Looking for ways to help missionaries? Here are some practical ideas… One key lesson that God taught us on deputation is that we can’t be missionaries on our own. We need help from God and also from the people He brings into our lives. Throughout deputation and our time here at Missionary Acres, here are specific events and actions that… Read more →
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Sword Drills for Kids: Encouraging Your Children to Study the Word
Sword drills for kids can be a great way to help your children become familiar with the Bible. Here’s a peek at how our family integrates this fun activity into our Family Bible Time. Each morning, we gather around the living room for Family Bible Time. During this time, we read the Bible, sing the hymn we are memorizing that… Read more →
How to Live in a Small House with a Big Family: 6 Tips
Trying to live in a small house with a big family? Keep reading for six tips to make it work! Ever since we moved to Missionary Acres in July of 2020, we’ve been in temporary guest housing. The space we’re in is an old single-wide trailer with a large bunk room space added on. Altogether, it’s just over 1,100 square… Read more →
Working Together on the House Remodel
Wondering what life is like for our family here at Missionary Acres? Right now, much of our focus is on our house remodel. Here’s a peek at what we’ve been doing. We’ve been in a temporary housing situation here at Missionary Acres since we arrived in July, living in a single wide trailer with a bunk room that’s been added… Read more →
A Day in the Life of The Tanner Family at Missionary Acres – Part 3: Evenings
Back in September, we shared a peek into our life here at Missionary Acres. But, that post started running long, so we decided to cut it into three parts. You can read all about our mornings (which are full of all things homeschooling) in this post. You can see how we spend our afternoons in this post. And if you keep… Read more →
A Day in the Life of The Tanner Family at Missionary Acres – Part 2: Afternoons
Last month, we shared a peek into our life here at Missionary Acres. But, that post started running long, so we decided to cut it into three parts. You can read all about our mornings (which are full of all things homeschooling) in this post. Keep reading to learn how we spend our afternoons. Our family is definitely more routined… Read more →
A Day in the Life of The Tanner Family at Missionary Acres – Part 1: Mornings
While we were on deputation, one question frequently came up: What will you be doing at Missionary Acres? To help answer that in a little more detail, we thought it’d be fun to share a Day in the Life of post. And while we had every intention of walking you through a whole day at once, this post got to… Read more →
Adjusting to Life on the Mission Field
In early July, we arrived at Missionary Acres. Though we aren’t yet completely finished with deputation, we are far enough along in the process that we can finish the journey from here. Being in Missouri opens the door to contact many new churches, since there are so many more down here compared to Washington State. But, moving isn’t easy, even… Read more →
Missionary Deputation: 9 Tips for New Missionaries
You’ve been called into missions, awesome! And now the only thing standing between you and the field God has called you to serve in is missionary deputation. If the idea of traveling around the country visiting different churches to ask for money scares you a bit, don’t worry. That’s a completely normal feeling. The truth is, you are attempting to… Read more →
Deputation: Traveling with a Newborn
In late March, little Ezra Nehemiah joined our family. And since then, he’s come with us on several road trips, including a recent one from Washington State to Missouri and back. Traveling with a newborn isn’t easy, but it is possible to still enjoy road trips with your little one. Technically, Ezra is the second baby we’ve had since we… Read more →