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  • Top 5: A Christmas/New Year Version

    by Matt Bush
    The last 2 weeks for All Things New and for the Bush family has been wonderful. We have been a little out of communication with our website and blog, but we have been talking to our team in Haiti a lot even with the distance between us. We hope everyone reading this had a great Christmas worshipping their Savior and a wonderful New Year's Day getting ready for what we hope is everyone's best year yet!
    Posted in All Things New, Christmas in Haiti, Haitian Independence Day, Orphanage in haiti

  • One of The Best Sermons Ever Preached

    by Matt Bush
    Last week, in the All Things New blog, I talked about the Joy of Christmas and how when Jesus is the source of our joy nothing can take it from us....
    Posted in All Things New, Christmas in Haiti, Don't waste your life, Joy in Christ

  • Christmas, Covid, and Joy

    by Matt Bush
    Our joy comes from the fact that, as a follower of Christ, I get to spend eternity with Him in Heaven. So no matter what you do or say to me right now or 20 years from now, in the end I get to be with my Savior. Forever...And Ever...And Ever. And after 10,000 years of being intensely in the presence of GOD and contemplating and seeking every aspect of who He is, I will not be any closer to the fullness of His joy than I was when I started.
    Posted in All Things New, Christmas in Haiti, Orphanage in Haiti

  • The Level 4 Travel Advisory Remains in Place

    by Matt Bush
    The bottom line is that things in Haiti are still a struggle. As 2020, one of the most difficult years for many people that I know, comes to an end, we would ask for your prayers for what is going on in Haiti!
    Posted in All Things New, Chaos in Haiti, Economy in Haiti, Giving Tuesday, Level 4 Travel Advisory, US State Department in Haiti

  • Thank You!

    by Matt Bush
    I wish I could put into words how thankful we are and how much this means to us both as an organization and personally from us and our kids in Haiti. Raising funds is difficult in general and even more so during a pandemic, and we are so grateful for how you guys rallied behind us.
    Posted in All Things New, All Things New Giving Tuesday, Giving Tuesday, Giving Tuesday Haiti

  • 4 Of Our Boys Got Baptized!

    by Matt Bush
    Right now, I need to trust GOD more than anything and certainly more than I need to trust myself. I have no idea why that is so hard and why it took me less than a day to forget, but here I am again reminding myself. I will probably be back here in a few hours and again tomorrow and the next day and the next...
    Posted in All things new, Baptism

  • What Do You Care About?

    by Matt Bush
    When we study our lives and where we spend our time, efforts, and money then we will see what we truly care about and I am afraid that many of us may not like what we find. Can we make a deal? Can we please stop talking about and acting like we care about things when nothing about our actions or our lives show that we do?
    Posted in All Things New, Care About Haiti, Caring About Orphans in Haiti, Caring About Others, Orphanage in Haiti

  • Our First Coder's First Job!

    by Matt Bush
    This is a blog that I have been wanting to write for a long time now, and I cannot believe that it is finally time to write it. Thank you to Arlington Baptist Church here in Jacksonville for giving us and our program a chance! I wanted to go into a little detail of what we are doing and what our plans are for the future so you can continue to pray for us and stay updated on everything.
    Posted in All Things New, Computer Coding, Computer Coding in Haiti, Orphanage in Haiti

  • My Observations in Haiti

    by Matt Bush
    It had been quite a while since I had been back down to Haiti, but I was able to spend this past week with our kids, our employees, and running some errands to get ready for the start of school. It was great being back down at All Things New, and I thought I would share some of the things that I noticed in Haiti and with our kids while I was down there.
    Posted in All Things New, Haiti in 2020, Political unrest in Haiti

  • When Tragedy Strikes...Part 2

    by Matt Bush

    Are we different?

    If we are not, there is something wrong. When tragedy strikes, GOD is still living inside of us. When things are good, GOD is still living inside of us. When we are arguing with others, GOD is still living inside of us. 

    When tragedy strikes we have joy because...GOD is still living inside of us.

    Posted in All Things New, Christians in America, Christians in Haiti, Politics in America, Politics in Haiti, Tragedy in Haiti

  • The Patriotic Gospel

    by Matt Bush
    Understood that we do not need conservatives/liberals in power as much as we need Jesus to make real change in our lives first, which leads to real change in our family, which leads to real change in our church, which leads to real change in our community, which leads to real change in our city, which leads to real change in our state, which leads to real change in our nation, which leads to real change in our world.
    Posted in 2020 Politics, All Things New, Covid, Haiti, Orphanage in Haiti, Politics in Haiti

  • The Crazy $1 to HTG Exchange Rate

    by Matt Bush
    To add to the already difficult economic outlook in Haiti, the exchange rate there has been fluctuating at a level that is difficult to comprehend. I am not an economist and I do not fully understand the nuances of foreign currency and how/why they fluctuate. I can, however, speak to how certain people will be affected by these fluctuations and especially how the consequences for All Things New. 
    Posted in All Things New, Exchange Rate, Haitian Gourde, Haitian Orphanage, HTG to $1, HTG to American Dollar