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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. 

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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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About a Hero Mama and Her Son

It’s Story Time. 🙂 This story doesn’t have an ending yet. It’s ongoing, but the outcome is looking very promising. Back in July, we were out working in the garden...

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Ruslan’s Birthday Party 🥳
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Ruslan’s Birthday Party 🥳

A couple weeks ago we celebrated Ruslan’s 34th birthday. It was quite a crowd so we partied in the duplex. It was a wonderful night for all!

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Wide Awake in the Mountains 2021
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Wide Awake in the Mountains 2021

Here are some fun moments from our time in the Carpathians ☃️

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Duplex Update! January 2021
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Duplex Update! January 2021

The duplex is basically ready! Here’s a peek.

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kimnjed January 28, 2021
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A Tale of 15 COVID Tests

I was at a bit of a loss as to how to name this post. Some contenders: “A Tale of (a lot more than) 2 COVID Tests”, “An Absurd Tale of COVID Testing in...

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Wide Awake Moments #5
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Wide Awake Moments #5

Everyday life with our boys 🥰

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