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.
*I am so excited to share a guest post from Natalie Maxwell, fellow adoptive mama! Natalie and her husband, Ryan adopted their son, Ivan from Ukraine in 2013, and are returning soon for...
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April 27, 2015
The secret is out! The Johnson family is expecting! We are so happy to share the wonderful news that we are pursuing the adoption of one of our Boys! This is something that God has had...
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April 12, 2015
Hi Friends! I hope this finds you well, with a smile on your face and a spring in your step. 🙂 Things are chugging right along around here. We’ve had a great week so far. Lots...
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April 9, 2015
Last week Ezra and I were in the good old US of A! We had to go there for some document stuff and had a grand time! It was the first time either of us had been back since we moved...
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March 29, 2015
Yesterday we received some FANTASTIC news! Three more of our precious boys were confirmed AVAILABLE for adoption!!!! I can’t even wait to introduce them to you. Please help us...
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March 27, 2015
The day has finally come! Today we bought a van!!! Thanks to amazing friends and supporters in Lucerne, Switzerland and Talbot, Oregon we’ve had the money for months! But,...
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March 26, 2015
Oh man, today is your lucky day! Today is the day I introduce you to some beautiful treasures. I promised that I would begin to advocate in earnest. I warned you this day was coming....
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March 10, 2015
