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
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
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
About a Boy, and His Love
Do you remember back in January when I came to you with a desperate plea for one of our darling boys who was absolutely wasting away? I wrote about him here. We, and the orphanage...
kimnjed
June 17, 2015
Ask, and Keep on Asking
We have been so privileged and honored to have an amazing medical team here from Germany the past couple of weeks. I tear up every time I think of them. They are with our Boys right...
kimnjed
June 11, 2015
Romaniv Through Addy’s Eyes
Addy, our 11 year old daughter, has gone with us to Romaniv the past couple of days for day camp. She is an awesome helper, and today we gave her the camera so we see her...
kimnjed
May 28, 2015
