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!
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I wish every single person who ever met Vladik at Romaniv could see him now. You would not know this child. Jed is back in Ukraine right now and has been sending me tons of pics of my...
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April 15, 2016
Have you met our newest addition? Meet Bluebell! Oh you know, our life is pretty boring. We have so much spare time on our hands…so we decided we needed a...
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March 29, 2016
I am in awe. My heart is so full it’s about to burst. Another one of our boys will soon have a family!!! I.CAN’T.BELIEVE.IT. Last March we introduced you to 7 of our boys who...
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March 16, 2016
A friend told me that I had neglected to blog about the big news! BEN HAS A FAMILY! An adoptive family has stepped up and is working as fast as they can to get to him. Praise God....
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March 4, 2016
Since the beginning of December we’ve been taking steps toward putting Vladik in school for the rest of this school year, while we’re in the US. It’s been a decision I...
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February 10, 2016
I think it’s about time for an update on Vladik, don’t you? I know many of you love him very much, and have prayed for him for many years. It is our joy to share his...
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January 9, 2016
“The vision of Wide Awake is to bring dignity, love, and hope to people with disabilities in Ukraine.” If you’ve hung around here for a while you know that our big,...
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January 4, 2016
