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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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The MoveYes

Switzerland: A Weekend in Wonderland

(By Jed) I wonder if we will get our visas? I wonder if we will have to meet my parents in Poland, should the whole country destabilize? I wonder about Swiss cultural norms? – Am...

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kimnjed January 20, 2014
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The Move

Switzerland Adventure Day 2

Yesterday was such a great day! A little stress, a little food, a lot of fun. We started out the day bright and early with breakfast at our little Bed and Breakfast. I can’t say...

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kimnjed January 18, 2014
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The Move

Switzerland Adventure, Day 1

Here we are! We are here! After a full day of travel we arrived in Bern, Switzerland and we are as happy as can be. Little bus from our house to city square. Big bus from Zhitomir to...

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kimnjed January 16, 2014
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The Move

A Wide Awake Adventure

This weekend is a weekend for adventure!  Jed and I are going to Switzerland! I know, I know, the things we suffer as missionaries.  It’s okay, really, It’ll be rough, but...

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kimnjed January 14, 2014
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This Ukrainian Life

The BIG Grocery Shopping Post

My friend Crystal and her husband moved to England just a couple weeks before we moved to Ukraine and she wrote a blog post about what grocery shopping is like in the UK. It was so...

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kimnjed January 13, 2014
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Encouragement

Let Go

I've been reading about a new trend for 2014. People are giving up the whole New Years Resolution gig and are instead choosing a theme or a word to aim for or focus on for this new...

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kimnjed January 8, 2014
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EncouragementThe Move

A Christmas Miracle: Part 2

To fully grasp the awesomeness, read Part 1 here. On Christmas morning Jed and our friend Oleg headed over to Pastor Pavel’s office to start working on the invitation letter.  The...

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kimnjed January 1, 2014
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