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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


On this Christmas Eve...
On behalf of every sick child you’ve visited ... every abused or abandoned child you’ve comforted ... Every homeless person you’ve fed...
Doug Brendel
Dec 28, 20231 min read


Santa claws?
I confess, I never really liked “Giving Tuesday.” A lot of good causes benefit, but ... it feels a little like “clawing” to me. Anyway,...
Doug Brendel
Dec 15, 20231 min read


Christmas 10 years ago...
10 years ago this Christmas, Kristina was in Zhodino, at the shelter for abused and abandoned children. (Belarus celebrates Orthodox...
Doug Brendel
Dec 8, 20231 min read


It's a small world after all
Before Covid, before Ukraine, what feels like a lifetime ago... Kristina visited the shelter for abused and abandoned children at...
Doug Brendel
Dec 1, 20231 min read


Giving thanks for you
Thank you so much. That’s what we hear, over and over again, as our “Response of the Heart” team shares your love. This Thanksgiving Day,...
Doug Brendel
Nov 23, 20231 min read


You did it!
Greetings! I’m so happy to report that 15 friends gave so generously, we made the $2500 Matching Challenge goal. This released a matching...
Doug Brendel
Nov 17, 20231 min read


About the children with disabilities...
Hello again! I’m posting this again (scroll down) to make sure you saw it last week. (Although for a couple dozen brand-new friends from...
Doug Brendel
Nov 10, 20232 min read


One boo-boo
One boo-boo is all it takes to wish you had a band-aid. Here’s a band-aid. That’s all you want to say. But you can’t. There’s no...
Doug Brendel
Nov 3, 20231 min read


Time flies, love stays
If you just keep doing it, suddenly it’s 10 years later. Here’s a short photo report to make you smile.... Thanks for journeying with New...
Doug Brendel
Oct 27, 20231 min read
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