Disaster Relief

OGT put a plea out for small kitchen appliances and many of our donors came thru with either appliances or monetary donations. The Norfolk warehouse volunteers were able to load a semi-trailer for Kentucky families finally being able to move into hom...

Harold Mathews and Colin Scheidt loaded 25 scrub buckets filled with cleaning supplies, mops and brooms from OGT’s Indiana Branch for Trinity Lutheran Church in Selma, Alabama. This was in conjunction with the LERT team from Immanuel Lutheran Churc...

OGT purchased more roofing materials at a Home Depot and Lowes in Louisiana to repair another roof damaged from hurricane Ida. We are working with Toi Carter which has been able to have many roofs repaired with donated materials from OGT. Thank you, ...

Orphan Grain Train purchased a little more than $9,000.00 worth of various foods from Food Giant in Mayfield, KY for The Way Community Center in Wingo, KY. Every Monday, The Way has families living in poverty, homeless, some due to tornado still, man...

Indiana Branch volunteers blessed Manna from Heaven with 14,256 Love the Hungry meals, bedding, hygiene supplies, bikes and other goods to share with families living in poverty and affected by the floods in Kentucky. Thank you for being the hands &am...

Kathy Carter, OGT Board member and volunteer at Lincoln Collection Center, went on a mission trip with her husband Jim and spent a half day with Toi Carter, Melissa and Dominic of Louisiana Just Recovery and three leaders of Inclusive Louisiana to le...

Ohio Collection Center delivered blankets, cleaning supplies, hygiene kits, nearly 100 5-gallon buckets, work gloves and other items to North American Lutheran Disaster in Coldwell, OH. The items were then transported to Ft. Myers region in Florida. ...

Indiana Branch volunteers delivered cleaning supplies and buckets to Citygate Ministries in Ft. Myers, FL to help with cleanup. This will be a long process for clean up and rebuilding for many families from hurricane Ian. Please continue to keep the ...

The Way Community Center in Wingo, KY continues to help families devastated by the recent flooding. They were grateful to receive more than 27,000 pounds of various foods, 3,240 Kids Against Hunger meals, hygiene supplies, various clothes, bedding an...