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Doug Brendel
Oct 111 min read
What makes it a luxury?
Sometimes, the simplest of joys become luxuries. You’ll see for yourself, in this brief photo report from Belarus. (I suggest you widen...
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Doug Brendel
Oct 41 min read
You did it!
I am delighted to report that 35 households gave generously (some two or even three times!) to provide sleeper-sofas for the orphan homes...
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Doug Brendel
Sep 271 min read
#100
I’ve been visiting Rotary Clubs all over New England and upstate New York over the past 2 years, introducing people to the work of New...
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Doug Brendel
Sep 162 min read
Yes and no
I got a message from our “Response of the Heart” team in Belarus: Can we get the sleeper-sofas for the Children’s Village? I really...
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Doug Brendel
Sep 61 min read
Everybody on the bus!
Time to head out.... One final dinner party, and the graduating orphans are off! Here’s a brief photo report to wish them farewell on...
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Doug Brendel
Aug 301 min read
How to say watermelon in Russian
For the record, watermelon in Russian is арбуз (say: ar-BOOZ ). And some folks in Belarus are super-happy today, digging in to a...
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Doug Brendel
Aug 231 min read
Someday...
Someday, when this little guy comes home from college, he’ll sleep on this sofa-bed. In the meantime, this will be the only new sofa this...
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Doug Brendel
Aug 161 min read
Zucchini, Grapes, and Turkey?
Greetings! Here’s a brief, summery photo report from Belarus to make you smile! (I suggest you widen your browser to the max to enjoy...
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Doug Brendel
Aug 91 min read
When an orphan comes home...
Good morning! Friends of New Thing have been helping the orphans, and their house parents, at Children’s Village in Kobryn, Belarus, for...
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Doug Brendel
Aug 21 min read
Missed graduation?
Nope, you were there! Here are a few pix from graduation day at the orphanage... ...where we had the joy of providing “Life Starter Kits”...
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