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Bad news turns good!
Sometimes, there’s a hero lurking in the wings. (Someone like you!) I think you’ll enjoy this brief photo report! Thanks for journeying...
Doug Brendel
Mar 9, 20211 min read


A sentimental moment
This past Thursday, “The Great Kozovaya” would have been 73 years old. This is the first year we’ve observed her birthday without her...
Doug Brendel
Mar 2, 20211 min read


Every Day
Every day, a little girl with a chronic illness drinks pure water from a hallway fountain in the boarding school where she lives ......
Doug Brendel
Feb 23, 20211 min read


This was the best 4 minutes of my day
I’ve been missing Belarus so much. It’s been more than a year since I was last there. I can’t remember a time, in 20 years, when I’ve...
Doug Brendel
Feb 16, 20211 min read


So much
So much gratitude ... for the 11 friends who gave so generously to help us meet the $1525 goal ... providing equipment for the wood shop...
Doug Brendel
Feb 9, 20211 min read


Kids with disabilities, learning life skills — It's a good thing!
Hello again! I just want to update you on the project I shared with you last week. (My original email appears below, in case you’d like...
Doug Brendel
Feb 2, 20212 min read


For the kids
Greetings! I am thrilled to report that our friend Valery Petrovich, director of the boarding school for children with mental...
Doug Brendel
Jan 26, 20211 min read


One year ago tomorrow
While the nation focuses on the Inauguration tomorrow, I’ll be thinking about a different event. It was January 20th, 2020 ... exactly a...
Doug Brendel
Jan 19, 20211 min read


Saluting you!
Congratulations from the government of Belarus! Our “Response of the Heart” team was officially launched as a Belarusian charity —...
Doug Brendel
Jan 12, 20211 min read


Teach a man to fish
New Year’s greetings! When I visited the boarding school for children with mental disabilities, in Bogomol, last year, director Valery...
Doug Brendel
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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