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 difference this summer. Wi...

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 Volozhin hospital. We h...

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 friends who came forwa...

“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 Minsk at our “soup kitch...

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 children at Volozhin...

Hospitals — and laughs? You don’t normally think of the two together. But “normally” isn’t what this photo report is about. I think you’ll like it! Take a lo...

few quick photos to show you your love in action in the former USSR! (Widen your browser to enjoy the photos fully.) Thanks for journeying with New Thing! Mu...

Here’s a brief, very fun photo report from Belarus… Gift boxes delivered to kids in the after-school program that New Thing established to keep at-risk child...

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 churches, Rotary club...

What a bizarre day for New Thing. Bizarre and wonderful! Please take just a moment to enjoy this very brief photo report! Widen your browser to enjoy the pho...

Thanks to everyone who gave to help us meet our Matching Challenge goal! Now we can provide a big fluffy bath towel for every speech-impaired child at Novogr...

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 towel, from your kitch...

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 the making of a concer...

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 browser to enjoy the pho...

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 smile. (Widen your b...

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 a commercial dryer f...

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 Old Borisov in Belar...

My wife Kristina is not inclined to exaggeration. She’s a very measured person. She rarely uses strong language. So the message I received from her got my at...

Greetings! Here’s an unexpected twist on New Thing’s compassionate care for the poor in Belarus! Please widen your browser to enjoy the photos fully. Thanks ...