The Flying Farmstead

From Skies to Soil: The Story Behind the Name 

For 17 years, I served as a missionary pilot in Indonesia with JAARS and Wycliffe Bible Translators. It was a privilege to assist Bible translation and see the transforming, redemptive work of Christ alive in people all around the world.

When God called us home we entered into a multigenerational partnership with family on a 8.8 acre property southwest of Spokane, situated next to a short grass airstrip. One day in 2022 I heard the Lord speak directly to me about the property and why he brought us home from the mission field. He said: "Hard times are coming, I want you to grow all your own food and for others, my glory is going to fall on this property and I will do this on properties all over the world."

We are making this farm into a pilot program in partnership with Legacy Builders Ministries. Our heart is to be a place where we can walk in close fellowship with each other, grow in maturity, walk in forgiveness, repentance and love. Our goal is to share our land with others through workshops and worship. 

You can do this, too. I spent nearly two decades in the skies with absolutely zero background in agriculture before stepping into the soil. If I can learn how to cultivate God's earth from scratch, you can too. You don't need a farming background—just a heart willing to learn. — Courtney Zehr