Volunteers and Church Members Complete 100 Hygiene Kits for OGT Rocky Mountain
Recently, the Orphan Grain Train Rocky Mountain Branch, Saturday morning volunteers along with some church members of St Paul Lutheran Church in Julesburg, CO. worked together to complete 100 hygiene kits. Everyone at the gathering pitched in and it didn’t take long for all the kits to be boxed and put into inventory. With the…
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Republic of Georgia Receives Manna Packs from OGT Norfolk
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s Load of 1,260 boxes of Feed My Starving Children Manna Packs arrived in Mtskheta, Republic of Georgia and the food was immediately unloaded and delivered to internally displaced people in the area. These are people who have been displaced because of conflict in their homeland. There are over 1,000 settlements established…
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Future Haiti Load Supported by Lincoln Business
Kenny Blair, a Lincoln businessman, who is involved with the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society presented a $10,000 check to Orphan Grain Train Lincoln to help with shipping costs for Mercy Meals and other supplies to go to Haiti in March. Thank you, Kenny for supporting the cost of this future shipment of food and supplies…
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OGT Mid-Atlantic Load to Republic of Georgia is Shared with School Children and Villagers
International Charity Fund Peace in Senaki City, Republic of Georgia sent word that Orphan Grain Train Mid-Atlantic’s shipment arrived safely, and its contents were distributed to several groups in the area. One such organization “Youth Hub” held humanitarian action in the village of Kheta. Socially vulnerable people and internally displaced people came to the organization’s…
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Altar Guild from Bancroft Shares Supplies for Making Kits
St. Paul’s Lutheran Altar Guild in Bancroft, Nebraska stopped by Orphan Grain Train Norfolk on January 22 to deliver supplies for hygiene and layette kits. These items are welcomed by all OGT locations. Thank you, Roberta, Ruthann, Carol, Caroline, Rojane, Denise, Laurie and Barb for collecting them. OGT Norfolk has a permanent kit making station…
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Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission Receives Kits and More from OGT Wichita
Last month, Orphan Grain Train Wichita delivered to Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ. Founded in 1953, NELM is the only Lutheran presence in the Navajo Nation. OGT Wichita donors and volunteers delivered over 280 boxes of blankets and linens, clothing for men, women and children, and household items. In addition, they shared…
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Norfolk Schools in Malawi Lines Up to Receive Aid
Norfolk Schools in Malawi sent photos of Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s October shipment of goods to Blantyre, Malawi and Dr. Joe Mtika. Two hundred sixty-four boxes of Mercy Meals, 24 mattresses, 37 bed frames, clothing, 50 sleeping mats and 1 transmission were part of the load. Blankets, computer modems and fabric were also received by…
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OGT Houston Delivers Needed Items to Local Service Organizations
Last month, Orphan Grain Train Houston delivered items to five service organizations within the state of Texas. Legacy Ranch in Gonzalez, Trinity Lutheran Church’s Homeless Ministry in Houston, Anchor Point in League City, Jane Around the World in La Porte and Pasadena Community Ministries in Pasadena. Legacy Ranch received hygiene kits, bedding and essential clothing…
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More Than 16,500 lbs. of Food Shared by OGT Missouri-Illinois in Community
Orphan Grain Train Missouri-Illinois shared over 16,500 pounds of food with the St. Louis area last month. In addition, they gave out 89 boxes of bedding full of quilts and blankets. All of the recipients are churches with food pantries that distribute the food and warm blankets to people in the area who are in…
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