Disaster Relief

OGT is assisting Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fremont, NE to aid the residents that were devastated by recent flood waters. On March 15, the flood waters reached Fremont and closed off roads going in and out of town along with engulfing a large p...

Norfolk warehouse volunteers loaded cleaning kits, disaster supplies, mops, brooms, barrels and bedding for our neighbors to the south in Columbus, NE. They also were hit hard by flood waters and have a lot of clean up and repairs. Please continue to...

Farmers devastated by the recent flood water are in need of fence posts and wiring. OGT recently delivered 4 loads of posts and wire to Verdigre and Lynch, Nebraska for farmers to repair their fence lines for cattle. Thank you to our donors and volun...

OGT distributed 200 lbs. of hamburger, 1 pallet of potatoes and 10 pallets of pet food for Nebraska flood relief efforts in Lynch and Norfolk. Thank you to our donors and volunteers for making these distributions possible....

OGT’s Colorado West Collection Center in Thornton donated $5,000.00 for the Nebraska Flood Relief efforts! Thank you for helping families devastated by the recent raging waters!...

OGT recently delivered donated hay from a farmer in West point, NE to a farmer in Hooper, NE. The farmstead was severely damaged by flood waters in Hooper.  The farmer can’t even use his tractor because his barn took in so much water it collapsed ...

The flood waters have receded; clean-up of homes mostly done and now it is time for repairs. OGT is offering drywall, insulation and other building supplies for families whose homes were damaged by flood waters and did not have flood insurance. Pleas...

OGT’s Indiana Branch in Jonesville had a great group of young helpers with a Thrivent Action team event to sort and inventory disaster supplies that have been collected at their location. Next step is to build the inventory and then assemble the Sc...

Employees with Nucor in Norfolk, NE saw firsthand the destruction left behind by the ravaging flood waters and homes in desperate need of repairs from water damage. They felt in their hearts an urge to help but were not sure how. They heard the amazi...