Browsing Category: International Aid

Helping Kids Round First Partnership with OGT Load Arrives in Chad

The load of fortified meals, medical equipment and clothing arrived safely in Chad through the wonderful partnership of #helpingkidsroundfirst, Craig Severtson and his staff and #orphangraintrain. The load came out of Orphan Grain Train Norfolk but the transportation of the container from the port, through Cameroon and into Chad was supported by Helping Kids Round…

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Maryland Loads for Liberia with Great Volunteers

Friends – with great pleasure, I report that the Orphan Grain Train Maryland Branch loaded over 30,000 lbs. of boxes and articles of summer clothing, shoes, hygiene, student-desks, bicycles, books, Luci Lights, and more. These articles will make their way into the hands of needy children and adults of Liberia. It is by no small…

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Iowa West Load to Latvia Arrives Safely

Orphan Grain Train Iowa West received word that their spring load to Latvia arrived safely. Clothing for men, women and children, school kits, toys medical supplies and equipment and hygiene kits and supplies were included in the load. Thank you, Iowa West volunteers and donors! It’s always good news to hear that a container arrived…

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Wisconsin Delivers Diakonia to Lithuania

Evangelical Lutheran Diakonia in Lithuania received a wonderful load of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, 150 boxes of infant and adult diapers, fifty stackable chairs, ten bicycles, and 40 boxes of either school kits, supplies or teacher’s kits. Diakonia is the Greek word for “service or relief.” This shipment, sent by Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin,…

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