Today is Dayna’s Diamond Jubilee!

 

Aloha, dear Friends,

I know you will want to share in our joy as my beloved wife Dayna turns 75 years old today...the new 55 of course!

Your prayers, smiles, hugs, encouragement, and financial support have given us great joy for many years. We are exceedingly grateful to God and you.

She has surely been the greatest treasure from God in my life and I praise the Lord for more than 44 years of marital adventure, three sons and four grandchildren!! God is so good.

Dayna flew across the Pacific pond ahead of me so she could steal Melona bars from our youngest grandson.

 

Not sure who got it in the end.

Josiah and I had the perfect plan to fly from Kona to Portland yesterday and join Dayna and the family in Oregon for the big day. Well, “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand” (Proverbs 19.21). We are still on the other side of the pond.

We sat checked in and ready to board when that “Attention!” announcement came with news of a 30-minute delay….and then a voice even more tentative announced it would be 30 minutes more…45 minutes after that she simply said the flight was cancelled. The pilots were sitting and waiting with us. But their crew had gotten into a car accident and were unable to fly. I offered to hand out the cookie and bottle of water, but I could not fit into the dress.

So, the airlines have put us in a resort hotel one hour from home. We have spent a couple hours checking on flights out of here and Honolulu. All flights today are fully booked, and we are scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday August 15^th to finally cross the pond and extend our belated birthday wishes in person. But tropical storm Lala aims for Hawaii too!

“I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning… saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’” (Isaiah 46:9–10).

That’s been perfectly and comfortingly true for Dayna, me, and you for a long time – and will be for eternity. No matter what side of the pond we are stuck on. We rest secure in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

My plan was to get this overdue letter done as I flew across the pond and tell you about some of the great things the Lord is doing here.

Let me just bullet point and give more details when I share how Josiah and I finally do get over to Oregon and join the family there.

 

Our granddaughter Maylee is now a university graduate and a married woman! Pray for her and her husband, Mark. We are asking the Lord to continue to bless and guide her. We are very proud of the young woman she has become and trust God to lead them in their future together.

Very encouraging monthly Concerts of Prayer with our colleagues in Reclaim as we confess that without Him, we can do nothing and celebrate that in Him we can do all things!

Humble, sincere, hugs, handshakes, and thanks as several of us from our Kalahikiola Church walked around the post-event graduation celebrations and gave a Gospel of John to all the Kohala High School graduates. 67 great kids to lift in your prayers!

Anticipating that we will get our Good News Club back on the campus of Kohala Elementary School this year.

I had the joy of preaching through Luke, Philippians, and Malachi on Sunday mornings and teaching Revelation and Ecclesiastes on Wednesday nights to our dear family of faith at Kalahikiola Church.

I have two more books almost finished, hope to launch on Amazon in September. “The View from Under the Bus – Hawaii” and “Preach Jesus from the Scriptures.”

“The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD” (Proverbs 16.33).

 The Rest of the Story…

 

Many thanks for your prayers and kind words to our family. August 15 Josiah and I made the flight to Portland that we had waited two days for in Kona. It turned out to be one of the last flights out of that airport before Hurricane Lala hit! So, we got to the Oregon coast to join in the birthday celebrations. We fly back to the Big Island of Hawaii at the end of this week.

 

Thanks, especially, for your prayers for the people of Hawaii. Hurricane Lala caused a lot of damage. Many trees fell in Kohala and most of the people of our church were without power and phone for several days. Kau, the south point of our island, was hit especially hard. The people of the community have rallied together to freely give to those in need…more storms are on the way!

 

With joy, hope, and trust in His sovereign providence, 

Mark, for Dayna and the Blair ohana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastertide 2026

Greetings in the wonderful Name of our Risen Lord Jesus!

 

Blessed Eastertide! That’s not a word I’ve used very much in fifty years of rejoicing in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. But this year that word has brought renewed focus to the wonder of what He has accomplished by His cross-work for us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our RECLAIM Director of Staff Care reminded us of the word Eastertide as she wrote for our April Concert of Prayer,

 

The Great Fifty Days of Eastertide

 

“Why 50 Days? Its actually quite simple. After the resurrection, Jesus spent forty days on earth before he ascended, and then there were ten more days after that before the Day of Pentecost. Luke writes in the first chapter of Acts that Jesus “presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.” In chapter two, we find the followers of Jesus gathered for the Day of Pentecost, which actually means “fifty”…So the Great Fifty Days are a celebration of the Resurrection of Christ and all that means for us, leading to the launching of the Christian Church and its mission on Pentecost.”

 

 

 

 

 

As a pastor I can be so busy getting stuff ready for the big celebration, my day is more about activity than adoration. Easter is over and I rarely have time to sit and ponder the wonder. Even after we have taken down our Easter banners and packed up our fancy dress are we still rejoicing in all that our Mighty Champion has achieved for His Church and the world!? I am trying.

 

Another thing that perked our Eastertide joy was today’s arrival of our local newspaper, the Kohala Mountain News. They printed two articles that I wrote about our community Easter activities….(yes, that's our son, Josiah, taking his turn carrying the cross in the above picture)

 

 

 

 We were encouraged to be highlighted in this month’s RECLAIM Community News, they wrote….

 

“Mark and Dayna Blair praise the Lord for bringing them together to love each other and invite people into their lives. Dayna brings God’s aloha of kindness and giving, Mark offers Calvinism with a California chill.

 

In 1983, Mark and Dayna moved to Arua, Uganda after one year of marriage, to teach in St Paul’s Theological College (Ringili) of the Church of Uganda (Anglican). From Africa their family of five returned to pastor Dayna’s home church – where they met – in Hilo, Hawaii. Seven years later they moved with their teenage sons to Almaty, Kazakhstan where the boys graduated from high school. They served the first Christian theological seminary offering courses in Kazakh language! During those years they discovered the beauty of international Christian fellowship as Mark was asked to pastor the ICF Almaty.

 

After eleven happy years they moved from Almaty to Beijing, where they served in one of the English language churches in the university district – surrounded by 82 universities! Worship there was a taste of heaven “from every nation, tribe, people, and language.” Twelve years passed quickly! Five years ago, they moved home to Hawaii. A small church that supported them for many years invited them to come and live in their beautiful corner of the Big Island. They are seeing the Lord work even there.

 

Today, Mark and Dayna serve as part of Reclaim’s Staff Care team, using their experience as overseas workers and pastors to encourage Reclaim’s global staff.”

 

 

 

Many thanks for your friendship, encouragement, and support as we walk in witness with our Risen Lord,

 

Mark and Dayna Blair  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark and Dayna Blair, P.O. Box 159, Kapa'au, Hawaii 96755  USA

 

Phones Mark 808-218-4872 / Dayna 808-218-3698

 

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Lord Among the Lampstands

Aloha, from Kapa’au, Hawaii,

We pray this year of our Lord has begun well for you! We are grateful for the wonderful time we had with family from Oregon and Kazakhstan! Here we were the first Sunday of January after our service at Kalahikiola Church.

Last Saturday I had the great joy of baptizing two of our grandsons, Kekoa and Makana. We have been enjoying their family’s visit very much. They return home to Portland this week. As we chatted around the dinner table one evening, the boys asked about getting baptized. We had a great discussion about the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ as they affirmed their faith in Him. What a privilege to live to see this special day.

Growing old gives us an ever-wider vantage point to rejoice in the faithfulness of God. Before our son Nathan, our first, was born, we prayed the promise Peter proclaimed on Pentecost,  “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself” (Acts 2.38,39). What an amazing privilege to stand in the Hawaiian Pacific with Nathan, born in Uganda and baptized in Kazakhstan, to baptize his two oldest sons. We  praise the living God for His saving mercy to our family.  Trust Him for yours too!

 

 

I happy to have a second book on Amazon – reasonably priced in both paper and Kindle format – “Lord Among the Lampstands - A Study of Revelation 2 and 3.”

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Among-Lampstands-Study-Revelation/dp/B0G9RJXBH7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22NRXJ8S69TAZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yISvMwfya33wAlncKZtrOSEyRUmDB6WaOAAYlHiBeDzGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.qwCKIW0sHXsUDdb_rTD65axjouZUeM8ZZNfSScFBdJ4&dib_tag=se&keywords=lord+among+the+lampstands&qid=1770707444&sprefix=lord+among%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-1

Can we know what Jesus thinks about the church? We can know what He thought about seven First Century churches scattered across what we call Turkey and what the Romans called Asia.

Many Christians speak nostalgically about the Early Church as truly alive and real - far better than churches today. But chapters 2 and 3 reveal the good old days of the church were not that good! The church in Ephesus would rather fight theological battles than display love. The church in Smyrna was seen as aloof and rejected by their neighbors. Church leaders in Pergamum climbed into bed with political and social leaders. Secret sexual scandal spread across the congregation in Thyatira. The church in Sardis had an impressive image but no true substance. The few members in the church of Philadelphia struggled to hold on to Him in a city that hated them. The church in Laodicea trusted in their own resources and ended up making a mess of things. Having started with Jesus they tried to continue in their own strength. Our Church today can learn much from what Jesus said to these early churches.

I wrote this study guide for small groups when I served as one of the pastors of Beijing International Christian Fellowship. This study guide provides historical background, helps explain the meaning of the biblical text, and offers practical application for believers and churches today. We are praying that God will use this simple tool to grow His Church and glorify His Name.

 

As we enter the year of our Lord 2026, Dayna and I and our Reclaim Associate Care Team are leading our organization in monthly Concerts of Prayer. These Zoom gatherings – 12 hours apart on the first Tuesday of the month to gather our global team – harken back to a global prayer movement birthed in 1744. At that time a group of pastors in Scotland covenanted to “united extraordinary supplications to the God of all grace…earnestly praying to Him that He would appear in His glory…by an abundant effusion of His Holy Spirit…to revive true religion in all parts of Christendom…and fill the whole earth with His glory.” This on-going movement, which came to be called “Concerts of Prayer” by Jonathan Edwards, has sparked intercession for Kingdom advance in many nations and denominations for several centuries. Within a couple years, Concerts of Prayer, spread across Great Britain, and to New England.

Here in Hawaii, our Christian movement was launched by Concerts of Prayer. The first missionaries to these islands participated in the monthly meetings that were held around the world in their New England churches in the early 1800’s. On the night before they first landed on Hawaiian shores – after almost six months as sea – happened to fall on the day of the concert. God heard the petitions from around the world and they were welcomed warmly! They continued participating in the global concert of prayer for as they watched the Kingdom of Hawaii become more than 90% Christianized within 25 years!

In our Reclaim Concert of Prayer last week we focused on the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, which begins on February 17, 2026. It is one of the most important traditional holidays in China. We have all seen pictures of the massive migration of Chinese people moving in droves on every form of conveyance to get home for this special meal with their family. In this lively holiday, every household prepares feasts to welcome relatives and friends, sharing the joy and blessings of the past year. For Christians, this is not only an opportunity to reunite with family and practice hospitality. Followers of Jesus have special concern to be there show true respect and share their redeemer. Thousands of brothers and sisters have come to faith during the year since their families gathered. So, it is their time to testify to God’s transformation – which is often quite difficult among family members. Pray for our Chinese brothers and sisters – scattered through nearly every nation of the world – that they can show and speak the saving power of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ to their families during this Chinese New Year 2026.

My first book, “The View from Under the Bus – Uganda” is still available on Amazon – in both print and Kindle.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1LZTHTC/?bestFormat=true&k=the%20view%20from%20under%20the%20bus&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k0_1_17_de&crid=1TZWIAT8UNLOR&sprefix=The%20view%20from%20und

And, for those who miss hearing my voice, it is now also an audio book. Four hours of me will surely cure any insomnia! Seriously, I do hope this book will encourage and advance the work and workers of global Gospel mission. “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” (Matthew 9.37,38 ESV).

Serving with you in the Harvest, Mark and Dayna Blair

 

 

The View from Under the Bus - Uganda

 

Aloha, Loved ones,

As winter’s preview taunts many of you, we send our warmth and sunshine from Hawaii. If it is any consolation, we have been sleeping under a blanket too – but our windows are still open. Oh well.

We greet you in the Name of our great God and Savior who is forever kind and faithful through all our seasons of life. We are especially reflecting on God’s great faithfulness as our first book came out this week.

 

“The View from Under the Bus – Uganda”! We hope this will be the first of four small books about our life in mission – Uganda, Hawaii, Kazakhstan, and China.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+View+from+Under+the+Bus&i=stripbooks&crid=36CGA1720JICN&sprefix=the+view+from+under+the+bus%2Cstripbooks%2C265&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

I, Mark, am writing in the ‘we.’ Not the royal we! But the grateful we that God has given me such a wonderful life partner in Dayna. My story exists because of her patience and love. And our story is because of you all – praying, giving, encouraging, hosting, connecting, and cheering us on in missions since 1982.

We pray these books, and our lives, will exalt Christ and encourage Christians – calling for greater dedication to completing the task of reaching all peoples with the Good News of salvation.

We are still busy in global mission with RECLAIM (formerly IDEAS).   Our mission, vision, and core values remain unchanged, but our name now reflects our commitment to reclaim dignity, hope, and life!

As the year ends RECLAIM is focusing on their work in Kazakhstan. https://www.reclaimwithus.org/thrive25 

“For over 25 years, Reclaim has trained orchard farmers, helping them to produce higher quality fruit. Our Light on a Hill education program provides English training. Sports programs offer opportunities for organized activities, including cycling.”

It was our joy to walk alongside these friends in Kazakhstan as Mark pastored International Christian Fellowship in Almaty for a decade. Several of the orchard team were fellow leaders and worshippers in our church there. We rejoice to see how God has answered prayer, established the work of their hands.  

 

We continue to serve in pastoral ministry here in Kalahikiola Church in Kapa’au. Last Sunday we had the joy of receiving four new members. Two of them bring their four little sons who eagerly attend Sunday school, led by Dayna and a great team of teachers.

One of our new members is our son, Josiah! We are very thankful that he has come from Istanbul back home to Hawaii for a season. He has worked hard to pass the exams and become a licensed relator in Hawaii. Wanna buy a house in Hawaii?? Let him know!

Like most churches, we are gearing up for the holiday season.

We have a traditional church thanksgiving dinner the Sunday before Thanksgiving.  They call it the "Ho’omaika’i" dinner - a Hawaiian term that translates to "bless" or "give thanks" especially when we share the blessings with others.

 

Our little town is looking forward to the Christmas celebration. Seven churches get together for a dinner, carols, skits, and sharing. It is special to share this celebration of His Advent with brothers and sisters from different Christian traditions.

 

We also look forward to is ringing the Salvation Army bell this Advent. We appreciate our local Envoy and his focus on Jesus. All the funds that folks put in the red bucket at our local grocery store stay in our community to meet real needs.

 

So, like you we are eager for His Advent. May the Lord encourage you to rejoice in Him who has come, is come, and will come again! And may He draw many of our loved to come too and receive the fullness of His joy in Jesus!

 

With love and gratitude in Him, Mark and Dayna Blair

PS Our youngest grandson, Kukini nu’oli o ke Akua ( runner that brings good news from God), they call him Kini, had his first birthday recently. Dayna was there for the celebration. Here he is in Papa Nathan's arms with Funcle Aaron too! 

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How Terribly Strange!

 

                                                                                            August 2025

Aloha from Kapa’au, Kohala, Big Island, Hawaii!

Seasons are soon changing, depending on which hemisphere this finds you, Spring or Fall are on their way. We are very blessed to live where we can swim in the ocean every day of the year, yet we are both now in winter.

“Old friends, old friends, Sat on their park bench like bookends…Can you imagine us years from today, Sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange to be 70!”                                       “Old Friends,” by Simon & Garfunkel, 1968

This month we are both in that strange land. 70 laps around the sun! Whodathunk!! God is so good - forever!

We had the joy of celebrating Dayna’s birthday with our son, Josiah.

Some say “you’re only as old as you feel!” Last week we had a visit with a man in good order who just turned 90! He exhorted us that “we’re just getting started!” That’s what we are both trying to do as we struggle to our feet each new morning – get started! 😉!? Yet by the time we put our heads on our pillows we have managed to get a lot done – for geezers.

Yesterday I conducted a funeral for a man younger than me. As we shared lunch with his friends afterwards an older woman asked with concern, “You are 70 and you are not retired?”

Of course I am not hauling bricks, but we are thankful for the privilege of pressing on in the Lord’s work by His strength and mercy. We continue in global mission with RECLAIM (formerly Ideas) and local ministry, pastoring Kalahikiola Church.  

RECLAIM

As we shared in our last letter, our organization has a new name: RECLAIM. The tag line is “with Dignity + Hope + Life.” We continue to serve on the Community Life team, offering prayer and pastoral care to our colleagues, especially those serving in Asia.

We want to introduce a special RECLAIM family to you – Ryan and Jess Probst and their now four lovely young children.

The name Probst was legendary when we served with Africa Inland Mission in Uganda in the 1980’s. A number of their family served in Africa for many years! Ryan’s aunt, Andrea, was our friend and teammate, a nurse/teacher in Uganda (2^nd from right, in 1987). 

Both Ryan and Jess were missionary kids, Ryan in Kenya, Jess in Ecuador.

We are excited that the Probst Gospel-legacy will continue as they move to Guatemala to serve vulnerable communities and people with disabilities with Reclaim.

We saw them in action in January when we were all in Guatemala. They are a great fit with the team there and their skills will bring great blessing to many hurting people and greatly expand their scope of service for people – truly RECLAIM!

Ryan is a certified prosthetist/orthotist (CPO) looking to equip amputees and people with disabilities by providing prosthetic and orthotic devices. Jessica is a registered nurse (RN, MSN) and has been working in the Emergency Room for the past several years. Ryan and Jessica aim to show God's love by utilizing their skills in an effort to reclaim dignity and empower the underserved in Guatemala.

We received their most recent update letter this week. We have some big news to share. As some of you may know, our youngest son, Daniel (3 years old), was adopted through Texas’s foster care system in 2023…Last Thursday afternoon…we received a call from Child Protective Services informing us that Daniel’s full biological brother was just born and… in need of emergency placement…There was never really a question of whether we would take him in…we took custody of a 3-week-old baby at 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning.

 

Ryan and Jess Propst family phone 612-205-0190 Ryan.Propst@ideasworld.org https://connect.reclaimwithus.org/associate/propst-ryan-and-jessica-494

It’s been a whirlwind since that night. We’re still processing and working through a lot of logistics. Our church and friends have stepped up in incredible ways to support us, which has been such a blessing… Malachi—Kai for short - is doing well: eating, sleeping, and pooping like babies should!...You’re probably wondering how this impacts our plans for Guatemala…we don’t see this having a major impact on our goal to serve there…The adoption process will likely take between 6 months and a year, we remain hopeful to get to Guatemala as soon as possible…we’ve reached 100% of our one-time moving costs goal of $38,000! We’ve also reached about 35% of our monthly support need. All current one-time and monthly gifts are going toward our initial 2-year budget. If you’ve been planning to give, now is a GREAT time…Thank you all for your prayers and support! Feel free to reach out with any specific questions—we’d love to connect. In Christ, Ryan and Jess

 

Please keep Ryan and Jess and their four children in your prayers. Your support could help put their great skills to work in Guatemala with Reclaim even sooner. 

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We give thanks for our pastoral ministry here. It has been encouraging to see our Kalahikiola Church family growing stronger in the knowledge of the Lord and His Word. There is a growing to commitment to prayer and fellowship. We serve a small church in a small town. Ask the Lord to make us faithful witnesses to our families and neighbors. We are surrounded by ‘nones’ and New Agers, but only Jesus can save, now and forever.  

We plan to continue our Good News Club at our Kohala Elementary school in September. We had a great start this Spring. I pray each week with several brother pastors and we are asking God to establish a witness for Himself at all three of our public schools – elementary, middle, and high school. Too many young people are hidden from the light of truth by godless parents and choices. May God have mercy!  

I’d like to ask pray as I write am writing a book on our years in mission, four parts – Uganda, Hawaii, Kazakhstan, and China. Several friends are kindly helping me. Eventually I want to make it available online. Our hope is that it might encourage Gospel workers as we share the Lord’s kindness and mercy for our family! 

Enjoy the changing seasons! We pray that you will bear much fruit for the glory of His Name in every new season.

In Him who has been our dwelling place in all generations, Mark and Dayna Blair  

RECLAIM is the great new IDEAS

 

Aloha from Kapa’au, We pray this letter finds you well and joyful in the  Lord. We are very thankful for His kindness and  care in our lives.     IDEAS is now RECLAIM, with a renewed com mitment to: Dignity + Hope + Life Our mission remains unchanged. For over  25 years, IDEAS has partnered with communities  around the world to pursue transformation.   We chose a name that more fully reflects the  redemptive story God is writing through our  work. At the heart of our mission is a divine  invitation to reclaim God’s design for dignity,  hope, and life in every person, every  community, and every corner of the world. Our vision for people and communities to  experience abundant life continues to guide  everything we do. Our staff and volunteers  share our faith commitments. Our board  of directors remains the same. Our goals  and priorities haven’t changed.   Ultimately, it is God who does the reclaiming.  As we see throughout the Bible, He redeems,  restores, renews, and reconciles. What a  privilege it is to be invited into His mission!   We're so grateful to have you with us on this  journey. Thank you for walking with us, praying  with us, and partnering with us. Let’s continue  to reclaim dignity, hope, and life—together.   If you have any questions about this name change,  please don’t hesitate to contact us or visit the Reclaim FAQ page       The work of Jesus mission continues until He comes  again.  I have the joy of preaching through the  Gospel of Luke at Kalahikiola Church. Last Sunday  we considered the call to the 70 (or 72?) in chapter 10. Luke teaches that  even us ordinary followers are supposed to call others to follow. Phil Ryken’s commentary has been a delight; “Every cross-carrying disciple has a  cross-proclaiming witness for Christ…" "Today people experience the kingdom of God  through the preaching of the gospel, which is  confirmed by the loving care of the people  who preach it…" "We are sometimes discouraged by what  seems to be  slow progress in missions, but  the harvest is plentiful. God is still bringing  people to salvation every day…" "Jesus calls us to take his perspective and believe  that the fields are white for the harvest, even in dark places…" "Where will we get the missionaries we need?  The answer is not better recruitment…not  better conferences…not better seminaries –  although all  three are important. The  answer is persistent prayer…"  “Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest, to send out  laborers into the harvest” (Luke 10.2). (Philip Graham Ryken, Luke: Reformed Expository  Commentary, pages 511-514). Thanks for your prayers for our life and ministry here.  We praise Him for the opportunities He gives us.     We really enjoyed this chocolate cake as we celebrated  a successful completion of our first session of our  Child Evangelism Fellowship Good News Club at  our Kohala Elementary school. We grew to a total  of 16 children. Each of their parents gave us written  permission to attend our after-school program.  The main theme of our Bible stories for our first  session was “Turn Around.” We saw the grace of  God revealed through Noah, Mephibosheth,  Zaccheus, Saul of Tarsus, and Philip the Evangelist.  We shared how repentance and faith is the right   response to the message of salvation. All of us  oldsters learned much from the children! – just  like Jesus says we will.  Pray with us as we look  forward to continuing our GNC this Fall. https://www.cefhawaii.com/kohala   This July we look forward to hosting a CEF team  of young people to lead a 5-Day Keiki Bible Club  at our church. Pray that we will reach more children  and their families in our community. Right here  in Christian America there are so many kids and  families gripped by darkness. Lord, have mercy!   “Walk the Cross in Kohala” – here is what I wrote for our North Kohala  Newspaper.... Christians from five different Kohala churches  remembered the Lord Jesus Christ as they carried  a cross through the towns of Kapa’au and Hawi on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. This annual event in our community offers a time of  reflection on the sufferings of Jesus for those who  participate and those who pass-by on Akoni Pule  Highway. We were blessed with cloud cover and a gentle rain  for most of the walk from Kamehameha Park to  the banyan tree in Hawi. Along the way we stopped  several times to rest and read the New Testament  Scriptures which describe the cross-work of Jesus  and its benefits to all who believe. Several took turns to carry the cross, including our youngest   member, an elementary student encouraged  and supported by his father. Looking ahead – We recently heard from our  former colleague in Kazakhstan that the theological seminary we served there is soon to re-open their teaching program.  Praise the Lord! This would be a  tremendous blessing as they seek to continue  equipping Gospel workers for Central Asia.  Once their doors re-open, we have both been  invited to do a week of teaching. We’d love too, if the Lord wills.     Mark and Dayna Blair, P.O. Box 159,  Kapa'au, Hawaii 96755  USA Phones Mark 808-218-4872 / Dayna 808-218-3698   Email blairstan2@gmail.com    Blog http://blairstan.blogspot.com   Web Site https://pastormarkblair.org   RECLAIM, P.O. Box 630027,  Littleton, Colorado 80163  https://www.reclaimwithus.org/ https://connect.reclaimwithus.org/associate /blair-mark-and-dayna-support-0471