Wondering about how to make a missionary prayer card or looking for missionary prayer card examples? You’re in the right spot! Since 2018 when we first went to Candidate Seminar with Baptist Mid-Missions, we’ve had to create a whopping four iterations of our missionary prayer card. And no, most missionaries don’t go through prayer cards that quickly. But it seems… Read more →
Throughout our time on deputation, we were blessed numerous times by a church’s missionary closet. If you’re unfamiliar with this term, a missionary closet is simply a space at a church set aside for stocking things for missionaries to take when they come through. In some churches, this could be an actual closet. We’ve also seen shelving units added to… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
When we first went to Candidate Seminar with Baptist Mid-Missions in 2018, we learned we’d need a missionary commissioning service when we approached full support. It seemed so far away then that we didn’t think much of it. So we tucked it away on our “someday” list and got busy with deputation. At times we felt we’d be on the… Read more →
Back in December of 2016, Bryan made his first trip to Missionary Acres. When he got on the plane in Spokane, it was a typical winter day in the Inland Northwest. In other words, there was lots of snow and it was freezing outside. When he arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, it was a different scene. The weather was much… Read more →
If you’re a missionary family just getting started with deputation, trying to figure out what to pack can be a challenge. You won’t think about what you forgot until you’re already on the road, and halfway through your trip, you might realize you packed way too much. There is definitely a learning curve. To help you out, we wanted to… Read more →
January seems to be the perfect time of year for goal setting and reflection. As our family sat down to reflect on the past twelve months, we realized a few themes that we kept coming back to. Here are a few reflections from 2020 we wanted to share. But first, yes, 2020 was a hard year in many ways. As… Read more →
