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  • A Huge Blessing At A Wonderful Fundraiser

    by Matt Bush
    We have incredible people behind our ministry, and we are so blessed by that. Please keep praying and we will keep updating you on how things are going...one day that update will include a trip back down to Haiti...Hopefully sooner than later.
    Posted in 2024 school in haiti, haiti, Haiti 2024, haitian orphanage, unrest in haiti

  • Orphan Sunday 'What If...All Things New Did Not Exist?'

    by Matt Bush
    What if we had not prayed and just made the easy decision? What if we never moved to Haiti? What if you guys had never partnered with us to change the lives of so many kids and families in Gressier, Haiti?
    Posted in Haitian Orphanage, moving, Moving Back to Haiti, Moving to Haiti

  • Changes at All Things New!

    by Matt Bush
     2. Share our Posts on social media and ask your friends/family to help us out and give! Click Here to go to our Facebook Page and share the latest post.
    Posted in Haitian Orphanage, Moving in Haiti, Moving to a new house

  • In The New Home!

    by Matt Bush
    We know things are hard in Haiti, and it would be hard for me to express the frustration and sadness I have felt over the past few years. I know that many of you who love ATN and our kids feel it too. The only thing I can say about that is that we are making a difference, our kids are going to come out of this ready to live incredible lives, and we are so thankful that each of you have joined us on this journey.
    Posted in Haitian Orphanage, Moving houses in Haiti, Real estate in Haiti, Unrest in Haiti

  • ATN Update!

    by Matt Bush
    As you know, things in Haiti have been crazy. We have continued to keep you fairly updated on the goings-on in the country, but we have talked less...
    Posted in Haiti, Haitian Orphanage, Orphanage in haiti, Unrest in Haiti

  • Missing Haiti

    by Matt Bush
    Please join us in prayer and ask GOD to bless the country and help us to know how to continue to move forward in our ministry in a country that makes that very difficult.
    Posted in All things new, Haitian Orphanage, Insecurity in Haiti, Orphanage in Haiti

  • What Does Tragedy Look Like?

    by Matt Bush
    If you remember about a month ago, I wrote a blog that linked to a famous sermon called Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper. I have since listened to the sermon again, and I want to tell you something that I noticed about Haiti and All Things New when listening.
    Posted in All Things New, Covid and Haiti, Haitian orphanage, Orphanage in Haiti, Tragedy in Haiti

  • When Tragedy Strikes

    by Matt Bush

    When Tragedy Strikes in Haiti...You Lose Everything...The End.

    Nobody has insurance. Most people's family and friends are as poor as they are. And the government is certainly not going to help anyone except for themselves and their own family.

    When tragedy strikes you lose everything, and make no mistake, tragedy is striking right now.

    Posted in Haitian Orphanage, Politics in Haiti, Tragedy in Haiti, Unrest 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

  • The Dark Side of Haitian Orphanages Part 5

    by Matt Bush
    Most people who run orphanages make 1 of 2 mistakes. Many orphanages that are backed by foreign money will "pamper" a kid with things that they will never have again outside of the orphanage until they are 18 and then send them into a world they are neither prepared for nor equipped to handle (I will write more about this at a later date). Other orphanages, mostly those who do not have the same backing, use the kids in their orphanage for as long as they can in whatever way that they can until they are no longer useful and they send them out. Neither of these 2 mistakes are acceptable. 
    Posted in All Things New, Haitian Orphanage, Orphanage in Haiti

  • The Dark Side of Haitian Orphanages Part 3

    by Matt Bush
    My challenge to everyone reading this is to be careful who you give your money to. It is important to know what is happening on the ground at all times because it can be the difference between taking care of children or allowing children to be taken advantage of. It is so important to be equal parts giving and wise, and this is why we take every precaution with every donation we receive to make sure our kids and our employees are taken care of.
    Posted in All Things New, Dark Side, Haitian Orphanage, Orphanage in Haiti

  • The Dark Side of Orphanages in Haiti and Around the World

    by Matt Bush

    Many orphanages in Haiti do not exist primarily to take care of children. In fact, many exist because morally corrupt men or women want to take advantage of the suffering of children and make money off of people who truly want to help.

    Unfortunately, the information above is more of an understatement than a mere statement of truth. I would venture to say that the vast majority of orphanages in Haiti are at the very least a means of exploitation for money and at the worst something much more evil than that and this applies to Haitian and American run orphanages alike. To take advantage of and to exploit children, no matter the purpose, is one of the worst things I can think of, and it is important to call out this practice when it exists.

    Posted in Covid-19 in Haiti, Evil in Orphanages, Haitian Orphanage, Orphanage in Haiti