Good things in bad times
These are heartbreaking days in and around my adopted homeland. But good things can happen, even in bad times. Aid is still getting into...
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Doug Brendel
- Feb 22
- 1 min
Just to say...
The headlines from eastern Europe are disturbing these days. But good things are happening there too. So this is just a note to say Thank...
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Doug Brendel
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Joy to (their) world!
Orphans living at the Children’s Village in Kobryn, Belarus, had plenty to celebrate this Christmas. I shared a tiny 17-second video with...
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Doug Brendel
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Room in your cupboard, maybe?
Let’s say I give you some tasty fruit preserves. 22 tons of fruit preserves. $56,000 worth of fruit preserves. How fast could you stack...
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Doug Brendel
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Look what you did!
We just got the 2021 report from our “Response of the Heart” team, and ... WOW! What a beautiful, amazing picture of what caring people...
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Doug Brendel
- Jan 25
- 1 min
My Worst Problem
My laptop melted down this week. Computer problems are the WORST. I spent days alternating between rage and despair, getting all my...
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Doug Brendel
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Happy to
It was 10 years ago this week when I received this photo. The Great Kozovaya, longtime leader of our “Response of the Heart” team, sent...
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Doug Brendel
- Jan 11
- 1 min
5 faces
Simple photo. Five faces. What does it really mean? It’s a picture of your love, when you give to New Thing. You help provide gifts — not...
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Doug Brendel
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Visit the former USSR without ever leaving home?
News for Release January 6, 2022 Gloucester, MA Here’s your chance to visit the former USSR without ever leaving home! With the former...
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Doug Brendel
- Jan 4
- 2 min
What to do about a bad risk
“Bad risk.” That’s what we call someone who needs a loan but probably can’t pay it back. Avoid bad risks ... That’s a sensible rule of...
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