
Anderson Ford Gives Back
Ray Soto and Kurt Rosen from Anderson Ford toured Orphan Grain Train-Lincoln on July 3 and presented Jim and Kathy Carter with a generous gift of $5,000 for the ministry. Thank you, Anderson Ford of Lincoln!
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Serving Christ, Serving Others
Pastor Tim and Keri Llewellyn and Jim and Kathy Carter at Faith Lutheran Church in Humboldt, Ne. Our small-town churches are small in numbers but mighty in walking with the Lord on His mission and partnering with Orphan Grain Train-Lincoln. Zion Lutheran in Pawnee City donated a multitude of hygiene kits, reusable diapers made out…
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From Tour to Service
Following the Lutheran Women in Mission Convention in Omaha, several women and one man signed up to take a bus from Omaha to Norfolk to tour the new Orphan Grain Train Servant Center. Following the tour, they were served lunch along with Norfolk’s volunteers and staff. They viewed a new OGT movie and had a…
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Over 3,500 Women Pack 48,000 Mercy Meals at Lutheran Women in Mission Convention
Over 48,000 Mercy Meals were packed during the three Servant Connection sessions of the annual Lutheran Women in Mission Convention in Omaha, Nebraska this past week. Over 3,500 women from all over the nation gathered in the Heartland for their 41st biennial gathering. Thank you, ladies for welcoming us and making Mercy Meals one of…
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The Rhythmic Cadence of Mercy Meal Makers
It is a sight and sound to behold; the rhythmic cadence of Mercy Meal Makers. Every fourth Wednesday, a group of women from the Beemer, Nebraska area join together for Mercy Meals and Orphan Grain Train to pack fortified meals. Just for the fun of it, they created a cadence to maintain their rhythm while…
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Orphan Grain Train–Phoenix Blessed by Partnership with ProLift Rigging
Orphan Grain Train-Phoenix is blessed to have ProLift Rigging as a corporate partner. Our assistant manager, Paul Richardson, is an employee at ProLift. This company believes in giving back to the community and the company’s purpose is “To acknowledge and glorify God by living in submission to Him; through impacting people, stewarding His resources, accomplishing…
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OGT Lincoln Hosts Girls State Packing Event
The Orphan Grain Train Lincoln Collection Center hosted a Mercy Meals packaging event on June 2-4 at the Cornhusker Girls State meeting in Lincoln. 149 high school seniors-to-be packaged 49,260 meals in three sessions. The young women came from communities throughout Nebraska, and spent the week learning about government, responsible citizenship and service to others….
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Generations Serving Together
Little Lily is learning early about volunteering at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. She is the granddaughter of Karen Mangels. Karen and Darlene Wolff, Nancy Dolesh and Gertrude Hofmann pictured, front to back) are all regular volunteers in the Servant Center working on sorting, kits and special projects. Karen was the International Shipping Director in the…
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Abundant Blessings in Phoenix: Epiphany Lutheran Church Partners with OGT to Serve Others
There is an abundance of great things happening at Orphan Grain Train Phoenix. OGT-Phoenix is blessed to have Epiphany Lutheran Church-Chandler, AZ as a partner! The first picture is of a few of the ladies from The Epiphany Quilters, on Sunday, May 18, after the Dedication of the quilts at the Sunday church service. The…
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