Ukraine

August 2016

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

Hello family and friends, We have come to the end of summer in Ukraine. We anticipate that a cool autumn will appearSept. 1. The change of seasons are abrupt in this part of Europe. August 24 celebrates Independence Day in Ukraine. This is their twenty-fifth year of freedom from the Soviet Union. Children who were…

May 2016

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  • Sveta Koehler
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  • Newsletter, The Children, Ukraine

Hello family and friends, May brings us to the end of another school year. Let’s look back and see two ways that MUCH has influenced the children through the Christmas Fundraiser.Before we do, I will honor my mother, and the part that she played in the development of MUCH. Mark’s Moments May 11, 2016, Patricia…

April 2016

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  • Mark Koehler
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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.…

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…

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…

January 2013 Newsletter

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

Hello 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 (picture to the right) are very excited about that! The remainder of the funds raised…

December 2012 Newsletter

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  • Mark Koehler
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  • Newsletter, The Children, Ukraine

Hello family and friends, Christmas draws nigh and children dream their dreams! Let’s rally our support to make this Christmas Fundraiser a success to provide a computer teacher and additional massage therapy services at Dobromel Orphanage. We are short of our goal, but with your help, their dreams can come true. The MUCH team in…

September 2012 Newsletter

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

Hello 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 have each other as husband and wife, friends, and mission partners. September 1st is best…

August 2012 Newsletter

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

Hello 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, just right for swimming. The ½-mile long beach has been packed with vacationers from Western…

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