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 behind, by death, by abandonment, however it happens.

But we can shape the rest of the story. With love.

At the Children’s Village orphanage in Kobryn, near the Polish border in Belarus, love shapes the stories.

This summer, for the 8th year in a row, thanks to generous friends of New Thing...

Big brothers and sisters will head off to college or trade school carrying Life Starter Kits.

It’s not just about the bedding and kitchenware, the iron, the laptop.

It’s also about the message it sends to the little ones:

You don’t go into the world alone. Someone loves you.

This little guy has a murky “From” story.

But his “To” story is getting clearer all the time.

God bless all who give so freely to help those in need in Belarus.

Thanks for journeying with New Thing!

Much love,

Doug Brendel

(Photo by Oleg Yarovenko)