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Lunch yesterday?
What did you have for lunch yesterday? Here’s what our homeless friends enjoyed, thanks to friends like you! A few heartwarming photos...
Doug Brendel
May 18, 20211 min read


The cost of a smile
5 seconds to get from here to a smile. Check out the photos. Thanks for journeying with us! Much love, Doug Brendel
Doug Brendel
May 4, 20211 min read


Works of art
Greetings! Friends of New Thing funded woodworking equipment for students at the boarding school in Bogomol, Belarus. Director Valery...
Doug Brendel
Apr 27, 20211 min read


The Great Kozovaya: February 25, 1948—April 22, 2020
The woman we lovingly called "The Great Kozovaya" was taken from us by Covid-19 one year ago today. Our grief is still fresh. So is our...
Doug Brendel
Apr 22, 20211 min read


Terrific news!
I am so happy to report that we made the goal! 25 friends gave generously to provide Life Starter Kits for the orphans at Children’s...
Doug Brendel
Apr 20, 20211 min read


The orphans have to leave
Graduation Day is fast approaching. Ceremony, celebration, kids leaving home, heading off to college. But for these 10 orphans at the...
Doug Brendel
Apr 13, 20211 min read


She aims, she shoots, she misses
What happens after you miss the shot? Here’s one possible answer.... It was a year ago this month that Covid took our beloved Great...
Doug Brendel
Apr 6, 20211 min read


When a good deed turns awesome
Sometimes you do a good deed, and then you discover it was a crucial deed. That’s what happened with the “Life Starter Kits” that friends...
Doug Brendel
Mar 30, 20211 min read


42 seconds of love
Greetings! This won’t even take a minute ... but I think you’ll agree, it’s pretty great. Last fall, we learned that the workers at...
Doug Brendel
Mar 23, 20211 min read


Love beats fungus!
The good news keeps coming! Friends of New Thing got to be the fungus-fighting heroes this week, for the disabled children at Rudensk! I...
Doug Brendel
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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