Milbank Student Council Packs 3,000 Mercy Meals
Milbank Middle School student council members packed Mercy Meals on October 15. The group packed over 3,000 meals at the Orphan Grain Train Collection Center in Milbank, S.D. The students raised $350 by selling concessions at middle school football games, and they donated the money to help fund the meals. The activity was part of…
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Maryland Sends 1,200 Samaritan’s Feet International Shoes to South Sudan
Last month, Orphan Grain Train Maryland loaded a 20,500-pound shipment to South Sudan. Clothing, shoes, medical durable equipment, hygiene and school supplies, sewing machines and supplies, fabric, paraments, and much more were included in this load. This shipment also included 1,200 pairs of shoes donated by Samaritan’s Feet International. A big “Thank You” to the…
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Ukraine Receives Needed Supplies from Norfolk
International Charity Foundation of Dnipro, Ukraine sent word that the shipment from Orphan Grain Train Norfolk arrived safely at its destination. The shipment contained 132 boxes of Mercy Meals rice and 132 Mercy Meals rice and beans. That equates to 57,024 meals. Also included in the container were boxes of blankets and linens, hygiene supplies,…
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Great Need for Hygiene Kits Prompts Volunteer and Family “Kit Making Day”
In early October, Karen Mangels and family members, John, Seth, Anna and Evelyn came to Orphan Grain Train Servant Center and packed 124 hygiene kits. Hygiene kits are a much-needed item for domestic and international shipments. Because of the earthquake in Cebu, Philippines a few weeks ago, recipients there are asking for hygiene kits and…
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Maryland “Walks-Out” Over One Hundred Pieces of Medical Equipment
Orphan Grain Train Maryland shared over one hundred pieces of medical equipment in September. Sixteen wheeled-rollator walkers and twelve shower chairs were requested by people in the Millersville area. When an operation is needed or a family member struggles with mobility, residents in most OGT branch or collection center communities may come to an Orphan…
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Houston Supplies Community Ministries with Clothes to Share
Orphan Grain Train Houston delivered 72 boxes of mixed clothing to Pasadena Community Ministries last month. The PCM provides food and clothing to people in need in the Pasadena and Deer Park area. Clients may receive services one time per month. Thank you, donors for sharing your items with OGT-Houston and thank you, volunteers for…
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Project Recycling for Life Collect for OGT Lincoln Again and Again
Connie Barth and Val Creaux of Project Recycling for Life have been collecting donations for Orphan Grain Train Lincoln for several months. The recycling group is based in Firth, Nebraska. Thank you, Connie and Val for repurposing items and being good stewards of the Lord’s bounty.
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OGT Missouri Illinois Filling Church Pantries in St. Louis
Orphan Grain Train Missouri Illinois branch shared 13,735 lbs. of food with area churches that distribute the food through in-house food pantries. Thank you, Missouri Illinois volunteers for once again sharing the extra that you are blessed to receive. Thank you. Great Commission Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, St. John’s Lutheran Church, and Timothy Lutheran…
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Common Threads of Lincoln Completes 42 Boxes of Feminine Hygiene Kits
Members of Common Threads at Messiah Lutheran Church Lincoln, Nebraska completed 42 boxes of reusable feminine hygiene kits for Ysleta Mission in El Paso, Texas which will be delivered October 13 from Orphan Grain Train Lincoln. These kits are life changing and lifesaving. The deaconesses teach the Days for Girls curriculum and then distribute kits…
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