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.
About three weeks ago two new little loves arrived at our institution. We had been anticipating their arrival, wondering what they would be like. Our Ben had recently vacated his crib...
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November 7, 2016
Last night, in the middle of the night, we stood outside the orphanage, unsure of what to do. A young child lay dying inside and never had we felt so helpless. All the details of what...
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October 15, 2016
One month ago the most miraculous thing happened. I didn’t realize that basically I’d been holding my breath since January. I didn’t realize it until one month ago...
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September 26, 2016
Two days ago we celebrated one year of freedom for our sweet Vladik. Our miracle boy spent the day at a Hungarian water park (long story…for another post) discovering his great...
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September 16, 2016
It’s that time of year again! School is on the brain. School uniforms can be seen in every shop, little tents can be seen on the sidewalks selling school supplies at a discount....
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August 24, 2016
I think I’ll try to get back into posting photos of our daily life here. I know lots of people (besides just the grandmas) are interested in our daily life, and posting weekly...
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August 11, 2016
