Latest News
Asian Disaster Relief Press Release
Orphan Grain Train, P.O. Box 1466, Norfolk, Nebraska 68702-1466. For more information contact: Richard Jostes, Dir. of Development, Norfolk, NE 68702. Phone: (402) 371-7393 FAX: (402) 371-7350
For immediate release
NORFOLK, Neb. (December 29, 2004) - Orphan Grain Train, headquartered at Norfolk, Nebraska, announced today that it’s warehouse in Bangalore, India, is now delivering humanitarian aid to the survivors of the recent tsunami, which hit India, Sri Lanka, and several other Asian countries. Orphan Grain Train is sending 40-foot-long shipping containers of humanitarian aid to the India warehouse to continue the disaster relief in progress.
It takes six to eight weeks for an ocean-freight shipping container to reach Asia. This will only help meet long-term needs. For short-term response needs, Orphan Grain Train is now taking cash donations to purchase disaster relief supplies from Asian suppliers.
Checks should be made out to “Orphan Grain Train Asian Disaster Relief Fund,” P. O. Box 1466, Norfolk, NE 68702-1466. Donations will be used to purchase food (rice), clean water, and supplies for survivors in the affected areas. Orphan Grain Train’s assistance to the countries affected by this tsunami will continue as long as funds for the relief effort are available.
All donations will be gratefully received. Orphan Grain Train’s 14 regional divisions located throughout the United States are all participating in this Asian Relief project.
Orphan Grain Train is a “hands-on” Christian humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization. It is a national network of volunteers with 14 regional divisions across the United States to bring necessary help in response to requests for food and clothing, medical supplies, and Christian literature. It also responds to survivors of natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Orphan Grain Train will not ship overseas or in America until it has a secure partner receiving the relief supplies. Donated clothes, medical equipment, and medical supplies are collected, sorted, and packed by volunteers throughout the regional divisions.
Orphan Grain Train’s name and character are explained by the words of Christ recorded in the Gospel of John, chapter 14, verse 18, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”