nairobi. A Costa Rican who studied Law in Beijing is now qualified and employed as a lawyer. Now he has started an on-line seminary course to better know the King whose perfect Justice will endure forever. Some of them are in especially hard places, like Ukraine! And those trying to live and serve in Russia are struggling too. COVID ‘protection’ has fueled Gospel-hostility in many lands. We are humbled by the example of our Chinese brothers and sisters. Church closures have not kept them in pajamas watching television, but boldly and creatively finding new places to worship and witness. Hell’s gates will fall, Jesus is building His Church.

May God enable each of us to find our place of Kingdom service, Mark and Dayna Blair

Our Phone Numbers    Mark 808-218-4872 / Dayna 808-218-3698

Emails  blairstan2@gmail.com / mark.blair@ideasworld.org /  dayna.blair@ideasworld.org

 

IDEAS - 7852 S Elati St., Ste 202 Littleton, Colorado 80120,  www.ideasworld.org

 

Blog  www.blairstan.blogspot.com                                        Web Site  www.pastormarkblair.org

 

                                    

 

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