Unstoppable force? YES! Thank you!
This is just for you … to say thanks: A few heartwarming pix from the former USSR, where supporters of New Thing are making such a...
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Doug Brendel
- Aug 1, 2018
- 1 min
3 pieces of good news!…
1. I’m happy to report that a total of 19 households responded (1 of them twice) to the need of the children, parents, and workers at...
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Doug Brendel
- Jul 28, 2018
- 1 min
High chairs for the littlest kids?
I promised you an update on our efforts to provide a new working shower at the hospital in Volozhin, Belarus. I am grateful for the 13...
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Doug Brendel
- Jul 17, 2018
- 1 min
Doctors and lawyers?
“The Great Kozovaya” keeps amazing me. This humble woman (we call her “The Great” as a joke) has pushed hard to feed the homeless of...
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Doug Brendel
- Jul 10, 2018
- 2 min
A crummy shower
Hi! I hope you’re having a fabulous summer. In the midst of all the fun, would you please consider helping meet a very special need? The...
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Doug Brendel
- Jul 5, 2018
- 1 min
Laughing in the hospital?
Hospitals — and laughs? You don’t normally think of the two together. But “normally” isn’t what this photo report is about. I think...
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Doug Brendel
- Jun 20, 2018
- 1 min
Love by the ton!
few quick photos to show you your love in action in the former USSR! (Widen your browser to enjoy the photos fully.) Thanks for...
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Doug Brendel
- Jun 14, 2018
- 1 min
What makes a kid a cow?
Here’s a brief, very fun photo report from Belarus… Gift boxes delivered to kids in the after-school program that New Thing established...
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Doug Brendel
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
Do me a favor?
I wonder how many people I’ve talked to, over the years, about New Thing’s work in the former USSR. Thousands, I’m sure. I’ve spoken at...
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Doug Brendel
- May 31, 2018
- 1 min
Well, this never happened before!
What a bizarre day for New Thing. Bizarre and wonderful! Please take just a moment to enjoy this very brief photo report! Widen your...
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Doug Brendel
- May 21, 2018
- 1 min
Good news … and circus fun!
Thanks to everyone who gave to help us meet our Matching Challenge goal! Now we can provide a big fluffy bath towel for every...
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Doug Brendel
- May 14, 2018
- 1 min
When you step out of the shower…
When you step out of the shower, you reach for the towel, right? Now imagine — instead of your bath towel, all you find is a thin dish...
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Doug Brendel
- May 8, 2018
- 1 min
Behind the scenes…
Greetings from New Thing! This is one of the more unusual messages I’ve ever posted. I invite you to take 10 minutes for a video about...
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Doug Brendel
- May 1, 2018
- 1 min
No children? Awesome!
Sometimes, you don’t want to see ANY children…. Here’s why. I think you’ll absolutely LOVE this very brief photo report! (Widen your...
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Doug Brendel
- Apr 26, 2018
- 1 min
32nd Anniversary and the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day April 26, 2018
New Thing is pleased to share the following press release, received from Mr. Pavel Shidlovsky, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Embassy of...
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Doug Brendel
- Apr 20, 2018
- 1 min
That first bicycle…
Remember your first bicycle? Some child in Belarus is about to make that same memory! I think this very brief photo report will make you...
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Doug Brendel
- Apr 14, 2018
- 1 min
Grateful
I am grateful to report that, just a few hours from Kristina and Lydia Charlotte’s departure, we made the goal. We’ll be able to provide...
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Doug Brendel
- Apr 7, 2018
- 1 min
For at-risk children
Some have asked for an update on our effort to provide a commercial dryer at the boarding school for children at risk of tuberculosis at...
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Doug Brendel
- Apr 3, 2018
- 2 min
Spring cleaning?
My wife Kristina is not inclined to exaggeration. She’s a very measured person. She rarely uses strong language. So the message I...
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Doug Brendel
- Mar 21, 2018
- 1 min
Caviar for the homeless?
Greetings! Here’s an unexpected twist on New Thing’s compassionate care for the poor in Belarus! Please widen your browser to enjoy...
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