Regional Divisions
Minnesota S. 2010 Activity Report
Shipments
Feb. 5 - 300 apple boxes of linens to Rochester Medical and Relief for Haiti.
Feb. 18 - 959G Toshkent, Uzbekistan (container)
Mar. 9 - Norfolk, NE - Medical Supplies - linens, back packs, soap, etc.
Jul. 15 - Eastern Heights, St. Paul - 10 wheel chairs for shipment of container on 8-9-10.
Jul. 20 - Norfolk, NE - Medical supplies, 420 apple boxes of blankets, 15 desks, 15 chairs, and 12 waste baskets
Aug. 6 - 1027G - Eastern Heights, St. Paul to Tajikistan
Sep. 24 - 1041G - container to Tajikistan
Oct. 8 - Relief to Hammond, MN - cleaning supplies from Norfolk, NE
Nov. 1 - Norfolk, NE - 321 apple boxes, mercy kits, 12 boxes miscellaneous
Nov. 9 - 1068 to Haiti, container of food (canned corn, peas, and beans). Split cost with Wisconsin Branch.
Relief for Haiti
An appeal was sent out to all Branches for blankets to send to Haiti by the National OGT office. Our truck went to all four of our warehouses and collected what blankets they had and took them to Norfolk, NE. A third grade teacher read in the newsletter that blankets were needed and told her students about it. They wanted to do something so they asked the other students and their families to bring blankets for Haiti to the school. They were hoping to get 100 blankets and ended up collecting more than 300 blankets. Glory be to God!
Fish Feeds Served in 2010
Mar. 26 - Christ the King Spencer, IA
May 30 - Zion Lutheran Hopkins, MN
Jun. 13 - Martin Lutheran High School Northrop, MN
Jul. 18 - Lutheran Church of our Savior Windom, MN
Aug. 29 - First Lutheran Glencoe, MN
Sep. 12 - Emmanuel Lutheran Milbank, SD
Sep. 19 - Trinity Lutheran South Shore White Bear Lake, MN
Sep. 26 - Trinity Lutheran St. Francis, MN
Oct. 3 - Peace Lutheran Rock Rapids, IA
Oct. 10 - Mount Calvary Richfield, MN
Oct. 17 - St. Johns Lutheran Stewartville, MN
Oct. 31 - Emmaus Lutheran St. Paul, MN
Nov. 7 - Immanuel Lutheran Lakefield, MN
As Fish Feeds are our main fundraiser we would like to thank everyone that sponsored, helped, or contributed their support for a Fish Feed or any other support given the Orphan Grain Train. Anyone wishing to sponsor a Fish Feed in 2011 should contact Hank Wiemann at 507-831-4804 or Loren Ulbricht at 507-662-6270 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Fish Feed Schedule For Balance of 2011
Aug.14, 2011 - Emmanuel Spirit Lake IA
Aug. 21, 2011 - Our Savior Windom MN
Aug 28, 2011 - First Lutheran Glencoe MN
Sept 11, 2011 - Trinity St. Francis MN
Sept 18, 2011 - Trinity South Shore White Bear Lake MN
Sept 25, 2011 - Emmanuel Milbank SD
Oct. 2, 2011 - Peace Rock Rapids IA
Oct. 9, 2011 - Trinity Mountain Lake MN
Oct. 16, 2011 - St. Johns Stewartville MN
Oct. 23, 2011 - Emmaus St Paul MN
Oct. 30, 2011 - Mount Calvary Richfield MN
Nov. 6, 2011 - Immanuel Lakefield MN
Minnesota South Branch 2009 Activity Report
http://ogt.org/images/uploads/MN_S_2009_Activity_Report.pdf
Minnesota South Fall 2008 Report
The year 2008 has been a busy one with the Minnesota South Division of Orphan Grain Train taking on a project in Sudan, Africa. Our shipping date was moved up about three weeks and we did make the deadline. On June 25 a full container and one about a third-full of the supplies needed for the project were picked up in Truman, Minn. and sent to Norfolk, Neb. where the second container was filled with more items. On Aug. 13 the two containers from MN South Division along with the medical clinic provided by the Missouri-Illinois Division left on their long journey to Sudan, Africa with the first stop in Omaha, Neb. for inspection.
Irrigation piping is prepared for loading into a shipping container.
Volunteers will go over when the containers reach their destination to install the fence and water lines and to re-assemble the farm equipment with the help of the Sudanese people. They will be trained in all phases at the same time.
This project has been a very uplifting experience for all involved. We all felt the presence of God with us as all of the materials were gathered and prepared. I want to thank everyone that was involved in the project in any way from donating items, volunteering their time, financial support, and especially their prayers. Funding is still needed for the project over and above what is raised at our Fish Feeds. Continue to keep this project in your prayers that the containers will arrive at their destination as scheduled and that the volunteers will be kept safe during their stay.
Getting close to full.