A Love Story, Part 1
This is the first in a series of posts about our adoption. It’s a miraculous story and I pray God uses it to speak to other families who are considering adoption. So...
kimnjed
September 1, 2015
The Latest
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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kimnjed
September 1, 2015
Introducing…
Vladislav Christopher Johnson- orphan no more! Today, in a courtroom in Romaniv, Ukraine, Vladik was legally declared to be our son. We are officially a family of...
kimnjed
August 31, 2015
On the Way
Where in the world is the Johnson Fam? Are you finding it impossible to keep up with all our comings and goings and craziness? Yeah, me too. 🙂 I did a big catch-up post here, for the...
kimnjed
August 29, 2015
The Skinny
I’m here! I’m here! Oh.My.Gooooooodness. It’s been such a long time. I had this whole introspective, from-the-gut-post in the works, but, while trying to finish it...
kimnjed
August 6, 2015
Off to Camp We Go!
We leave this morning for Mission to Ukraine’s summer camps for kids with disabilities! There are two camps in a row and they last pretty much till the end of the month, so...
kimnjed
July 6, 2015
Wide Awake + Humedica = AWESOME
A couple weeks ago we had the amazing privildge of hosting a volunteer team of medical professionals from Germany. They were sent by Humedica, a German relief organization, and...
kimnjed
June 25, 2015
The Crazy Awesomeness that is our Summer Plans
Summer is in full swing around here and it kind of feels like we’re on a roller coaster at this point. We know we’re safe, we’re all buckled in, but it’s...
kimnjed
June 23, 2015
