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Who gets loved?
Who gets loved? Who gets left out? That was the question Alla faced every day. Her child had disabilities. In her culture, her child was...
Doug Brendel
May 92 min read


What do you want for your birthday?
Our “Response of the Heart” team was launched by two lifelong best friends, “The Great Kozovaya” and Lydia Danielevna. We lost Kozovaya...
Doug Brendel
May 12 min read


Portraits of dignity
I’d like you to see a few unusual photos of homeless people in Belarus. (They’re receiving help from our “Response of the Heart” team...
Doug Brendel
Apr 251 min read


Remembering the Great Kozovaya
With great love, and great sadness, we remember today the beautiful, devout, humble woman I affectionately called "The Great Kozovaya,"...
Doug Brendel
Apr 221 min read


A lot of Спасибо’s!
I’m delighted to report that 25 households gave generously to help surpass the $3550 goal and release a $5000 Matching Challenge. This...
Doug Brendel
Apr 181 min read


Update on the orphans
Greetings! Just a quick update on our effort to provide Life Starter Kits for the 15 Belarusian orphans going off to school this fall.......
Doug Brendel
Apr 111 min read


The last thing a teenager wants
The last thing a teenager wants is to be sat down for a serious group photo. But it had to be done! These are the orphans soon to...
Doug Brendel
Apr 41 min read


From and To
Where have you been? Where are you going? The orphan’s answers are complicated. We can’t change the backstory. It hurts to be left...
Doug Brendel
Mar 211 min read


Every child deserves a childhood
I heard this from a wise and good person, years ago: Every child deserves a childhood. For most of the children in our lives, there’s no...
Doug Brendel
Mar 72 min read


The joy of fooling around
7 kids (after the littlest one gets in there) ... 3 photos... 1 common denominator: joy . Look at those eyes. Those smiles. Even the ones...
Doug Brendel
Feb 281 min read
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