We had our first All Things New Team meeting yesterday! If you have been keeping up with us through either blogs or email (click either of the link to sign up to receive our communications) then you know this has been a real focus for ATN since January and this is the next step in the […]
You may recall from a recent blog that on the last night of my stay in Haiti I had some tire issues that resulted in me finding a ride from someone else at about 9:30pm. Well, this past Monday, I had some battery issues here in the states with our “new” minivan and I wanted […]
Waiting for Elijah’s birth certificate for the past month or so has lead to me think about the difference in birth certificates in Haiti and America. How many times, since you were born, have you really worried about the location of your birth certificate? There are a few times in our lives when we have […]
I think I mentioned, in a previous blog, that our family took vacation the week before I left for Haiti this year (June 24-30). One of our wonderful supporters, Adelva Johnston, allowed us to stay in her condo at Palm Coast for the week and we had a blast. As you are probably well aware, […]
As I am sitting here in the Fort Lauderdale airport heading back to Jacksonville after a short trip to Haiti, I wanted to give you an update on my night last night. It is important to understand that, almost every time that I am returning to the states from Haiti, something happens. On one of […]
Just so you know, all of our kids who live with us passed and they passed easily! Unfortunately, 2 of the kids who do not live with us did not pass, but 28 out of 30 is pretty good, and I was very proud of our kids. Son Son was 2nd in his class, Fefe got […]
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 […]
