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A report from Doug Brendel to all who support or follow New Thing in Belarus...
These kids need
Love you can HEAR!
These are some of the hearing-impaired children weÕre trying to help at a boarding school in Vitebsk, Belarus, about 25 miles from the Russian border.
More than 100 children live here year-round, 30 of them between 2 and 6 years old.
They sleep here, eat here, go to school here, visit the doctor here, everything.
Depending on their individual abilities, these children can create, and learn, and become productive citizens.
The teachers love these students, but they need our assistance today, in a key way.
A special machine enables a child to ÒhearÓ the essential audio portions of his or her studies.
The school has only 1 such machine.
They need 8 more machines.
This is the only way an entire classroom of kids can ÒhearÓ together.
If New Thing can provide $1,463.22, it will happen. Each machine costs just $182.90.
WeÕre hoping 16 friends can give $91.45 each.
Or if you can give $60.97, weÕll combine your gift with someone elseÕs to purchase 1 machine.
Or any gift you can possibly give today will be a real help.
Please respond ASAP. School starts in less than 6 weeks.
Clearing the funds into Belarus, and ordering and installing the machines, will take time.
I hope to hear from you soon! Thanks for journeying with us!
Much love,
Doug Brendel
Photos by Oleg Yarovenko
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