2014 3/3

Doug Brendel

Apr 2, 2014
2 min

A Talking Stick?

Greetings! I’m still smiling about the magnifier we provided for the 102 blind and visually impaired children at Molodzyechna in Belarus...

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Doug Brendel

Mar 25, 2014
1 min

For some very special children…

You should be proud. These photos, from 3 days ago, show your compassion at work. Our “Response of the Heart” team in Minsk co-organized...

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What you (don’t) see is (more than) what you get

Doug Brendel

Mar 25, 2014
1 min

What you (don’t) see is (more than) what you get

Greetings! We’ve already celebrated the “magnifier.” This is the equipment we bought for the visually impaired children at the boarding...

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Doug Brendel

Mar 12, 2014
1 min

She – and they – will be delighted

Just a quick note of thanks. I asked for help in giving “The Great Kozovaya” a birthday present – a shoe dryer, a closet, and a TV set –...

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Doug Brendel

Mar 5, 2014
1 min

Birthday update

I posted a few days ago, on the birthday of “The Great Kozovaya,” and asked friends to give toward the needs of a children’s shelter in...

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Doug Brendel

Feb 25, 2014
2 min

Happy Birthday to “The Great Kozovaya”!

Today is the birthday of the woman we call “The Great Kozovaya.” Liudmila Kozovaya is 66 today. She could be retired, living on a...

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Doug Brendel

Feb 18, 2014
1 min

Good news for children with scoliosis!

I’m delighted to report that New Thing has received $1,200 from the Special Grants Committee of First Church in Wenham, Massachusetts,...

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Doug Brendel

Feb 10, 2014
1 min

Cold out? Thank you for the heat!

It’s cold outside, across most of the U.S. and Europe … but most of us have adequate heat in our homes. The Trifinov family, caring for...

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Doug Brendel

Jan 30, 2014
1 min

The moms want to talk…

The moms wanted to have a little talk… And we learned a few things. Click here for the final photo report of Kristina’s 2 weeks in...

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Doug Brendel

Jan 28, 2014
1 min

3 girls and a video

The children at the shelter at Ushachi will make you smile, I think. And if you’re not tickled by the photos, check out the 52-second...

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Doug Brendel

Jan 25, 2014
1 min

Proof positive

Proof positive that your love really can change things! Click here for great new photos from Kristina’s trip to Belarus … and the...

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Doug Brendel

Jan 23, 2014
1 min

What a great place!

Kristina visited an awesome boarding school in Molodzyechna. (Can you say mah-lahdz-YETCH-nah?) Click here for the pix. Thanks for...

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Doug Brendel

Jan 23, 2014
1 min

What does your heart see?

What does your heart see … at a school for the blind? I think these pix will make you smile: http://www.dougbrendel.com/140120reportMoloV...

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Doug Brendel

Jan 20, 2014
1 min

New pix from Zhodino, Belarus

Greetings! Christmas was SO BIG at the Zhodino children’s shelter this year, you’ve just GOT to widen your browser to the max … to take...

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One big, beautiful – and unusual – family!

Doug Brendel

Jan 20, 2014
1 min

One big, beautiful – and unusual – family!

Greetings! Click here for the first of Kristina’s photo reports from Belarus. Thanks for journeying with us! Much love, Doug Brendel

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Doug Brendel

Jan 13, 2014
1 min

An amazing year, thanks to you

Kristina met with our “Response of the Heart” team in Minsk today and went over the final figures for our work together in 2013: New...

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Doug Brendel

Jan 2, 2014
1 min

Happy New Year, and thank you!

THANK YOU to all who clicked “Follow” to receive photo reports and updates automatically! And thank you again to all who helped us reach...

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