Today our World Without Orphans team (Karmen Friesen , Ruby Johnston, Susan Hillis & Andrii Fedun) met with members of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ) along with Nehemiah Uzhhorod to learn and listen about the IDP (internally displaced people) crisis in...
Capturing Grace around the world on a 34 day, 8 country, 3 continent trip, photographing for organizations in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Israel and Jordan. October 24th, 2019, LA to China en route to Thailand - Maybe our stories aren’t simply about suffering. And maybe life...
Watching Gennadiy and his adopted children from Ukraine experience Disneyworld yesterday was a story that Walt himself would have enjoyed telling. Seeing this place of magic and wonder through the eyes of those who barely survived the war torn streets of Ukraine was an experience...
Today our World Without Orphans cycling team too the day off from riding after back to back days of exhausting mountain peak experiences. It was quite the experience to view the Grand Canyons through the eye of my friends from Ukraine. We were filled with Awe...
Today our World Without Orphans cycling team biked through the San Francisco mountain range of Arizona, experiencing the beauty of the Coconino National Forest. The roads were steep and winding as our team cycled over the 7000’ peaks. Our efforts were rewarded with breathtaking views. Interesting...
Prescott, Arizona to Sedona - Photographing for World Without Orphans Cycling team as they cross the U.S. Today our World Without Orphans cycling team started the day at beautiful Willow Creek lake, just outside of Prescott, Arizona. Our team cycled 62 miles through the Arizona desert,...
Photographing for the World Without Orphans Cycling Team - My first day back with the cycling team started at 430am. There was a live interview on Fox News as we rolled through Phoenix, Arizona. Then, a 60+ mile bike ride through the desert, followed up with...
Photographing for CAFO Summit 2018 - With Gennadiy Mokhnenko. Having ridden from Paris France to the Atlantic ocean last year with Gennadiy and his adopted boys, it was an amazing experience to be by their side at CAFO Summit 2018. Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine interviewed...
Day 02 of the World Without Orphans Cycling Team’s coast to coast tour. Day two of the biking tour contained mixed emotions. The team has a heavy heart that many of Gennadiy’s thirty two adopted boys were unable to obtain visa’s to participate in the tour....
Day 01 of the World Without Orphans Cycling Team tour from the California coast to the Miami coast. It was a historic moment for Gennadiy Mokhnenko and his 32 adopted boys as they began their 2600 mile bike ride across the US which will complete their...
