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The story of Wide Awake International began in the summer of 2010 when Kim Johnson, one of our co-founders, stumbled upon a blog about the adoption of children with disabilities from Ukraine. Shortly after that she started her own blog and has been sharing our story with the Wide Awake Community ever since.  

On this page, you will find all the latest news about what we are up to here in Ukraine from the different outlets where we share: the blog, the podcast, and YouTube- all of it is here, in one place! If you want to dig into our history (and have several hours to spare…) you can find our archives here and go all the way back to the beginning of our story. 

You won’t find us on social media, so we have created “The Latest” as a way to engage with each of you who has opened your heart to this work. Feel free to comment, ask questions, and dig around to your heart’s content. You are welcome here! 

PS: If you want to hear even more from us you can sign up to receive our weekly newsletter where we share stories and photos from each week. You can sign up here. 

An Interview With Max and Morgan
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An Interview With Max and Morgan

Meet Max and Morgan Martinez! Max and Morgan are our first house parents in the duplex. They have been in Ukraine now for almost 3 months and I’m excited for you to get to know...

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kimnjed April 7, 2021
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Wide Awake Moments #7
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Wide Awake Moments #7

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kimnjed April 2, 2021
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Kolobok Party 😋

We had the best time making our own Колобок ❤️ Thanks to our favorite Kolobok film for the inspiration www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GbM1mKgpFY

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kimnjed March 26, 2021
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Wide Awake Moments #6
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Wide Awake Moments #6

Some sweet snapshots of our life together ❤️

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kimnjed March 17, 2021
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What’s Bringing Joy

Life at the moment feels especially full. I’d love to take the time to be reflective and self-aware, but I just don’t have it in me. Life is just happening and I don’t...

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kimnjed March 16, 2021
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In Loving Memory

Two weeks ago we heard the news, but it’s taken me a while to write about it. I’m not sure if I’ll find the right words tonight, but I’ll try, because their lives...

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kimnjed March 3, 2021
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A Week to Celebrate

This week has been one for the books. It has been a week in which dreams have been fulfilled and what once seemed impossible became possible! This week the duplex has a family!...

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kimnjed February 23, 2021
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