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New Year’s surprise!
Sometimes something good just “arrives”… Here’s a very brief photo report about a very happy surprise for our homeless friends in Minsk!...
Something beautiful for Christmas!
Here’s something beautiful you can take into Christmas…. Disabled children at Gorodeya, in Belarus, needed 20 new beds. A cozy new bed,...
Mail call! Christmas beds update…
Mail call! We’re now at $1101 on our way to the $1880 goal for Christmas beds for disabled children in the Belarusian town of Gorodeya....
A new bed for Christmas?
A child snuggles into bed on Christmas Eve, wriggling with anticipation for the morning to come. It’s one of the most pleasing things...
What THEY were doing on Thanksgiving :-)
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...
A “no matter what” kind of love
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...
The food just keeps getting better!
helping homeless people, every single day! This part of our work in Belarus makes me happier and happier 🙂 Please widen your browser to...
What would you expect in a “children’s village”?
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...
Great news, and great kids!
So the workers at the boarding school in Osipovichi will have meds for the whole year, for the profoundly disabled children in their...
Update on meds for Thanksgiving
Just a quick note about our efforts to provide meds for disabled children at Osipovichi…. I depart for Belarus in a few hours, arriving...
Meds for Thanksgiving?
“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...
Clean water flowing!
It’s happened! 7 simple photos tell the story. The kids at Porechya finally have clean water! Widen your browser to enjoy...
Final photo report of this trip
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!...
When the water runs out
Greetings! You’ll love the kids at Porechya. And thanks to friends like you, we’ve already solved their water problem! Widen your browser...
How did all this stuff get here?
Insane garage sale? Or tons of compassion? Look at the photos, then you decide. Widen your browser to enjoy the pix fully. Thanks for...
Crazy with happiness!
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...
The kids are smiling!
You provided the meds … they provide the smiles! Check out Oleg’s great pix of the kids at Osipovichi, Belarus. (Widen your browser to...
Thank you!
I’m delighted to report that 22 generous households contributed toward the need for water purification at Porechsky. When I visit the...
If you were thinking about it…
Hello again. Just a quick note about the need of the children at Porechsky for clean water. Several friends have responded generously,...