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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 1, 20252 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 25, 20251 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 22, 20251 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 18, 20251 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 11, 20251 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 4, 20251 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 21, 20251 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 7, 20252 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 28, 20251 min read


Finally, a happy ending!
Some stories, you don’t realize how long they’re going to be till you start in on them. But the ending finally comes ... and today, it’s ...
Doug Brendel
Feb 21, 20251 min read
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