Loading Hay in Iowa for Delivery in New Mexico
A second load of hay was delivered to Las Vegas, New Mexico in early June. Lowell Krieger delivered a load from Larry and Tracy Stetzel, Casey, Iowa. This is the second load that was donated by the Stetzels. The first load was taken to Western Nebraska after the devastating fires in March. New Mexico has…
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Liberia Waits for Shipment from Wisconsin
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin loaded for Lutheran Aid in Liberia and Pastor Kollie on Wednesday, June 17th. This load contained church furnishings, choir robes and Bibles and hymnals. It also had physical nourishment: 209 boxes of Kids Against Hunger/Food for Kidz fortified meals and over 4,000 pounds of nonperishable food. Clothing for men, women and…
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Castle Rock Represents OGT at Rocky Mountain Convention
This is one of 45 quilts donated by attendees of the 2026 LWML Rocky Mountain District Convention held in Colorado Springs, CO on June 5-7, 2026. Orphan Grain Train was one of the three organizations that the attendees supported. Around 500 hygiene kits, 5 boxes of school supplies and $425 were donated to OGT Castle…
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Romania Unpacks Michigan Shipment in the Evening
Orphan Grain Train Michigan received word that their April shipment to Romania arrived safely, and a crew of men unpacked it in the evening. The shipment contained 45 boxes of Mercy Meals, hygiene kits and supplies, clothing for men, women and children, blankets, medical equipment and toys. It is a magnificent gathering of people who…
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Girls’ State Visits Lincoln and Packs Meals on Campus
Nebraska Cornhusker Girls’ State learned about Orphan Grain Train and Mercy Meals on June 3 on UNL campus. They packed over 23,000 rice and vegetable meals as part of a service project. Eight volunteers from OGT-Lincoln facilitated the event. Thank you, ladies, for spending your day at OGT Lincoln and volunteering your time to make…
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Making Kits and Blessing the Receivers
Kindergarten and first grade students from St. Peter’s Lutheran School in Arlington Heights, Illinois recently put together 51 hygiene kits that were shared with Orphan Grain Train Missouri-Illinois branch in St. Louis. Kristin Drake, a kindergarten teacher at the school was able to organize this event by using money from a Thrivent grant and the…
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Humanitarian Aid from Norfolk Distributed in Republic of Georgia
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s February shipment to the Republic of Georgia arrived safely and the recipients at the International Charity Foundation sent back photos of their many distribution events. An elderly man who was in need of a walker received one. He was very happy to finally have a tool to assist him in movement….
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Castle Rock Volunteers Load for Latvia
On June 17, 2026, eleven Orphan Grain Train Castle Rock volunteers loaded 1,239 boxes of clothing, 107 pieces of medical equipment, and 13 bicycles into a container headed to Latvia. Not pictured are Erica Clark and Kelly Head. Thank you to all the other OGT volunteers who collect and sort the clothing, plus pack the…
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Alla from Ukraine Shares a Letter with OGT
This is a letter that was recently sent to Orphan Grain Train from Alla of Bible Orphan Ministry. OGT with the support of donors is actively involved in assisting nine orphanages in Ukraine with the Adopt-An-Orphanage program. There is a hope for adding more orphanages. OGT also sends regular containers of aid to Bible Orphan…
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