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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Wyoming Couple Bring Another Load to Norfolk
Myron, Dee and Shelley Heny from Powell, Wyoming delivered another load of donated items to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk on Thursday, June 19. Immanuel Lutheran Church in Powell conducted a clothing drive and then shared what was donated. They sorted and packed everything into totes and bags. While they were in Norfolk, they also visited…
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Milbank Shares OGT with S.D. State LWML and Receives Grant Money
Orphan Grain Train Milbank had a presence at the South Dakota State LWML convention in Rapid City on June 5 and 6. The delegates voted in favor of a grant for 5,000 dollars to make some improvements at the Milbank collection center building. Milbank will start with a new water heater to replace the one…
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Youth and Adults Load for Latvia Together
This is what can be accomplished when youth come together as volunteers, neighbors, relatives, and friends to serve others. With teamwork, enthusiasm, and a shared purpose, these dedicated young people helped load a 40-foot container of humanitarian aid for Latvia through Orphan Grain Train Michigan. Boxes of blankets, linens, clothing, hygiene supplies, and school kits…
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Houston Delivers to Four Agencies in Area
In May, Orphan Grain Train Houston delivered items to Legacy Ranch Kids, Armand Bayou Elementary School, Anchor Point and Lord of the Streets. Sleeping mats, clothing, hygiene kits and childcare kits were shared with agencies and organizations that are involved with helping children in foster care, people without homes and people in difficult financial situations….
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