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Greetings to all who have given, or who follow, New Thing’s work in the former USSR! I’ve received a message from Kozovaya, the leader of...
Doug Brendel
Aug 18, 20161 min read


Summer smiles, from New Thing
Just a few photos to enhance your lovely summer!… (I suggest you widen your browser to enjoy them fully.) Thanks for journeying with New...
Doug Brendel
Aug 6, 20161 min read


Love the unlovely?
They’re not pretty, but somehow they’re beautiful. Here are some heartwarming photos from our ministry to the homeless here in Minsk. ...
Doug Brendel
Jul 5, 20161 min read


Where does this go?
Where do you put 11 tons of love? I’ll show you. Here are photos of our Belarusian “Response of the Heart” team in action in Minsk. I...
Doug Brendel
Jul 5, 20161 min read


Every child deserves a childhood
Greetings from Karl Marx Street! I’m back in Belarus, visiting places where your support for New Thing is making a beautiful difference....
Doug Brendel
Jun 6, 20161 min read


Knock knock! Ireland calling Belarus…
The latest 14 TONS of love and care for people in need has arrived in Minsk! Check out a few pix here, and celebrate! (Widen your...
Doug Brendel
May 10, 20161 min read


Crisis averted! Thank you
Potatoes make you cry? Only for a very special reason. Please look at a few photos from our ministry to the homeless here in Minsk, and...
Doug Brendel
Apr 30, 20161 min read


A real emergency
I’m sorry to report we have a real emergency on our hands in Minsk. “The Great Kozovaya” found us a wonderful new facility for feeding...
Doug Brendel
Apr 25, 20161 min read


Truckloads of love … from you
Greetings! Here’s just a glimpse of what’s happening in the former Soviet Union these days…. Please widen your browser to the max to...
Doug Brendel
Apr 16, 20161 min read


Done!
I hope you’ve had a happy Easter! I am so grateful to report that generous friends have responded and New Thing is now able to fund the...
Doug Brendel
Mar 27, 20161 min read


Update on disabled children
Hello again! I asked for your help last week to provide basic meds for disabled children at Osipovichi in Belarus. Six households...
Doug Brendel
Mar 23, 20161 min read


Meds for disabled kids?
I’ve learned from “The Great Kozovaya” and our “Response of the Heart” team in Minsk about a serious need which I hope you can help with....
Doug Brendel
Mar 17, 20161 min read


America comes through!
Thank you, Americans, for helping people in need in Belarus. Here are a few photos to show you what you’re doing through New Thing....
Doug Brendel
Mar 15, 20161 min read


What you did! Awesome!
“The Great Kozovaya,” who heads our “Response of the Heart” team in Belarus, has delivered her annual report on the activities made...
Doug Brendel
Mar 4, 20162 min read


Fighting for the kids
Greetings! Here’s a photo report featuring one of the most exciting and valuable projects we’ve ever been involved with in Belarus. And...
Doug Brendel
Feb 26, 20161 min read


Why are these kids smiling?
I had such fun playing with the children at the shelter in Zhodino, Belarus. Please enjoy the photos! (Widen your browser to the max to...
Doug Brendel
Feb 23, 20161 min read


If your ears don’t work…
Greetings! You’ll love these kids, at the boarding school for the deaf in Vitebsk. Widen your browser to the max to enjoy the photos...
Doug Brendel
Feb 19, 20161 min read


Even before I got here…
Greetings from Karl Marx Street! The work of our “Response of the Heart” team is continuous — they don’t wait for me to visit! We have...
Doug Brendel
Feb 18, 20161 min read


Nothing but good news!
I’m smiling. When I asked friends of New Thing to meet a $1,000 matching challenge to provide care for sick children at a boarding school...
Doug Brendel
Feb 5, 20161 min read


He will double everything
Your tummy hurts. You cry every day. You complain to your mom. She probably doesn’t tell you that you live in the “contaminated zone”...
Doug Brendel
Jan 28, 20162 min read
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