Dry Beans and More Loaded for South Sudan
On January 14, Orphan Grain Train Norfolk loaded 24, 696 lbs. of dry beans along with medical equipment, clothing and shoes for a container packed for South Sudan. Over 90 boxes of blankets, quilts and school kits were also part of the load. Thank you, faithful OGT Norfolk volunteers for once again saying “Yes, I’ll…
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Loaded with Love for Liberia
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin loaded for Liberia on Wednesday the 14th of January. Volunteers packed 506 boxes of Kids Against Hunger/Food for Kidz meals, English Bibles, Church furniture, medical equipment and supplies and clothing for men. Fifty boxes of infant diapers and hygiene, layette and feminine hygiene kits were also put into the container. In…
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Second Bedroom Container Delivered for N.C. Disaster Recovery
Orphan Grain Train truck driver, Bob Schleppenbach, delivered the second bedroom unit to Burnsville, N.C. This container has 16 beds with smaller individual rooms. Mary Bates, North American Lutheran Church’s Disaster Response Director is currently in Yancey County coordinating the rebuilding of 6,000 homes destroyed by the September 2024 Hurricane Helene. Bates arrived in the…
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Support to Jurbarkas Evangelical Lutheran Diaconia Arrives from OGT Wisconsin
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin received word that the container they sent to Lithuania arrived at its destination. The recipients, Jurbarkas Evangelical Lutheran Diaconia’s “Jurbarko sandora, will provide support to the Jurbarkas Women’s Crisis Center. The Center assists women who are facing difficult life circumstances. Support will also be given to parishioners and children’s day care…
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St. Paul’s School Forgoes Christmas Gift Exchange to Gift Supplies for Kits
St. Paul’s Lutheran School of Norfolk, Nebraska recently delivered items that are needed to make school and hygiene kits. In lieu of their usual Christmas school gift exchange, students and staff chose to bring in items to donate for the kits to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. First – fourth grade students brought in supplies for…
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Sunland Springs Village Quilting Club Gifts OGT Phoenix 50 Layette Kits
The Sunland Springs Village Quilting Club, located in Mesa, AZ, gifted the Orphan Grain Train Phoenix Branch with 50 Layette kits on January 6. This is the second year that they have used their talents to give to others. Last year, winter visitor Carol Wrede, (Norfolk, NE resident) used a Thrivent Action Funds card to…
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Blanket of Many Colors Crocheted and Donated by Zobel
This beautiful queen-size blanket was crocheted by Barb Zobel of Randolph, Nebraska. Barb wanted to share her work with someone who could use a lovely blanket. She donated it to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. Thank you, Barb for the time and care you put into making this beauty.
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Donated Beans to Haiti Sent by OGT Wisconsin and OGT Minnesota North Team
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin and OGT Minnesota North teamed up to send 18 totes of black split beans to Cap Haitien, Haiti. Long-time recipient, Josias Marin of Thomassique, will receive the food for the Lutheran school in Haiti. The beans were donated by Apostolic Christian Harvest Call which is a part of the Apostolic Christian…
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Eyewear from OGT Lincoln is Shared by MOST in Guatemala
In October of 2025, Orphan Grain Train Lincoln donated used eyeglasses to Mission Opportunities Short Term (MOST)out of Ann Arbor, MI. Genie Watters, an OGT Lincoln volunteer, shared photos of a recent MOST team mission trip to Zacapa, Guatemala where the eyewear was fitted and shared with people in need. MOST Ministries provides opportunities for…
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