Things almost never go how you want them to. Please do not read this blog and think I am complaining about anything. I know how blessed we are and I know that we have more than most people in the world. I am just making a general observation based on what tends to happen in […]
It has been so great having a team down with us for the past week, and we have done some incredible things. We built a new building for our security guard to sit to stay out of the elements, we went to church with the kids, we brought the kids new school shoes, and we […]
So, right after I wrote the last post about Chikungunya, I (Matt) actually got Chikungunya. It taught me a lesson not to write about something unless I was prepared to go through it. It was actually pretty painful for a couple of days. I couldn’t really walk, my elbows hurt, my knees hurt. When I […]
Sorry it has been so long since we have posted. I (Matt) have been working on a website for Christianville the last week or so and that has taken a lot of time, but we wanted to put up a post so that you could see how different life is here than other places. You […]
As many of you know, we arrived in Haiti last Monday (May 12) after a little over a month in the states. We are staying here until July 7, so this will be our longest stay in Haiti. During our time here, these are the things we hope to accomplish: Find an attorney to help […]
Jess and I recently sold and moved out of our home a few days before this current trip to Haiti. We lived there for almost 9 years and we made some incredible memories in that house. It is hard for me to communicate emotions, but I can very specifically remember a few things that were […]
As many of you know, All Things New recently participated in One Spark here in Jacksonville last week and it was a huge success for our organization. We want to thank each of you who came out to volunteer, vote, or donate to our cause. Most of you saw our repeated communications on social media, […]
Today was one of those days that God used to encourage me and confirm that I am right where He wants me. We got up this morning and went up to the orphanage for church. Right now they are doing church there each Sunday. The kids were so excited we were there and very dressed […]
What is humility? Why is it important? How do I attain something that seems so difficult? It’s funny that the answer to each of these questions is the same and is found in the person of Jesus Christ. He is humility, it is important because we follow Christ and He tells us it is important, […]
I have experienced something the past few weeks that I have just been able to put my finger on. I have probably experienced it before, but living here for the past month I think it has become very evident to me. I have become so aware of intense physical needs among people that live around […]
Don’t go to Haiti unless you want to change the way you think about everything in your life. Nobody told me that last year, and I’m glad they didn’t. I just got back several weeks ago from my second trip to Haiti and it finds a way into every area of your life. Through my […]
Hopefully each of you guys read this post that Jess made last week about some things that she has seen here that we never thought we would see. If you have not, you should click the link and read it, it is very interesting, funny, and sad at the same time. Anyway, with that said, […]
