5th Anniversary Celebration
‘Happy 5th Anniversary’ to OGT’s Michigan Branch in Sebewaing! On April 23rd, 2019, Michigan Branch volunteers packed their first box to launch the first sustained Michigan branch. Our branch has now completed Christian mercy care shipments to Kyrgyzstan, Panama, Moldova, the Republic of Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Malawi, South Sudan, and Peru. The Volunteer Crew…
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LWML Ladies Delivered 52 Hygiene Kits to Help Those in Need
LWML group from St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Forestville, WI made 52 hygiene kits that were delivered to OGT’s Wisconsin Branch in Westfield. Thank you, ladies, for your servant hearts and all that you do for OGT & those in need worldwide!
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Endowment Fund Presented Donation
Kathy and Jim Carter presented at St John Lutheran Church, Clarinda, Iowa on the OGT ministry at adult Bible Study and the children’s Sunday School. LWML and St. John’s endowment fund presented checks to support the ministry and organized a delicious potluck after worship.
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Boxes Packed by Great Volunteers
Norfolk warehouse has enthusiastic and energetic 3rd thru 6th grade students from St. Ludger’s school in Creighton, NE sorting and packing clothes this morning. They are volunteering for 1.5 hours and in their first 30 minutes, they already had 35 boxes done – one pallet full! They are working up an appetite for Pizza Ranch…
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Ladies From Minnesota Help Pack Mercy Meals
It was a busy day at OGT’s South Dakota Collection Center in Milbank. Six ladies from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wheaton, MN. enjoyed packing Mercy Meals for the first time. Joyfully sharing Gods love to all.
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Event Held in Milbank A Success
South Dakota Collection Center was one of the guests at Milbank American Lutheran Mother-Daughter-Friend Event. There was a lot of interest with how to make sleeping mats with many grocery bags donated. SD Center also shared backpacks with foster children’s group. People are good. God is good!
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New Volunteers A Wonderful Blessing
Spring flowers were beginning to peak in late March as seven new Missouri volunteers living less than an hour’s drive just west of St. Louis came to the branch site located there to deliver blankets and other necessities and prepare items for future use. The addition of an extra seven pairs of dedicated hands made…
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OGT would like to introduce Steve Fehrs, the new warehouse manager for Norfolk warehouse. Steve started this week training under Doug Trampe. His work history includes both sales and warehouses and some logistics. He has been married for 29 years to Melissa and they have one daughter Amber. Steve enjoys cooking, traveling and taking his…
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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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