Greetings to all who have followed the compassionate work of New Thing in the former USSR! If you’ve thought about giving a donation but haven’t yet, now wou...

Sometimes something good just “arrives”… Here’s a very brief photo report about a very happy surprise for our homeless friends in Minsk! Thanks for journeyin...

Here’s something beautiful you can take into Christmas…. Disabled children at Gorodeya, in Belarus, needed 20 new beds. A cozy new bed, with a nice mattress ...

A child snuggles into bed on Christmas Eve, wriggling with anticipation for the morning to come. It’s one of the most pleasing things about Christmas … seein...

Thanksgiving is an AMERICAN holiday, right? Eh … think again. Here’s what we were up to in the former USSR on Turkey Day! A brief but pleasing photo report...

Many, many blessings in this country of ours. Many I fail to take note of, most days. But when I’m in Belarus, it hits home for me. An old-fashioned word com...

helping homeless people, every single day! This part of our work in Belarus makes me happier and happier 🙂 Please widen your browser to the max to enjoy the...

I think you’ll enjoy a few photos of the orphans, and those who care for them, in the unusual “children’s village” at Kobrin. Please widen your browser to th...

So the workers at the boarding school in Osipovichi will have meds for the whole year, for the profoundly disabled children in their care. Thank you to all w...

Just a quick note about our efforts to provide meds for disabled children at Osipovichi…. I depart for Belarus in a few hours, arriving on Sunday, and on Mon...

“What about Thanksgiving?” In our family, we start asking this around our house back in October. It’s a casual question: What’s on the menu? Who’s coming ove...

It’s happened! 7 simple photos tell the story. The kids at Porechya finally have clean water! Widen your browser to enjoy the photos fully. Thanks for journe...

Here are some of Oleg’s great photos from my recent visit. Widen your browser to enjoy them to the max. Thanks for journeying with us! Much love, Doug Brendel

Greetings! You’ll love the kids at Porechya. And thanks to friends like you, we’ve already solved their water problem! Widen your browser to enjoy the pix to...

Insane garage sale? Or tons of compassion? Look at the photos, then you decide. Widen your browser to enjoy the pix fully. Thanks for journeying with New Thi...

Greetings again from Belarus! I’ve been to Zelva, and I want to show it to you! The kids of Zelva are GREAT! (Please widen your browser to enjoy the pix t...

You provided the meds … they provide the smiles! Check out Oleg’s great pix of the kids at Osipovichi, Belarus. (Widen your browser to enjoy the photos fully...