Love Shown Through Gifts of a Home and a Bible
This elderly Haitian woman lost her house last October from Hurricane Matthew. She has been staying in a friend’s cook shack with nowhere else to go. She was amazed at the generosity and love given to her through a house and a Bible. She was one of the 10 recipients given a roundhouse and a…
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5th Container Loaded and Off to Puerto Rico
January 4th the Indiana Branch volunteers were busy loading the 5th container for Puerto Rico; shipping costs were paid from OGT’s Hurricane Relief Fund. The container was purchased and will remain in Puerto Rico to be used for storage. The volunteers loaded quilts, Bibles, hymnals, shoes, clothes, coats, new socks and undies, cleaning kits/supplies, 57,024…
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Domestic Shipments in December Bless Many
Wisconsin Branch was busy in December 2017 with several deliveries within the US. Four of the deliveries included a total of 89,583 pounds of potatoes delivered to four different Texas towns with recipients that support border missions. They also shipped 15,000 pounds of potatoes and edible beans, clothing, medical equipment and furniture to Hanna from…
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No More Crawling On Cold Cement
Rainbow Network in Nicaragua received a shipment that contained some sleeping mats. They put these mats to good use for children to lie on instead of the cement floor. These mats are made from plastic grocery bags, crocheted by various people/groups and donated to OGT. These are shipped all over the world, especially after a…
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Stories Bring Tears to Our Eyes
As of August 15, 2014, Orphan Grain Train has given out over $80,000.00 to northeast Nebraska tornado victims. The families have shared how they lost everything except the clothes on their back. They recount the horrors of living through the tornado, huddled in their basements while their houses are lifted off the foundations and then…
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