We are just 2 days away from our family vacation this summer, and we cannot wait. We are going to spend a week at the beach with just the 4 of us (we are praying that this will be the last time we do anything as a family of 4 and Ezekyal will be with us […]
This is more of a call for prayer than a blog post, but I know these blogs get to more people than other forms of communication. Also, if you have a chance, please share it with other people so that they can be praying for us here in Haiti. If you have not yet heard, […]
As you probably know, I had my court appointment with Rosie (Audancin’s wife) today at 10:00 am and I wanted to update everyone about what went on with the judge. First of all, thank you for praying for us. I know it seems like a really simple thing and it should be cut and dry, […]
I think I have mentioned that when things get a little stressful down here, blogging helps me to work through the stress a little bit, so here comes another one. As you may know, we are leaving next week to spend 2 months fundraising and working on the organizational side of All Things New. Getting […]
When All Things New first started, we had a few specific goals that we were out to achieve. Goals are and should be something that each of us as individuals, as families, as churches, and as organizations should set for ourselves and strive to achieve. When we do not have goals and dreams we tend […]
I want to be quick to clarify that I am not saying that you can buy the Holy Spirit or that you should try to, I read this passage in Acts 8:18-19 last night and wanted to discuss it a little today: “Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on […]
Many of you have received the latest All Things New email informing you that we will no longer be staying on the Hope Rising campus. If you did not receive that email, please click here to read prior to reading the blog. Initially, we knew that our time at Hope Rising could be temporary. They […]
It’s been a while since our last blog, but we are back at it now that the holidays are over. As you know, 2015 was a crazy year for All Things New, for Jess and I personally, and for our kids in Haiti. We added a new member to our family (Sophie), we moved our […]
This is the 3rd in our series of blogs about the kids. Hopefully you have already gotten a chance to read about Apolon and Gladine but if not it would be great to go back and get caught up, just click on their name and it will send you to their blog. Our hope is […]
It is just so hard to even begin to understand the love that Jesus Christ has for us. I was sitting here doing my quiet time and I was listening to this new Chris Tomlin song called “Jesus Loves Me” and I was just taken aback by the way that He loves us. There is […]
I wanted to spend some time talking about sacrifice in our blog today. We are about to head back to Haiti on Monday, and I keep coming back to this idea of sacrifice. I feel like it is one of those words that has so many meanings that it has lost its actual meaning. The […]
Have you ever noticed what a difference perspective makes in how we view things? I think about this sometimes as I am driving down the road (please don’t think this is too strange, it is just how my mind works) in the rain. If I were to stare at just one drop of water on […]
This is the 3rd in our series of blogs about the kids. Hopefully you have already gotten a chance to read about Apolon and Gladine but if not it would be great to go back and get caught up, just click on their name and it will send you to their blog. Our hope is […]
