I was listening to a sermon recently that focused on the idea of worldwide poverty, and I wanted to talk about what poverty looks like. It is so hard to describe poverty if you have never seen it firsthand, if you have never smelled it, or have never known people who lived in it. It […]
I decided, after hearing Jess’ idea, that I would write my list of things I miss as well. Some of the things are similar and some of them are quite different, but it was pretty fun to write. We will also both write the “Top 10 Things I Miss About Haiti” when we are back […]
10. Publix: specifically I miss Publix. I miss the ability to jump in my car and not have to drive at least 30 minutes (on a good day) in smog filled traffic, scared to death we will get in an accident only to arrive at the grocery store and not be able to find the […]
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 […]
There are a lot of things in Haiti that we will get to experience for the first time. We have experienced weddings, graduations, school meetings, immigration, etc. and we will continue to experience new things the longer we live here. Today I want to tell you about our most recent experience, a funeral. I want […]
I want to start by apologizing for not blogging for a while. Almost every time we come down to Haiti I get a little sick, and it happened again this past Saturday. I started with a cold that turned into a little fever that turned into a big cough that is just now going away. […]
It is amazing how important the truth is in every aspect of our lives and, at the same time, how difficult it can be to come by. Most of us, if asked, would say we are very honest people, and in that statement we would be dishonest about our own honesty. We lie, stretch the […]
I was thinking the other day about how blessed we are with our family. When you start something like All Things New, it is extremely important to have a support system behind you and that support system should start with your family. We have been blessed to have some wonderful churches support us, incredible sponsors […]
I am writing this as I sit in my living room in Haiti watching 12 kids (our older kids, ages 12-17) watch a movie on our new 22 inch television. There are 2 children sitting together in a small loveseat, 6 kids crowded onto a sofa, 3 kids sitting on the tile floor, and 1 […]
Since January of this past year, Matt and I have been taking Creole lessons with Mackenson. This is not the Mackenson at the orphanage. It is a very common name here. This is the son of Julihomme who works for Christianville. Mackenson just finished up his last year of High School at the age of […]
I need to apologize for not posting for a while. Jess and I just recently returned from Haiti and decided to take a few days for ourselves when we first got here. We realized that for the past month in Haiti, we did not take a day off of work, and we needed a little […]
Over the past year during our time in Haiti, we have identified several needs for the orphanage and are now trying to meet them. One of the biggest has been a person to help with the laundry. In case you are not aware, laundry is done by hand in Haiti, hung to dry, then ironed […]
