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Look at us
It hardly seems possible, but it was 10 years ago... Kristina was in the town of Dzerzhinsk, Belarus, visiting the home of a beautiful...
Doug Brendel
Mar 15, 20241 min read


See anything you like?
From Belarus... Here’s a photo report that I think will make you smile: Kids getting toys! (for starters) (I always suggest you widen...
Doug Brendel
Mar 4, 20241 min read


If you had told me...
If you had told me, in the year 2000, as I arrived in Belarus in the dead of winter, that I would still be serving there a...
Doug Brendel
Feb 23, 20241 min read


How long is love?
If you get sick in Belarus, up near the Russian border, here’s where you go... And guess what you find there! Here’s a brief photo...
Doug Brendel
Feb 16, 20241 min read


Scrape a knee, and here comes LOVE!
Some children with disabilities have been feeling your love for a long time. So long, in fact, some aren’t even children anymore! Here’s...
Doug Brendel
Feb 9, 20241 min read


Love goes BOOM!
Here’s a very brief, very fun photo (and video) report from the orphans we love in Belarus! Thanks for journeying with New Thing! Much...
Doug Brendel
Jan 26, 20241 min read


An orphan's Christmas is a beautiful Christmas!
Greetings! I think you’ll love this brief glimpse of the Christmas celebration for orphans at the Children’s Village in Kobryn, Belarus!...
Doug Brendel
Jan 19, 20241 min read


You missed Christmas?
No, you didn’t miss Christmas. In fact, Christmas came again last Sunday, on January 7th, and you didn’t miss it then, either. In...
Doug Brendel
Jan 12, 20241 min read


Memories...
Farewell, 2023. We all lived it together, but each of us will have unique memories. Here are some of mine: I’ll remember Christmas in...
Doug Brendel
Dec 31, 20231 min read


What some folks do
Some folks like to give something extra at year’s end to charities, ministries, non-profs, good causes they feel strongly about.... If...
Doug Brendel
Dec 29, 20231 min read
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