Seeing the Beautiful Land

Greetings from the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, PA!

We are enjoying our mission Home Assignment. In the last month we have driven from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine - and beyond. We praise the Lord for His good care.

The Mandarin word for America is 美国 Měiguó. The literal
translation is ‘beautiful land.’ In the last month
we have been privileged to see
over 5000 miles of Beautiful Land so far.

This trip has been a great opportunity to thank our
supporters and reconnect with friends, family, and colleagues.
Seeing dear friends after many years has been a
vivid reminder that God is faithful and good,
especially to those who know His Son. They
testify to how the Lord has led, and continues to lead,
in their Kingdom service – we have learned
much from them.

 At the end of February 2022, we will be stepping down from Pioneers. 
Any funds sent to us through Pioneers after the end of February 2022 
will be returned to sender. We are enormously grateful for the generous support we have received as Pioneers since 1998.

We are not sure what’s next. We don’t feel ready to wear the “Retired” 
badge just yet. We want to serve the local church and advance global mission as we are still able. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers. 
Our trust is in a Great Shepherd!

Here are some free sites you may find helpful…

·       Current News about the church in China from knowledgeable Christians inside…

https://www.chinasource.org/

We benefit from reading their thorough weekly news compilation…

https://www.chinasource.org/about/subscribe/

 

·       Bible teaching creatively and faithfully communicated in 40+ languages …

https://bibleproject.com/

 

·       Religious freedom updates about Central Asia and the Turkic world…

https://www.forum18.org/

they also have an excellent weekly summary of religious persecution…

https://www.forum18.org/subscribe.php

 

 

·       Global Professionals --- The enormous number of people who still have not heard the good news, the cost of sending missionaries (especially from the West), and the declining number of those who volunteer for full time missionary service means we need to have more than just the traditional strategy of global mission. Our job may be the best platform for Gospel-advance in Gospel-starved parts of the world. Find out what you can do…take the quiz!        https://www.scatterglobal.com/

 

·       America – our current mission field – is a place we are still trying to understand, this helped…

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/the-world-is-catechizing-us-whether-we-realize-it-or-not/

 

From here we travel South, then West, planning to arrive in California by year’s end. We plan to come to Hawaii sometime in Spring 2022, Lord willing.

All of us who name Jesus as Lord are on duty, wherever we are, for as long as we live. Press on!  

In Him who is Forever Faithful, Mark and Dayna Blair

 

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

Emails  blairstan2@gmail.com or blairstan@hotmail.com

 

Our Mission   Pioneers - 10123 William Carey Dr - Orlando, FL 32832 USA    

 

Checks to ‘Pioneers’ – with attached note: ‘Mark and Dayna Blair, Beijing.’                     

Electronic transfers: https://give.pioneers.org/p-75-give-to-a-missionary-or-project.aspx  (Our Account # is 110565, Mark and Dayna Blair)

 Blog  www.blairstan.blogspot.com       

Web Site  www.pastormarkblair.org