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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. 

ХМЦ Christmas Blessing
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ХМЦ Christmas Blessing

Our local church in Zhytomyr, @PastorDen blessed some of our friends with special needs with Christmas songs and treats. This is a very special video. It made me cry!

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CelebrationFamilyThe TeamWide Awake Family Grows

Inside a Moment

Watch this 26 second video: Our team sent us that video this past week and my heart melted. Tears filled my eyes and I couldn’t stop watching it over and over. Then I...

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kimnjed December 10, 2020
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Wide Awake Moments #4
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Wide Awake Moments #4

Sweet Christmas fun with our favorite boys ❤️

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The View From a Distance

You know how it is when you get so close to something that you can’t really see it clearly? What’s that saying? “Can’t see the forest for the trees”....

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kimnjed December 3, 2020
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Wide Awake Moments #3
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Wide Awake Moments #3

So much goodness happened this past week! A huge thank you to Jonathan Katz Moses for the generous gifts you sent to Vlad. You made us cry! You can follow Jonathan at...

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kimnjed December 3, 2020
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Ruslan, Our Music Lover
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Ruslan, Our Music Lover

Ruslan loves all things music.

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kimnjed December 1, 2020
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FamilyHomeThis Ukrainian Life

Reflections on Home

The most elusive word to most expats is probably the word “home”. I actually put quite a bit of thought into my use of that word. It’s not one I throw around lightly....

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