Over the past couple of weeks I have been contemplating the idea of helplessness in many different aspects. There is such a negative connotation behind this word, and with good reason. Since we’ve been in Haiti, here are some ways we have felt helpless: When it rains, it is a big struggle to drive to […]
Since we have been in Haiti it has rained almost every day. They are usually very short, very intense showers that thoroughly soak the ground and make it very difficult for us to get to the orphanage every day. On a side note, it is a good thing that we have a 4 wheel drive […]
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 […]
This is the last blog for the week, and next week we plan on going back to our normal 1-2 per week. Thanks so much for reading and keeping up with our ministry. I cannot say enough how encouraging it is to have you behind us and how much we need and covet your prayers. […]
Growing up it was well known around my house that I strongly disliked…ok hated change. Change bothered me so much in fact, that I can remember my parents replacing chairs around our kitchen table and me feeling upset and sad over the loss of the old chairs….crazy I know. With that being said, I find […]
I wanted to put up a few blogs this week since we missed the last couple of weeks at One Spark and then on vacation, and I wanted to just write a quick blog about Easter. Not about the holiday or the bunny or anything like that. I just wanted to take some time to […]
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, […]
I know that we have written a lot about One Spark over social media for the past couple of weeks. I just wanted to make sure that everyone knew why this was an important event for us before it begins on Wednesday of this week. First of all, here are some important things to know: […]
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 […]
I am going to do the same thing Jessica did and just write about our day today from my own perspective… We started this morning by waking up at 5:15 and heading out. In the mornings, I drive our black JMC (we think that stands for Jianling Motor Company but we’re not sure) about 3.5 […]
Going in to today I had a feeling it was gonna be a crazy one. I decided I would take notes on it and try to remember as much as I could at the end of it. Then Matt thought it would be fun for each of us to write it from our own perspective. […]
