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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


Got the sniffles?
Is it love? Or is it nasal spray? It’s both! Here’s a very brief photo report from Belarus to kick off cold-and-flu season :-) Thanks for...
Doug Brendel
Oct 20, 20231 min read


Thanks for the “boring stuff”
Children with disabilities need special care ... special medications... And good ol’ ordinary, everyday plumbing. I think this very brief...
Doug Brendel
Oct 13, 20231 min read


Basically beautiful
We have the joy of helping people in need in a whole new place! Check out this brief photo report from Borisov, Belarus. (I suggest you...
Doug Brendel
Oct 6, 20231 min read
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