December 2011 NewsletterDecember 15, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, May God’s blessings fill your hearts this Christmas Season. We wish for you all of the joy that He has for you. It is my turn to share with you some of my experiences while I…
MUCH November 2011 NewsletterNovember 26, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, SHE SAID YES!!! Svetlana and I were married on November 12, 2011, at her church in Nikolayev, Ukraine. My brother Tim and his wife Sonya came from America to share this special event in our lives.…
MUCH November 2011 NewsletterNovember 23, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, SHE SAID YES!!! Svetlana and I were married on November 12, 2011, at her church in Nikolayev, Ukraine. My brother Tim and his wife Sonya came from America to share this special event in our lives.…
MUCH Newsletter October 2011October 30, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, My time in Pennsylvania was an opportunity to open new doors in my hometown churches, community and at my alma mater, Slippery Rock University. I made contact with six churches, met with key people in two…
MUCH Newsletter September 2011September 30, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, I have been in America for two months visiting family and friends. My main purpose is fundraising. I have made a number of presentations in Greensboro and am now in Pennsylvania for eight days. October 2-7,…
MUCH Newsletter August 2011September 5, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, It is good to be in America, to be on the far side of jet-lag, sleeping more consistently than ever, and walking every morning. Even so, I continue to experience culture shock, keeping me most aware…
MUCH Newsletter July 2011August 1, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, After a rainy and cool June, we have 86 + F temperatures with cool sea breezes in the evening. I have said, “See you soon,” to my friends in Ukraine as I journeyed to America to…
MUCH Newsletter June 2011June 28, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, Sveta’s parents home in the village. Summer has arrived, blending hot sunny days with breezy mornings and evenings and cool rain now and then. I spent some time in the village at Sveta’s parent’s home, south…
MUCH Newsletter May 2011May 30, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, All of my travels have come to an end for a while. I am back in Illichevsk, resting, doing my computer work, and gathering all of my experiences of the past two weeks in East Central…
MUCH Newsletter April 2011April 23, 2011|Mark Koehler|NewsletterHello family and friends, I wish for each of you a blessed Easter, Passover, or holy day in which you participate. As we celebrate hope, we see how God is blessing the children. In my last Newsletter, I wrote that…