January 2013 NewsletterJanuary 29, 2013|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, UkraineHello family and friends, Happy New Year 2013! Our Christmas fundraiser this year fell short of our total goal, but we will be able to operate the computer classes for the complete goal of one and a half years. We…
October 2012 NewsletterNovember 10, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic MassageHello family and friends, September in the hills of Dobromel met Sveta and me with temperatures in the low 50s F. We traveled through light rain from L’vov to Dobromel, but had four days of crisp autumn weather to share…
September 2012 NewsletterSeptember 15, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, UkraineHello family and friends, Sveta and I have completed our first summer together. We first looked into each other’s eyes on September 5, 2010. She tells me that these two years seem like two months. We are very blessed to…
August 2012 NewsletterAugust 23, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, UkraineHello family and friends, It has been hot recently, in the mid 90s. But, then again, it is summer. Sveta has coaxed me to swim in the sea a few times this summer. The water has had a cool temperature,…
June 2012 NewsletterJune 21, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, UkraineHello family and friends, It was in the upper 50's F yesterday, but summer is right around the corner. School is almost finished here in Illichevsk, and the children will be running to the beach. Ice cream stands will be rolled…