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 […]
We cannot wait to be in Haiti! We think about it and pray about it all of the time. We get up each morning and pray together about how GOD is going to make this happen and how we can stay in the center of His will. At times, however, things get very overwhelming. We […]
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 […]
I am going to try and explain some of the things that have led us to this place in our lives. Honestly, neither Jess nor myself ever saw ourselves moving to Haiti (or anywhere else for that matter) to run an orphanage. But somewhere along the line, GOD did an amazing work in our life […]
From my last post, I talked about the idea of being adopted by GOD as His children. That is such an amazing thing when you think about the different instances of adoption in the Bible. Think about how GOD adopted us as His children, Joseph adopted Jesus as his child, Moses was adopted, and on […]
When people find out that we are adopting children from Ethiopia many questions and assumptions immediately come to peoples’ minds. We have heard comments/questions like: Now that you have started the process, you will get pregnant (not me, but Jess). Did you find out that you cannot have kids of your own? (This question is […]
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 […]
I don’t know how many of the people who will read this have ever started trying to write a blog. I want to tell you what the hardest part of starting this is…The thought that someone would actually want to read what you write. At times this seems like such arrogance that I am writing […]
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 […]
One of the next big things that we need is to purchase land in Haiti. This is much easier said than done (as are most things). It is not the same as it is in America. You can go to a title insurance company, or to a mortgage agency or lawyer and be pretty confident […]
Jess and I were praying this morning, and as we were talking about what we needed to pray about, we began praying for the kids. After Jess left for work, her simple suggestion to pray for the kids reminded me of the incredible calling that GOD has place on our lives. It is such an […]
