...Merry and bright! As you look ahead to Christmas, however you may celebrate, Kristina and I thank you for the many joys that friends...

Greetings, and congratulations on surviving “Giving Tuesday”! 🤭 My inbox was clogged; was yours? Lots of appeals from various charities,...

One final reminder: Thanksgiving Day (tomorrow) is the deadline to help the children with disabilities at the boarding school in...

Just a note to update you — because the question I’ve gotten many times is “How’s it going?” on our effort to provide a year’s worth of...

You know this already: A child cries for a reason. A little guy fell down and hurt himself. Or a little girl has a headache from a...

Quick update: the children with disabilities at the boarding school in Osipovichi (pronounced oh-see-POE-vee-chee), Belarus, need our...

Here’s a very brief photo report from the Children’s Village — sleeper-sofas on board! And an update on our Thanksgiving campaign for...

Tatiana was fascinated by my beard. This was back when she was just 11. Today she’s sweet 16! (You can see the original photo-feature...

This is not a great photo. I snapped it on my phone in the chaos of a fun, noisy party, about 20 years ago. Friends of New Thing gave...

It’s hard to be homeless, or poor, or disabled. In the big city, you might find help, but get out into remote areas, and things are...