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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."
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