Disaster Relief

February 8, 2019 was an historic day for Orphan Grain Train—Michigan. Through the bounty coming from God’s people, a first distribution was made of 285 “flood buckets” containing cleanup supplies much needed in southeast Ohio whic...

February 8, 2019 was an historic day for Orphan Grain Train—Michigan.  Through the bounty coming from God’s people, a first distribution was made of 285 “flood buckets” containing cleanup supplies much needed in southeast Ohio wh...

The Central Iowa Branch delivered boxes of quilts, bedding and clothing to Caring Center in Marshalltown, IA for tornado victims. Last year an F3 tornado ripped through Marshalltown, IA leaving behind 89 homes and 7 businesses destroyed and another 5...

November 2nd 2018 OGT delivered a shower unit to Trinity Lutheran Church in Panama City, FL. This will be used by volunteers and others in need of its use. Last week OGT set up a container filled with construction tools for volunteers to use. OGT con...

An OGT container filled with disaster relief clean-up supplies and tools was placed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Panama City, Florida. The container and contents will be used by volunteers helping with the clean-up and rebuilding after hurricane Mic...

OGT recently donated $20,000.00 for volcano Kilauea victims in Hawaii. Pastor Mark Zier with Christ Lutheran Church in Hilo, Hawaii received the funds and divided it equally among 4 families as they dealt with being displaced and/or lost their homes ...

Working together, congregations and friends in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania have collected and shipped disaster relief supplies down to the hurricane victims in the Carolinas. The first shipment filled our Maryland Branch truck, was driven dow...

OGT is helping families devastated from hurricane Harvey, Florence and Michael by purchasing construction materials, groceries and disaster relief supplies.  OGT is accepting monetary donations to help with purchasing supplies and transportation exp...

OGT’s portable chapel is on its way to Redemption Lutheran Church in Panama City, Florida from Norfolk, NE. The church was badly damaged from hurricane Michael’s strong winds and flood waters. The chapel will give a place for the congregation to ...