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 →
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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 →
How Our Large Family Packs for Deputation Meetings
Getting 11 people out of the house and on the road for deputation meetings can present some challenges. We must ensure that everything we need for the travel, stay, and meetings are loaded up and not left behind at home. But we also want to make sure that we aren’t burying ourselves in stuff for the trip. Over-packing is extremely… Read more →
10 Important Truths About Traveling with Kids on Deputation
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 →