Kasitu Village of Malawi Happy to Carry Fortified Meals from Shipment
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s load to Malawi and Action for Progress arrived at its destination. Action for Progress shared a letter explaining the distribution of the 272,160 Feed My Starving Children fortified meals. It is rainy season in Kasitu Village of Malawi. Navigating the muddy roads can be a challenge, and sometimes they are impassable….
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Wells Fargo Employees in Phoenix Build Team Spirit by Building Kits
A volunteer at Orphan Grain Train Phoenix also works for Wells Fargo Bank. As a team building event, Stephanie Arruda/Sanderson, used a Thrivent gift card to purchase the needed items to build hygiene kits. Her team made 56 hygiene kits and donated them to the Phoenix branch. (Stephanie is the second from the left in…
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Platte River Academy Enjoys Volunteering at Castle Rock
Nine student volunteers and two moms from Platte River Academy from Highland Ranch, Colorado packed well over 100 boxes of clothes. This group did a great job and had fun while they were “working.” Three Orphan Grain Train Castle Rock volunteers assisted this group-Chuck and Jean pictured on the right. Thank you, for the wonderful…
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Wyoming Visitors Stop at OGT Norfolk to Share Quilts
This is Dee and Myron Heny from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Powell, Wyoming. They drove from Powell to visit their daughter and son-in-law, who both teach at Christ Lutheran School. The Heny’s made a stop at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk to share quilts and pillowcase dresses made by members of Immanuel Lutheran. Thank you, Heny’s…
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Wisconsin Carries Donated Hay to Western Nebraska
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin is hauling hay to western Nebraska. This is the first load that went out last week. There are four more in the works. Thank you, Dave Enders from Lodi. Thank you, donors for supporting the trucking of these loads. Thank you, Wisconsin for supporting the ranchers in Nebraska. Please Lord, we…
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Rocky Mountain Sends a Beautifully Packed Load to Latvia
Orphan Grain Train Rocky Mountain branch in Julesburg, Colorado loaded for Latvia in early March. Over 130 boxes of blankets and linens, over 1,300 boxes of clothing and shoes and more than 80 hygiene, layette or school kits are included in this container. Thank you, Julesburg volunteers for this beautifully loaded container. Do not withhold…
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St. Paul’s Lutheran in Loon Lake Share Mats, Quilts and Kits
This is the group of quilting ladies from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Loon Lake by Vergas, Minnesota. Some of the women from the church made quilts and assembled hygiene kits. Polly, the woman in the photo, is holding up one of the 57 woven mats that were put together with quilt scraps. Thank you…
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Christmas Boxes Bring Joy to Korostishiv Orphans
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s last shipment in December to Bible Orphan Ministry in Ukraine contained packed Christmas boxes for children. Some of the boxes were shared with the children in Korostishiv after Christmas. These are photos that Alla shared with us when the boxes were given at the orphanage. These boxes bring such joy to…
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Where God Guides, He Provides
A family of sisters recently reached out to Orphan Grain Train Central Iowa. They were wanting to donate as much of their parents’ household items that would be accepted. They didn’t want the items resold. With limited warehouse space, Richard Hartwig, the manager wasn’t sure if OGT Central Iowa could house all of the items….
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