New Servant Center On Track to Be Done in August
OGT staff was able to tour the inside of the new Servant Center that is under construction with August being the completion date. The first pictures are of the warehouse area that will have shelving racks for storage. At the far end of the warehouse is a garage door that will connect to the Mercy…
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Longtime Warehouse Manager Retires
After 19 years as OGT’s Norfolk warehouse manager, Doug Trampe has retired. The Norfolk Public School Transitional students volunteer every Wednesday and presented Doug with a fun tribute. Thank you, Doug, for all you have done for OGT and for the volunteers throughout the years! You will be missed by many!
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Great Volunteers Help Load Aid
Many volunteers at OGT’s Colorado West Collection Center loaded 897 boxes with shoes, accessories, clothing of all kinds, quilts, bedding, toys, pillowcase dresses, mittens, underwear and socks. Also included in shipment were 183 boxes of miscellaneous items for Border Missions. Last but not least, unboxed items such as walkers, shower seats, leg braces, canes, crutches,…
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Thrivent Action Team Event Held to Help OGT Had A Wonderful Turn Out
Carol Wrede, pictured with boxes, is active with OGT and her husband Bernie is a board member at OGT Headquarters in Norfolk, NE. They enjoy winters in Arizona and continue to support OGT at the Phoenix Branch. On February 10, Carol’s quilting group-Quilter’s on Wheels made 56 Layette kits, 284 completed flannel diapers, & 221…
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45 School Kits Donated
Rocky Mountain Branch in Julesburg, CO received 45 school kits from students at St. Paul Lutheran School in Ogallala, NE. Thank you for serving other students throughout the world!
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Mary Martha Circle Assemble and Deliver Hygiene Kits
Mary Martha Circle at Faith Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA assembled 40 hygiene kits that were delivered to OGT in Norfolk, NE. Thank you, ladies, for sharing the love of Christ with many in need.
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Over 2,000 Attend Free Conference & Learn About OGT
BPM, which stands for Best Practices in Ministry, is a conference hosted by Christ Church Lutheran-Phoenix, AZ. For over 10 years they have offered this FREE conference to remind professional and lay church workers that you are loved, you are not alone, and you matter. OGT-Phoenix Branch and Norfolk, NE Headquarters hosted a table at…
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Volunteers Travel 330 Miles to Lend Helping Hands
Eight adult volunteers from St. John Lutheran Church in Green Valley, Illinois, traveled 330 miles round trip to lend their hands to the work of the Missouri-Illinois branch of OGT. They brought 20 handmade quilts plus a variety of men’s coats. Brad Jackson, manager of the site, coordinated the initial scheduling and work. A tour…
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Many Hands Make Light Work
OGT Logistics Director Brent Kummer (center in grey jacket) recruited a group of men from the Lindsey area along with Norfolk warehouse volunteers Janet & Jerry Mansfield (far left) to help load 11 church pews from the Palestine Baptist Church in St. Edward, Nebraska. These pews will be such a blessing for another church somewhere…
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