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December 2013

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter

Annual Christmas Fundraiser Dobromel Orphanage Massage Therapy and Computer programs and Froonza Massage Therapy Clinic Honor a friend or relative this Christmas by making a donation in their name. Hello family and friends, Sveta has two stories of the children that she wants to share with you!  Sveta’s Journey How many times can we connect…

November 2013

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter

Annual Christmas Fundraiser Dobromel Orphanage Massage Therapy and Computer programs and Froonza Massage Therapy Clinic Hello family and friends, Sveta will begin this newsletter with a heart-moving story from the Dobromel Orphanage. I want to tell you a story about a seven-year-old boy whose name is Illiya. He moved to the Dobromel Orphanage for Children…

October 2013

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter

Hello family and friends, October began with a pleasant visit with the children at the Dobromel Orphanage in Northwestern Ukraine. The weather was cool and the leaves of many colors were falling. October is my favorite month of the year. This beautiful mural was painted on the wall of the children’s playroom by one of…

September 2013 Newsletter

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter, The Children, Ukraine

Hello family and friends, The first of September fell on a Sunday this year. Even so, the school system brought in the ceremonial First Bell where the children dress in their best clothes or school uniforms and honor the teachers with flowers. The ceremony includes music and speeches, kicking off the school year with enthusiasm…

August 2013 Newsletter

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage

Hello family and friends, July brought sunny weather and many guests. It was very pleasant to visit with family and friends.  The August evenings are becoming cool, but the days remain hot. I look forward to September 1, which will bring an immediate change of season, and the first day of school for the children.…

Vika, Nursing Scholarship

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter, Ukraine

Vika is our second scholarship student She is doing well in her program at the medical college. She reported last term that her studies were challenging but she was maintaining her grades. This young adult lead a life of uncertainty as a child. Her parents did their best to give her a positive life in…

When You Find a Heart for Children, Nourish it!

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter, Therapeutic Massage

Last year a new opportunity arose while visiting Froonza, Crimea. We have a massage therapy clinic there for children with disabilities. It operates in the Center for the Elderly and is located in the kindergarten building in the village. The director of the kindergarten met with Sveta and me, asking if MUCH could sponsor a…

Sveta’s Story

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  • Mark Koehler
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“Poverty has many roots, but the tap root is ignorance.” “Poverty should not be a barrier to learning, and learning must offer a way out of poverty.” – Lyndon B. Johnson Poverty is often associated with limited access to knowledge beyond the classroom. During Soviet times all education was free, and everyone had to work…

Crime Prevention Through Education

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  • Mark Koehler
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In 1975, I was studying Criminology as my college major. I wrote a term paper entitled “Crime Prevention Through Education” for one of my courses. I received a top grade from my teacher, but the students, many of whom were police officers, saw things differently. In the 1970s, new approaches of preventing crime were being…

How Does Education Break the Cycle of Poverty?

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter

What is the cycle of poverty? How does it begin? It can begin with financial crisis or it may be the person’s physical or mental abilities that limit them. There are other possibilities. However it begins, the cycle will pass from generation to generation, unless there is a desire for change. The desire for change…

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