Harvest Call, Minnesota North and Wisconsin Bring Beans to Benin
This is an example of people coming together as a group and each contributing what they can to accomplish good. Davis Wulf of Harvest Call out of Morris, MN provided the beans, Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North loaded the container and Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin paid for the shipment of 39, 720 pounds of black…
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Quilters, Milbank Area Hospital and OGT Phoenix Bring Care to Patients
Thank you, Orphan Grain Train Milbank volunteers! Thank you to all the quilters who contributed to this delivery of care. Thank you, to the staff at Milbank Area Hospital Avera and Avera Medical Group Milbank for the compassion you share with each of your patients in your care.
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Church on the Street in Phoenix Receives Bibles from OGT Phoenix
Orphan Grain Train Phoenix partners with Church on the Street in Phoenix, a nonprofit Christian mission with a heart to win and build people for Christ. It has a special focus on the homeless and incarcerated. Church on the Street requested a supply of Bibles and tracts from the OGT branch. On August 8th, Church…
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Zambia to Receive Generator, Mercy Meals and Medical Equipment
On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Orphan Grain Train loaded a container with 16 pallets of Mercy Meals, medical equipment and a generator for Zambia. In addition, there were 49 student chairs, 10 bicycles and diapers for adults and youth. This container will be received by Gospelink of Refunsa, Zambia. Thank you, to the men who…
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Fencing Crew of Five Travels to Hyannis for Sixth Trip West
The Orphan Grain Train fencing crew left this Monday morning, August 10 for their sixth trip out to western Nebraska. Mick Onnen, Dave Meyer, Mike Jundt and Tom Rudloff will be joining DeWayne Erickson as they put in a few more miles of new fencing. Last spring, the Minor and Morrill fires burned more than…
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Container for Ukraine has Many Kits Included on Load
On Tuesday, August 4th, Orphan Grain Train Central Iowa in Clemons loaded a container for Ukraine. The container was packed with a variety of OGT kits. There are 67 boxes of hygiene kits, 24 boxes of teacher kits, 89 boxes of school kit and 29 boxes of layette kits on this load. These kits are…
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Couple Uses a Thrivent Action Grant to Purchase Supplies
Nila and Del Koeneke wrote a Thrivent action team grant and purchased supplies for 38 school kits which youth assembled at the Orphan Grain Train Lincoln warehouse on July 31. They also celebrated Nila’s 87th Birthday. Thank you, Thrivent for your continued support of action team grants. Thank you, Nila and Del for this wonderful…
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Norfolk Loads Furniture and More for the Philippines
On Tuesday, July 28, Orphan Grain Train’s container to the Philippines was loaded with 40 folding tables, 44 waiting room chairs, 75 student chairs, and one church lectern. In addition, pallets of school and hygiene kits, Christmas boxes, peanut butter, and shoes and bags were included. Thirty bicycles, sleeping bags and sleeping mats were squeezed…
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Siouxland and Norfolk Made Mercy Meals on the Way to Guatemala
On July 15, an empty container was quickly filled at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk with 36 pallets of Mercy Meals from Siouxland and Norfolk. These fortified rice meals are on their way to Guatemala in a sealed container. Each box contains 216 Mercy Meals. Thank you, to all the volunteers who faithfully put these meals…
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