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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. 

EncouragementWide Awake InternationalYes

Good Gifts

“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save.   He will take great delight in you,  he will quiet you with his love,  he will rejoice over you with singing.”...

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kimnjed July 15, 2013
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Wide Awake Podcast
The Move

The New Digs

We have some pretty fantastic news to share! We know where we get to live in Zhitomir!!!!!  THIS IS HUGE!!!! When we were in Zhitomir in May we stayed in a house that we talked about...

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kimnjed July 10, 2013
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Wide Awake Podcast
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Stirrings.

Something’s stirring.  We only have one chance at this thing called life. We have one chance to live- truly LIVE. The things of this world will pass away. What if we gave our...

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kimnjed July 3, 2013
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Wide Awake International

We Need Your Stuff!

Summertime is in full swing around here! You know what that means… Swimming lessons Swimming lessons! Popsicles Late nights Ice cream What happens when you...

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kimnjed July 1, 2013
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HomeschoolingThing I Like

Rainy Day Coziness

Rain, rain don’t go away…   I’m a true Oregonian at heart.  I love me some rain.  It’s nearly the end of June and it’s been pouring down rain for days....

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kimnjed June 25, 2013
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The Move

Zhitomir Scoop

What exactly will we be doing in Zhitomir?  Why Zhitomir? Have you been wondering?  Well, if you’ve been wondering, you aren’t the only one.  People have been asking, so I...

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kimnjed June 20, 2013
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Our Baby

Our hearts are full to bursting!   My view from here Our Wide Awake event happened on Friday night and I’m not sure I’ve stopped smiling since.     Jed and I were...

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kimnjed June 16, 2013
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