Honorable Couple Travels to Norfolk with Quilts
Marilyn and Gerald Bohling, both in their 90’s, traveled to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk to deliver ten boxes of quilts. The quilts were gathered from the Fremont. NE area and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hooper, NE. Thank you, to all the women who sewed the beautiful quilts and shared them with OGT. Thank you, Marilyn and…
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“Servant Road Trip” Leads to OGT Norfolk for Two MN Youth Groups
On Tuesday, June 23, the spark that began in the mind of Ted Stroming was shared with Chris Brown and together the two men lit the flame of a “servant road trip” to Nebraska. Both men are Directors of Christian Education (DCE) in their home churches. Stroming, from Good Shepherd Lutheran in Glencoe, MN and…
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Church in Pampali, Latvia Eagerly Await Mid-Atlantic Shipment
Once again, the Lord provided a beautiful day for loading a container – bright sun and cool breeze! On Wednesday, June 25, 2026, Orphan Grain Train Mid-Atlantic Branch volunteers, hand-packed 1,100 boxes of clothing, shoes, bedding, toys, school supplies, Bibles and hymnals, plus 100 pieces of medical equipment and bicycles. Pastor Eisaks of the Evangelical…
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Kansas Group Visits OGT Lincoln and Deliver Many Quilts
Thirteen ladies and two youngsters from Kansas visited Orphan Grain Train Lincoln last week! The ladies were from Fairview, Hiawatha and Powhattan, Kansas. They brought 62 quilts with them, packed 12 hygiene kits and many boxes of donated clothing. They also toured the Lincoln Mercy Meals location and are anxious to return to pack Mercy…
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Navajo Nations Receive Shipments from OGT Phoenix
On June 11, 2026, the Phoenix Branch rented a 26’ box truck to take donations to two Arizona Navajo Nation locations. This was a three-day trip because of the distance from the Phoenix warehouse. Day 1: load the truck and drive to eastern Arizona and stay overnight. Day 2: drive to both locations and unload…
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Thank you, AWG for Sharing Your Extras
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk delivered 34 pallets of donated food from Associated Wholesale Grocers to Black Hawk, SD. In the early morning hours, OGT Logistics director, Brent Kummer, picked up the load from the Norfolk AWG location and delivered it to the Native American Heritage Association in Black Hawk. Thank you, AWG for continuing to…
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OGT Water Purification System Continues to Bring Clean Water to Parottee, Jamaica
Orphan Grain Train’s state-of-the-art water filtration system is still being used in Jamaica. The system is set up in Parottee, Jamaica, in St. Elizabeth Parish, on the southwest coast of the island. Andre and Andrew., two local residents, are still maintaining the large blue high-volume desalination system. They said that they are handing out the…
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Mid-Atlantic’s Shipment with Toys Brings Great Delight
Orphan Grain Train Mid-Atlantic’s load to Republic of Georgia brought joy to the hearts of young children at a local kindergarten. The recipient’s partnering organization “Biliki” visited a kindergarten in the village of Khabume and delivered toys to the children. “There is nothing more joyous than watching children enthusiastically try to open all the boxes…
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North Wisconsin LWML Donates Kits and Quilts to OGT Wisconsin at Convention
North Wisconsin LWML women gathered in Marquette, Wisconsin for their biannual convention. Pete Gnan, Orphan Grain Train field work director, was at a booth sharing about OGT. The 260 attendees brought in kits, quilts and sleeping mats from their area churches. These were donated to Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin to be used in future shipments….
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