As of today we have been back down in Haiti for 2 weeks. We always get back down here and have very little time to get settled. We get right back into the swing of things and often on our first day back have several knocks at the door with people welcoming us back, problems […]
Today I would like to introduce you to the newest addition to All Things New: Tilene. She is 7 years old and in the 1st grade. Tilene came to start living with us this past Friday afternoon. Our connection to her is through one of our house moms. Tilene’s mom died within the last few […]
Last Thursday I packed up my 11 month old and my 2 year old and put them on a plane to spend the next month of their lives in a 3rd world country. This is not easy on so many levels but I do it because I love Haiti, I love the people here, and […]
If you have kept up with the news lately then you know that our President made some unfortunate comments at a recent immigration reform meeting. I am not writing to make any type of political statement or even to discuss specifically what was said (or alluded to) at this particular closed-door meeting. I am not […]
We are heading back down to Haiti tomorrow and, for the first time ever, we only have to ride on one plane to get there. JetBlue just opened up a flight from Orlando to Port Au Prince, and we are excited about not having to layover in Miami for the first time, especially with 2 […]
Jess and I will be heading back to Haiti soon, and we are also about to start series of blogs to begin the New Year that you will not want to miss. But I did not want to miss the chance to write about something that struck me the other day as I was watching […]
Getting older means a lot of different things to people depending on their culture, their situation in life, and their belief about what happens to them after they die. After my birthday a couple of days ago, I started thinking about the role our age plays in our lives. I remember the first time I […]
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great […]
It has been a while since the last All Things New blog, but there has been a lot going on lately both personally and with ATN. Recently, however, I found myself contemplating about how different December 2017 has been and will continue to be compared to December 2016. The key word is “different” and not […]
Throughout the month of November, you probably remember, we made a push for our supporters to take part in Giving Tuesday. It was a great day for All Things New and we are still trying to figure out how much money we were able to raise through Facebook (we will report soon). Now, we have […]
I want to start this blog off by saying thank you so much to everyone who helped us make Giving Tuesday a huge success for All Things New this year. I was hoping by now we would have learned exactly how much of the giving on that Tuesday will be matched, but we have not […]
We got back from Haiti about 4:00pm yesterday afternoon. As I went through the rest of the day and as I’ve gone through today all I can think about is how different life is just 24 hours later. So I thought I’d write down a few of the huge differences. Yesterday we heated water for […]
Today I would like to introduce you to the newest addition to All Things New: Tilene. She is 7 years old and in the 1st grade. Tilene came to start living with us this past Friday afternoon. Our connection to her is through one of our house moms. Tilene’s mom died within the last few […]
