If you ever decide to start a non-profit organization, and especially an international orphanage for the first time…I have 1 really big piece of advice for you – Get a Great Advisory Team! It is so clear that GOD put this team into place because we could never have gotten such a wonderful group […]
I was just talking to a friend of mine that I haven’t talked to in a while, and we were just catching up a little, and of course the subject turned to Haiti. I started telling him about how much work we had done, how much more work we still have to do, and then […]
It just struck me the other day that the name of our orphanage, “All Things New,” is such an awesome promise from GOD. 2 Corinthians 5:17 is the verse that we got this name from and it says: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone the new […]
There are so many things that could be said about ministry to orphans around the world. GOD has clearly laid a burden on our heart for this ministry as we are in the process of 2 somewhat complicated endeavors… We are in the process of adopting children from Ethiopia. We are in the process of […]
Jess and I talk about how much we love these kids all of the time. It is funny how GOD has placed such a desire on our hearts to be there with them, take care of them, and most of all to love them. I can’t imagine how this happens. How GOD, at the exact […]
I get to preach at RiverTown Church this coming Sunday, and I have been reminded of something incredible about our Savior…That He is completely worthy. Throughout this process of following GOD’s leadership in our lives, it is my hope that we will always be willing to give Jesus the place that He deserves in our […]
Yesterday was such an awesome day for All Things New! It may not sound like a big deal, but we had our first “fundraising event.” East Hampton (a local neighborhood in Jacksonville) had their bi-annual community garage sale and a couple on our advisory team and with our church live in this neighborhood. Mark and […]
The initial shock of what needs to be done to get this project started is absolutely crazy. I go to bed thinking about it and wake up wondering why we haven’t accomplished anything yet. I do know that a lot has been accomplished. We have formed our board, we have a wonderful advisory team that […]
