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Greetings, and congratulations on surviving “Giving Tuesday”! 🤭 My inbox was clogged; was yours? Lots of appeals from various charities,...
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Doug Brendel
Nov 271 min read
Last chance to help the children
One final reminder: Thanksgiving Day (tomorrow) is the deadline to help the children with disabilities at the boarding school in...
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Doug Brendel
Nov 251 min read
Update on the kids
Just a note to update you — because the question I’ve gotten many times is “How’s it going?” on our effort to provide a year’s worth of...
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Doug Brendel
Nov 222 min read
Don't cry
You know this already: A child cries for a reason. A little guy fell down and hurt himself. Or a little girl has a headache from a...
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Doug Brendel
Nov 151 min read
If this were 8 years ago...
Quick update: the children with disabilities at the boarding school in Osipovichi (pronounced oh-see-POE-vee-chee), Belarus, need our...
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Doug Brendel
Nov 81 min read
Soft landing at the orphanage
Here’s a very brief photo report from the Children’s Village — sleeper-sofas on board! And an update on our Thanksgiving campaign for...
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Doug Brendel
Nov 11 min read
Thanksgiving in Belarus?
Tatiana was fascinated by my beard. This was back when she was just 11. Today she’s sweet 16! (You can see the original photo-feature...
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Doug Brendel
Oct 252 min read
Four girls
This is not a great photo. I snapped it on my phone in the chaos of a fun, noisy party, about 20 years ago. Friends of New Thing gave...
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Doug Brendel
Oct 181 min read
Major league compassion
It’s hard to be homeless, or poor, or disabled. In the big city, you might find help, but get out into remote areas, and things are...
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Doug Brendel
Oct 111 min read
What makes it a luxury?
Sometimes, the simplest of joys become luxuries. You’ll see for yourself, in this brief photo report from Belarus. (I suggest you widen...
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