Sveta Koehler

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The Power of Healing Touch: How Massage Therapy Changes Lives

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Blog

At Mission Ukraine Children’s Hope (MUCH), we’ve witnessed the transformative power of massage therapy in the lives of those we serve. From children with disabilities to soldiers injured in the line of duty, this simple yet profound form of care has brought relief, recovery, and hope to many. Why Massage Therapy Matters Massage therapy is…

Equipment, Time, Patience, and Love

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Newsletter, Therapeutic Massage

Zlata is a regular patient in our rehabilitation massage therapy program. She has a congenital spinal hernia. Only three-years-old, Zlata has experienced a lot of pain and many operations. No one wanted to accept her into their rehabilitation program, but…

We visited Chornomorsk and Ovidiopol

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Newsletter, The Children

This spring, Sveta and I visited Ovidiopol church and we had a wonderful time with the children and youth. Our Students Scholarship Program currently supports only two students, because mostly students study remotely.

Help, Heal, Send

Another Soldier’s Story

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Newsletter, Therapeutic Massage

Ruslan is a military nurse who works on a medical evacuation vehicle. He provides first aid for soldiers and transports the wounded to hospitals. During transport, he also provides soldiers with medicine. He has been active in this war against…

Moving Forward With Their Lives

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Newsletter, Ukraine

It was near Donetsk in winter that an abandoned dog found its way into the soldiers' trench. She was given the nickname BORBOS. The soldiers fed her. She waited for them to return from their mission. Konstantin says that friendship…

Hope, Happiness, and Love

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Newsletter, Therapeutic Massage

If you have been following the war, then you may recognize the name of the city, Kharkiv. It is only nineteen miles from the Russian border. It continues to be under attack. MUCH has a contact, Vika, that we have sponsored…

Innocent civilians are under attack.

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Ukraine

Thirteen months ago, Russia blew up the Kakhovka dam. which flooded the village of Afanasivka. Until the waters receded, the village was an island, and supplies could only be transported by boat. Thirty houses were damaged and need complete rehabilitation. Many…

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