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.
Welp, we’ve been living in Ukraine for nine months now. NINE MONTHS. When I think about it, in some ways it feels like we just got here, but then again it feels like a lifetime ago...
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August 23, 2014
Hello Friends! I can’t believe it was a week ago that we left for Lviv! The week had flown by. We’ve been having a great time exploring and taking in the beauty of the city....
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August 17, 2014
Oh guys, today was a good day. I think you’re going to be pretty excited about today. I know I’m excited. Maybe that’s why it’s 12:52am and...
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August 8, 2014
Guess what? Yesterday I finished our camp laundry! What? You’re reminding me that we’ve been home for a week and a day? Oh, I know. It’s just that there are 7 of...
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August 6, 2014
The candles were lit, and white lights twinkled overhead. The room was decked out in red and white, tablecloths smoothed, plates laden with treats. We were ready. I looked out the...
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July 30, 2014
Fun. Laughter. Extravagant love. Joy. Triumph. Compassion. Excitement. Tears. Healing. Hugs and more hugs. Potatoes and buckwheat. Creativity. Singing. Rejoicing. Miracles....
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July 20, 2014
Tomorrow we set out on a big adventure! Our family will be participating in Mission to Ukraine’s (MTU) two summer camps and tomorrow the fun begins. Every summer MTU holds two...
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July 8, 2014
