Doug BrendelDec 24, 20141 minA Christmas thank-youChristmas Eve greetings! I am grateful for everyone who has journeyed with New Thing this year in the work of compassion among the...
Doug BrendelDec 21, 20142 minA Christmas closet?This will take about 60 seconds: What’s in your closet? Let me take you to Glusk. (Say gloosk.) To get there from our flat on Karl Marx...
Doug BrendelDec 21, 20141 minYour love, multipliedJust three photos, but I think you’ll like them… Thanks for journeying with us! Much love, Doug Brendel
Doug BrendelNov 8, 20141 minLoud and clearKristina’s final photo report, with delightful pix from a school for a deaf in Vitebsk Thanks to all who have made this work possible...
Doug BrendelNov 4, 20141 minIf you get sickIf you get sick 45 miles from Russia, where do you go? Great photos from Kristina’s visit to Ushachi hospital. (I always suggest you...
Doug BrendelNov 3, 20141 minThey’re safe nowHere are heartwarming photos from the Ushachi children’s shelter, the next stop on Kristina’s visit to Belarus. (I suggest you widen...
Doug BrendelNov 2, 20141 minYou sent the love … Here it is!That huge shipment of aid from Ireland? It’s going to the people who need it. Check the latest photos from Kristina’s visit to Belarus. ...
Doug BrendelNov 1, 20141 minWhat’s a “Domik”?Preventing child abuse is a good thing. Check out the latest photos from Kristina’s visit to Belarus. Widen your browser to enjoy the...
Doug BrendelOct 29, 20141 minHow she spent her birthday moneyPlease widen your browser to enjoy the pix fully. Thanks for journeying with us! Much love, Doug Brendel
Doug BrendelOct 29, 20141 minKristina blows up BelarusJust now catching up on blog posts from Kristina’s trip to Belarus…. What fun photos Oleg has sent from Kristina’s visit to the...
Doug BrendelOct 14, 20141 minShe’s off!Greetings! A quick note to update you on New Thing’s work in Belarus: 1. My wife Kristina left last night for Minsk. (I’m the one staying...
Doug BrendelSep 30, 20141 minDid we find the foosball table?Some fun and heartwarming photos from our Irish friends’ final days in Belarus…. Let me suggest you widen your browser to the max to...
Doug BrendelSep 23, 20141 minHow do you spell “foosball” in Russian?What fun! Here are pix of the unloading of the big Irish donation of humanitarian aid at our warehouse in MInsk. (Widen your browser to...
Doug BrendelSep 18, 20141 minPretty fun — the truck has arrived at the warehouse!Greetings! I thought you’d like to meet our Irish friends who brought the truck of humanitarian aid to Belarus…. (I suggest you widen...
Doug BrendelSep 15, 20141 minHere it comes!Here’s the truck, full of humanitarian aid from Ireland, arriving in Minsk late last night! That’s 8.5 tons of baby strollers, toys,...
Doug BrendelSep 2, 20141 minYou did it!I am so grateful. The goal has been reached, before the 9/8 deadline. By the end, more than 50 individuals or households gave (some 2 or...
Doug BrendelAug 28, 20141 minThe long, hot summerIt seems like it’s been a long, hot summer since I first asked for help to release a truckload of Irish donations to the needy ones of...
Doug BrendelAug 20, 20142 minExactlyHello! We are exactly 19 days away from the deadline, and exactly $1500 away from the goal. If one friend gives $78.95 each day between...
Doug BrendelAug 14, 20141 minNot stranded … by the numbersJust a quick note to update you on the status of the Irish volunteers’ truckload of donated aid designated for the needy ones of Belarus....
Doug BrendelAug 5, 20141 min6 babiesA baby is a treasure. But in a place with more deaths than births, a baby is special cause for celebration. Belarus is one of those...