In a previous post, we told you about the wonderful gift that we received from Deerwood Rotary Club in Jacksonville that allowed our kids to have solar panels, batteries, a generator, and an inverter installed so that the kids would have consistent power at their house. It is such a blessing for All Things New […]
I don’t know if everyone knows or not, but I just arrived in Haiti yesterday for a very short last trip before all 4 of us (Jess, Sophie, Elijah, and I) can go down together. Accompanying me on this trip is Danielle Keeler, a nursing student and part of Campus Outreach at Jacksonville University. She […]
Today’s blog post is mainly asking for help in a specific area for All Things New! Recently, we have had a volunteer who has stepped up and offered to try his hand at grant researching/writing for our organization. If you have ever worked in the nonprofit world for any amount of time, then you know […]
I want to begin by apologizing for how long it has been since the last blog. Our family spent the last week in LaGrange visiting friends and family and we had a great time seeing a lot of people. If you are one of our supporters in LaGrange, you will be glad to know that […]
It seems, over the past few years, that anecdotal evidence and emotional thinking has taken a larger and larger role in our culture. As I am typing I understand that my opening statement, in a blog about anecdotal evidence, offers little more than my own opinion and observations on the topic with no proof provided, but […]
I was at a Senior Recognition Service at church yesterday where we were honoring recent high school graduates. I was the Associate Pastor at RiverTown Church (where I attended the service) right before we moved to Haiti so a few of the graduates that were being honored were in my youth ministry. It was really […]
I have a 4 hour layover here in Ft Lauderdale so it seemed like a good time to write a blog post about some of the observations I have made today in Haiti, on the plane, and after landing. Some of these may or may not have too much to do with All Things New, […]
Today is my last day in Haiti this trip as I return to JAX at around 6:00 tomorrow evening. There is a very specific phenomenon that happens on the last day of each of our trips to ATN…Everybody asks for something! It is like everyone from our employees to our kids to random strangers (not […]
So I know that it is Friday night and a lot of people may miss this blog, but I am sitting here while the kids are watching a movie in the living room so I am going to write a little about my day today. I would watch with them, but if you have ever […]
I had 2 primary purposes for coming down to Haiti this time aside from just needing to make our presence felt. First, with the end of school coming, it was very important that I come down and make sure that all of our kids are progressing well, will be able to pass, and do not […]
When I arrived in Haiti this past Monday, I had not reloaded my Internet yet and I was planning on doing it Tuesday morning. During that time when I was “disconnected” from the world (I know that is a dramatic statement, but you get what I mean) another horrific terrorist attack occurred. I am sure […]
First of all, the kids are doing great. I arrived in Port Au Prince a little before 2 and then got to our house around 4:15 yesterday just in time to eat a little dinner and then pick up the kids to go play at Hope Rising. It was so good to see them and […]
