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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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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January 13, 2014
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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January 1, 2014
*Photos courtesy of the extreme cuteness found at an MTU Christmas party* Upon coming to Ukraine there was one thing that was hanging over our heads: VISAS. We’d heard nothing but...
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December 30, 2013
Once upon a time, we went Christmas tree hunting in Ukraine… Uuuuhhhh how’re we gonna get this baby home?? We’ll take the bus of course! It’s the only way…...
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December 19, 2013
I can’t even believe Christmas is just a week away! I’m a Christmas junkie. I looooove me some Christmas. I may, in fact, be the friend that calls her other...
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December 18, 2013
One month ago from almost this exact moment we touched down in Ukraine. One month ago all 6 of us + 12 suitcases + 8 carry-ons + 1 guitar touched down in our new home. Has it only been...
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December 13, 2013
