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Doug Brendel
- Dec 30, 2016
- 1 min
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!...
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Doug Brendel
- Dec 14, 2016
- 1 min
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,...
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Doug Brendel
- Dec 6, 2016
- 1 min
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....
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Doug Brendel
- Dec 1, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Nov 29, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Nov 23, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Nov 21, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Nov 17, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Nov 12, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Nov 7, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Oct 31, 2016
- 2 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Oct 25, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Sep 28, 2016
- 1 min
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!...
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Doug Brendel
- Sep 23, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Sep 19, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Sep 16, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Sep 12, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Doug Brendel
- Sep 2, 2016
- 1 min
Thank you!
I’m delighted to report that 22 generous households contributed toward the need for water purification at Porechsky. When I visit the...
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Doug Brendel
- Aug 29, 2016
- 1 min
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,...
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