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Doug Brendel
Apr 2, 20142 min read
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, 20141 min read
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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Doug Brendel
Mar 25, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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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Doug Brendel
Jan 20, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20141 min read
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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