In The Air Again

On January 6, 2022, Mark flew to Nairobi, Kenya with our friend Nate Davidson. They will teach seminary-level modules on hermeneutics to national pastors at Trinity Pastors' College. Since we all arrived back in the US after living in Beijing, God has opened doors for both Nate and Mark to continue teaching God's Word both in the US and around the world. Here is a Mark's Day One report of this 2022 trip to Kenya. 

Nate Davidson and I made it from Greenville to Charlotte to London. On our way now to Nairobi via British Air at 10:20 AM London time. We made it to Nairobi at 10:00 PM; my Covid result arrived just as we landed! Reminds me of the quote, “God is never late, but He is rarely early.”

 This trip reminds me of several things:

1.    The value of flexibility. International travel rarely goes as planned. Ours has not! Today was no exception.

2.    The world is far more diverse than our monochromatic middle-class suburban [small city]. London’s Heathrow airport is a collage of people from the world’s people, tribes, languages, and nations.

3.    The need for patience with the airlines, TSA, and fellow passengers. And I need theirs with me. O Lord, grant me this fruit of your Spirit!

4.    The increased complexity of international travel in the Covid-era. This trip required airline tickets, passport, visa, Covid test, Passenger Locator Form for Heathrow’s airport and Covid 19 Clearance Form for Kenya. Uggh!

5.    I need to abide well with Jesus to arrive in Nairobi with a mind, heart, and spirit prepared to teach as a fellow learner with our fellow saints at TBC.

6.    The joy, safety, and accountability of traveling with a co-laborer in the gospel to pray with, converse, and remind one another of God’s promises. Nate is just that!