E52: Before the Storm: Preparing Your Homestead and Heart for What is to Come | Darin & Monica Strong

About this episode

Darin and Monica Strong discuss lessons learned from their early homesteading experiences and emphasize the importance of preparation, community, and faith.

In this compelling conversation, Darin and Monica Strong share what they learned from building their early homestead in the wrong order and how those lessons now shape their approach to preparation, community, and faith. They explore what “building your ark” looks like today— from prioritizing food storage to decentralizing your resources and refusing to homestead in isolation. With bold conviction, they urge us to cultivate discernment in this cultural moment, listen for God’s leading, and remember that growing our faith is the most important step we can take toward being prepared for what is next. In this episode, we cover: How Darin & Monica realized they built their first homestead out of order and what they now believe every new homesteader needs A fresh take on “building your ark”: how Noah’s obedience, timing, and spiritual posture are reflected in the modern homesteading movement Why long-term food storage is the first layer of peace, not panic, and how one bulk order can jump start your preparedness plan What happens when you acquire animals before infrastructure (including the milk cow story that changed their plans!) A call to break out of isolation and rebuild the…

People in this episode

Host: Homesteaders of America

Guests: Darin Strong, Monica Strong

Topics covered

• homesteading preparation
• community building
• food storage
• faith and discernment
• decentralization of resources

Keywords

• homesteading
• food storage
• community
• faith
• preparation
• discernment
• decentralization

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Noah

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