Mark Koehler

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September 2020

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, Ukraine

Hello family and friends, Here is the latest quarterly contribution update from AmazonSmile because of your purchases! This is the easiest way that you can contribute to MUCH. When you shop Amazon, make it Amazon Smile. MUCH received $66.87 last quarter from AmazonSmile. MUCH has received $1,002.32 from AmazonSmile to date. If you are not…

March 2018

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Hello family and friends, Southern Ukraine received a thin layer of yellow snow. It was tested and determined to be sand and clay particles from Northern Africa. On March 24, we woke up to fresh white snow. We anticipate warm spring weather next week. Step by step, life in Ukraine is improving. New businesses pop…

February 2018

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  • Newsletter, The Children

Hello family and friends, Our winter in south central Ukraine has been a mild one. February is ending with temperatures dipping to 4 degrees F. Our daughter took her son to school on the sled and used it for shopping on the way home. March will come in like a lion. More snow is on…

April 2016

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  • Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, Ukraine

Hello family and friends, The flowers have popped up, green has flooded our yard, and the fruit trees are all in bloom. Spring has arrived and the warm weather is not far behind. Mark’s Moments What good has come from the war in eastern Ukraine? There are new laws in Ukraine created to remove all…

March 2016

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter, Ukraine

Hello family and friends, In Mid March we had snow flurries! The freezing temperatures come and go, but spring in Ukraine is just around the corner. My friend from Louisiana told me that he plants according to ground temperature, so we are thinking in that direction. Our tomatoes are planted and growing toward the sunshine.…

February 2016

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  • Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage

Hello family and friends, It is 37F as I write this letter, but the sun is shining and the wind is blowing the clothes dry. It is time to start the tomatoes inside, prepare the land outside, and think spring. Sveta is chomping at the bit, so to speak. In Sveta’s Journey, she shares our…

November 2015

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Hello family and friends, Our Christmas Fundraiser spotlight is on Education and Healthcare! Here is our list of items that we are seeking. The orphanage in Marganets needs craft material, the school in Marganets needs educational materials, vitamins and meds, the transition home in Marganets need vitamins and meds, and the orphanage in Dobromel needs…

October 2015

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter

Hello family and friends, Our Christmas Fundraiser spotlight is on Education and Healthcare! One of the city schools in Marganets, south central Ukraine, serves 397 students, grades one through eleven. Their goal is to provide computer classes for all grade levels. They have three computer classrooms. To increase the quality of education, they need fifteen…

September

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter

Hello family and friends, Sveta and I will be in America October 12 through December 9. We would love to visit with you and share our story. If you would like us to visit with you, your church, or social organization, please drop us a line at markkinua@gmail.com or P O Box 689, Seven Lakes,…

August 2015

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Hello family and friends, Our wonderful adventure with our garden is coming to an end. It has been a big experience for Sveta and me. Now it is time to begin traveling to see the children. Visiting Illichevsk, Dobromel, and Marganets will keep us busy collecting information and pictures. In the middle of October, we…

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