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I'm trying to be serious here, kid
10 years ago this week, my wife and our youngest child Lydia Charlotte were in Belarus. We visited (as always) the shelter for abused and...
Doug Brendel
Jul 12, 20221 min read


What can I say
What can I say? We won’t give up. If there’s a way to help people in need in Belarus, we will do our best to try. That’s all I can...
Doug Brendel
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Not pretty
It isn’t glamorous to give someone toilet paper ... but if they don’t have any toilet paper, you’re an angel to give them some. Last week...
Doug Brendel
Jun 28, 20221 min read


2 minutes, 17 seconds
Greetings! I’ve written a photo report for you. I’m still smiling about it. It will take you less than 2 minutes to read. And there’s a...
Doug Brendel
Jun 21, 20221 min read


10 years of love and fun
Just a note of gratitude. It was exactly 10 years ago this week that new playground equipment was installed at the Zhodino children’s...
Doug Brendel
Jun 14, 20221 min read


What a child is thinking
When “home” is too difficult or dangerous for a child to stay ... they need a friend. For children who find themselves in a Belarusian...
Doug Brendel
Jun 7, 20221 min read


"We don't need you"
When someone says “We don’t need you”... What next? I think you’ll find a happy ending to this story, in our latest New Thing photo...
Doug Brendel
May 31, 20221 min read


10 years ago...
The photo, by our dear friend Oleg Yarovenko, was taken almost exactly 10 years ago. The children were in the shelter for abused and...
Doug Brendel
May 24, 20221 min read


Thanksgiving in Springtime!
Just a note to say thanks, on this lovely spring day, to all those who have helped New Thing provide support for the children with...
Doug Brendel
May 17, 20221 min read


Now I lay me down to sleep
Tonight, chances are, you’ll climb into your very own bed. You’ll know where you are. More important by far, you’ll know whose who are:...
Doug Brendel
May 10, 20221 min read
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