If you read our last blog (click here to read it if you missed it) then you know that the LaGrange team that came down from First Baptist spent their time in Haiti doing 2 things that we had never done with teams before: Prayer Walking and Pampering Our House Moms. We were curious to […]
Starting last Saturday (April 1), All Things New had the pleasure of having 2 different teams from LaGrange, GA come down to help out. The team from Clearview Chapel came down with 9 people from Saturday to Wednesday and the team from First Baptist Church came down with 24 people from Monday to the following Saturday. […]
The first thing to know about our newest little girl is that her name is actually Samara. She lived with us when we first started the orphanage and we asked the adults her name and they told us Somala and then spelled it that way as well. So for the first 2 years we knew […]
I am sure I have written about this before, but April Fools Day in Haiti is one of the funniest days of the year! Before I get into it, let me bring your attention to 2 things that are coming up: Our Annual Jacksonville Fundraiser is tonight at 7:00 at Christ’s Church. Please pray for […]
As you probably already know, I (Matt) have been back in Haiti since Monday afternoon and it has already been a whirlwind trip. After not being here for the past 2 months, right now is the first time since arriving that I have had a chance to even sit down and think about what has […]
I will be leaving to head back down to Haiti tomorrow after being here in the states for a little over 2 months and it is with very mixed emotions that I find myself writing this blog. I could go into how much I am looking forward to seeing our kids or how difficult it […]
This past Sunday was a very important day in the life of All Things New and I want to explain the reasons why this is the case. Before I do that, I do want to thank Palm Valley Baptist Church for allowing me to come and preach for them while their Pastor was out of […]
As you can probably tell by the title of this post, Jess and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary yesterday. I am not going to get into the “share personal things about how much you love someone else on Facebook or other social media” kind of thing because I got to tell Jess all of […]
You may have noticed (or maybe not) that the title of this post is also the title of this year’s fundraiser…”Change A Life…Yours!” I cannot overstate how important this fundraiser is in the life and ministry of All Things New and it gains in importance each year as our ministry continues to grow. The Jacksonville […]
If you have missed our last 6 Vision Casting Blogs, please click here to catch up. My plan was to finish with our vision casting series yesterday, but I felt like bringing teams down on mission trips was an important part of the vision of All Things New, so today will actually finish up our vision […]
If you have missed any of our other 5 vision casting blogs, click here to catch up! Today’s vision casting blog will be relatively short, but it is important for you to know our plan moving forward in this area. As you know we have been in Haiti for a few years now, but we […]
If you have missed any of our past 4 vision casting blogs, please click here to catch up. You may have seen on our Facebook account recently that February 25 marked the 4 year anniversary of the Incorporation of All Things New! It is amazing to see how far we have come as an organization, […]
The first thing to know about our newest little girl is that her name is actually Samara. She lived with us when we first started the orphanage and we asked the adults her name and they told us Somala and then spelled it that way as well. So for the first 2 years we knew […]
I am sure I have written about this before, but April Fools Day in Haiti is one of the funniest days of the year! Before I get into it, let me bring your attention to 2 things that are coming up: Our Annual Jacksonville Fundraiser is tonight at 7:00 at Christ’s Church. Please pray for […]
