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Just now, midday Eastern Time, we finally have confirmation that all of our "Response of the Heart" team members are accounted for and...
Doug Brendel
Aug 12, 20201 min read


The news, good and bad
Good news and bad, about Belarus. The good news is that 26 friends responded to our Kozovaya Fund Matching Challenge! We made the goal —...
Doug Brendel
Aug 11, 20201 min read


Can you identify homemade vs. store-bought?
Greetings! Here’s a fun 30-second “photo quiz” from our soup kitchen for the homeless in Minsk. But before you go there, here’s an update...
Doug Brendel
Aug 4, 20201 min read


"The loveliest person I never met"
When he heard she died, a longtime supporter of New Thing said, “Liudmila Kozovaya is the loveliest person I never met.” I think many...
Doug Brendel
Jul 28, 20201 min read


How to honor "The Great Kozovaya"
Greetings. We are still grieving the loss of the beautiful, humble woman we lovingly referred to as “The Great Kozovaya." Meanwhile, we...
Doug Brendel
Jul 21, 20202 min read


A life of its own
Sometimes, love takes on a life of its own. “The Great Kozovaya” simply loved people. This week, we saw one more way her love lives on....
Doug Brendel
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Paralysis ... or FREEDOM?
Greetings! I hope your Fourth of July was good. For a young man named Sergei, it really meant FREEDOM! Check out a couple photos and a...
Doug Brendel
Jul 7, 20201 min read


The kids are THRILLED!
Thank you to all who gave so generously, this past winter, to provide for the mentally and physically challenged children at Bogomol, in...
Doug Brendel
Jun 30, 20201 min read


She just said her name
Know why this little girl is beaming? This is Suzanna. She lives in the boarding school for hearing-impaired children at Babruisk, in...
Doug Brendel
Jun 23, 20201 min read


Fun news from Belarus!
Greetings! 3 quick news flashes from Belarus: 1. In our campaign to provide new sewing machines and weather-tight windows at the boarding...
Doug Brendel
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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