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

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 kind of agrarian, interdependent communities our great-grandparents lived in
How homesteaders are decentralizing their food sources and reclaiming territory
Why homesteading often looks “irrational” from the outside and how that mirrors Noah building an ark before rain existed
Discernment for this cultural moment: knowing when to stay, when to move, and how to listen for God’s voice above the noise
A bold reminder that faith (more than skill, money, or land) is the foundation of resilience in the storms ahead
Encouragement for the families feeling stirred or called into something new and why obedience now matters for what comes next

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ABOUT DARIN & MONICA
Darin and Monica Strong are the founders of HOMELAND, a movement dedicated to helping families build lives rooted in faith, legacy, and purpose. High school sweethearts and parents to eight children, they have devoted their lives to following God’s call and encouraging others to do the same.

Darin’s background includes real estate, investments, and creative financing, while Monica, formerly a labor and delivery nurse and midwife-in-training, brings a nurturing and faith-centered perspective to their work. Together, they share a passion for family discipleship, intentional living, and creating spaces where people feel Home and can encounter God’s presence and live out their calling.

Through Homeland, the Strongs inspire others to cultivate homes and communities that reflect God’s design—planted, rooted, and flourishing for generations to come.

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