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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! 

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. 

Wide Awake Moments #18
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Wide Awake Moments #18

Daily life around these parts ☀️

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kimnjed April 29, 2023
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The Best News About Ruslan!

A little over a month ago I had had it with our boys and their feet. Ruslan had once again walked a hole through the bottom of his shoes and another PT had told us that he couldn’t...

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kimnjed April 21, 2023
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All About Yarik and Vova: One Year Home

Can you believe that today marks one year since Jed took our precious Yaroslav and Vova out of the institution and they joined our big Wide Awake family? One whole year! On one hand it...

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kimnjed April 15, 2023
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Wide Awake Moments #17
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Wide Awake Moments #17

Wonderful moments together from the past couple of months ❤️

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kimnjed April 15, 2023
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New Barn Tour!! Jed gives a bit of a homestead update and all his projects.
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A New Barn and Homestead Tour With Jed

For everyone following the journey, we’ve done a lot of building during the last 6 years. Jed gives a tour of the new barn, cargo bikes, walkways, and his best attempt at keeping...

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kimnjed March 31, 2023
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You Are Not Going to Believe This.

Oh my goodness, have I got a doozy for you today. I was trying to think of a clever title, but decided to just go with the obvious. You are seriously not going to believe this story, but...

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kimnjed March 17, 2023
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Fighting for Ruslan 💪

I know I’ve said it before, but here I am saying it again: our boys are superheroes. They really are! They are survivors. After all they endured while living in the institution,...

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kimnjed March 10, 2023
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