Giving Tuesday 2025 Help Purchase Solar Lights
Communities suffering from the effects of natural disasters are reaching out to Orphan Grain Train and requesting solar powered lights. Until electricity is restored, these amazing little inventions cast a bright light in the darkness. All donations received for Giving Tuesday will go towards the purchase of these solar powered lights. This is one of…
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Long Term Aid to Jamaica Continues
The water station in Treasure Beach is still serving Great Bay and the surrounding communities. Using the Orphan Grain Train water filtration system, water is processed from a pond Monday through Wednesday, and residents can pick up water for the week. As water repairs are moving forward, the demand has become less so the water…
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Clean Water for Jamaica
The water purification system has been set up in Great Bay, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Each person coming to receive fresh water, walks away with two 2.5-gallon containers of fresh drinking water. We are grateful to all our donors who made it possible for Orphan Grain Train to purchase this state-of-the-art Aquifer 4000 high volume desalination…
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A Journey for Jamaica
Brent Kummer, Director of OGT Logistics and Bob Schleppenbach, OGT Logistics Driver left Norfolk on Tuesday to drive to Miami with a water purification system that can process 4,200 gallons of water per day. The state-of-the-art purifier along with 800 water buckets, gas cans, two pop-up tents and a generator will be delivered to an…
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Team Mission Mules and OGT Plan to Bring Aid to Jamaica
Orphan Grain Train in partnership with #missionmules is traveling to Jamaica to bring a sea water purifier and food. The first team of three will be bringing a portable desalination system designed to serve up to 4,300 gallons per day of fresh drinking water, generators and fortified meals. Please continue to pray for the people…
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OGT Headed to NC With Container of Food
September 24, 2025, marked the one-year anniversary of the Hurricane Helene disaster. Orphan Grain Train Norfolk continues to work with Mike Toberer of Mission Mules as they bring aid to people in the Harmony, North Carolina area. Early Monday morning, OGT driver, Dan Pollack left Norfolk with a double-door container loaded with food supplies intended…
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Christmas in July a Success
Thank you to everyone who helped build Christmas Gift boxes in the basement of Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE this year! 1,700 boxes were put together with the help of many generous donors and volunteers. People of all ages were involved in the making of the Christmas boxes. Thank you, to Kelly Asbury and…
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Disaster Relief Efforts for Hurricane Helene
The brutal force of the massive storm in N. Carolina and surrounding states has left unbelievable destruction and death behind. Hundreds of miles of roads were destroyed along with having no power, running water or cell phone reception in several states. We are currently working with Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders, whom we have partnered with…
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