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Some have left us
I lost a friend. He delighted me. I’ll call him “R.” We worked together decades ago, and stayed friends many years after the work was...
Doug Brendel
Oct 32 min read


Love is food
50 happy people. 9 simple photos . Enjoy a very small photo report from our “Response of the Heart” team. Thanks for journeying with...
Doug Brendel
Sep 261 min read


Foam Sweet Foam
Joy at the orphanage! Here’s a very brief, fun photo report from Belarus. Thanks for journeying with New Thing! Much love, Doug Brendel...
Doug Brendel
Sep 191 min read


And they’re off!
The graduating orphans of Kobryn, Belarus, are off and running.... Well, not quite running, because their LIFE STARTER KITS are so...
Doug Brendel
Sep 121 min read


Hokey-pokey in the former USSR
Here’s a very brief, but pretty fun, photo report from Belarus . I think you’ll smile. Thanks for journeying with New Thing! Much love,...
Doug Brendel
Sep 51 min read


For every one of them...
Every abandoned child you’ve wrapped in arms of love... Every homeless person who’s slept in a bed you provided... Every teen with...
Doug Brendel
Aug 291 min read


Love is boring
Sometimes, it’s not about “attractive,” or “fascinating.” Sometimes, love isn’t fun, or entertaining, or even very interesting....
Doug Brendel
Aug 161 min read


Good news about Timmy!
Timmy (at right) and his pal say СПАСИБО! ... THANK YOU! I’m grateful to report that 17 households gave generously to make the $1500 goal...
Doug Brendel
Aug 81 min read


Update on Timmy
Just a note to say thanks to the 8 households who responded so generously to help the orphan Timmy with his special needs! (You can...
Doug Brendel
Aug 11 min read


About Timmy
A 90-second fairy tale One day in Belarus, a baby boy was named Timofey — we would call him Timmy. He was born with serious spinal cord...
Doug Brendel
Jul 252 min read
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