Happy New Year from the Tanner Family! We pray that you had a wonderful Christmas. January is the time of year when people often talk about goals. It’s a time to start fresh, looking at the upcoming year the Lord has made with anticipation. It’s goal setting time, as we pray and seek God’s direction in how to focus our… Read more →
Missionaries need your prayers. Whether they are still on deputation, currently serving on the field, or home on furlough, your prayers are so appreciated. But, sometimes you aren’t sure what to pray about. Here are ten different ways to pray for missionaries and their ministries. 1. For Their Spiritual Walk Serving as a missionary does not mean you are a… Read more →
Deputation is a time for the whole family to serve God. Since we’ve been called to Missionary Acres, we are now on the deputation trail, gathering a team to support us both through prayers and financial giving. And this is definitely different from anything we’ve done before. So we spend a lot of time talking and praying as a family.… Read more →
People have a lot of questions about deputation, and about our ministry to Missionary Acres in general. So, we thought it’d be helpful to compile a list of FAQs about deputation and answer them for you here. Here are the questions we’ll be looking at today: What is deputation? Why are you on deputation? Why aren’t you at Missionary Acres… Read more →
It’s incredible to watch the Lord work as He prepares us for full-time deputation. Last summer when we got back home from Candidate Seminar, the two of us started talking about what our journey to full-time deputation would look like. We took an honest look at our budget, and began cutting back. We knew we needed to get out of… Read more →
Prior to beginning deputation, our family didn’t travel very often. We took some fun day trips occasionally, but really didn’t have a lot of experience with long drives, overnight stays, or traveling with kids. Now that we’re traveling to different churches to present our ministry to Missionary Acres, we’ve learned some important truths about spending more time on the road.… Read more →
It’s been almost exactly one year since we become official missionary appointees with Baptist Mid-Missions. It’s amazing how much the Lord can direct in a year. In July of 2018, we were anxiously preparing for a trip. We planned to fly into St. Louis, Missouri, drive down to Missionary Acres at Silva, and then drive up to Cleveland, Ohio for… Read more →
The Lord has been gracious in providing opportunities to present our ministry to Missionary Acres to several churches in the past few months. That’s given us plenty of time to practice the art of traveling in two cars. We have learned a few things that make this form of travel easier, and wanted to share them. Why Are We Traveling… Read more →
Side hustles can be a solid way for missionaries to fund some expenses while on deputation. You see, it takes time to raise support. But a full-time job makes it difficult to contact churches. It’s like a loop that you can’t seem to gain any traction in. You need more time to make more calls to get into more churches,… Read more →
I remember a few years ago, Lisa found a recipe for cookies on the internet. She worked with the kids Saturday afternoon and they mixed the batter up, heated the oven up, then turned it off, and finally placed the cookies in the oven and left them over night. The next morning when we got up, Lisa took the kids… Read more →
