Couple Uses a Thrivent Action Grant to Purchase Supplies

Nila and Del Koeneke wrote a Thrivent action team grant and purchased supplies for 38 school kits which youth assembled at the Orphan Grain Train Lincoln warehouse on July 31. They also celebrated Nila’s 87th Birthday. Thank you, Thrivent for your continued support of action team grants. Thank you, Nila and Del for this wonderful…

Norfolk Loads Furniture and More for the Philippines

On Tuesday, July 28, Orphan Grain Train’s container to the Philippines was loaded with 40 folding tables, 44 waiting room chairs, 75 student chairs, and one church lectern. In addition, pallets of school and hygiene kits, Christmas boxes, peanut butter, and shoes and bags were included. Thirty bicycles, sleeping bags and sleeping mats were squeezed…

Siouxland and Norfolk Made Mercy Meals on the Way to Guatemala

On July 15, an empty container was quickly filled at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk with 36 pallets of Mercy Meals from Siouxland and Norfolk. These fortified rice meals are on their way to Guatemala in a sealed container. Each box contains 216 Mercy Meals. Thank you, to all the volunteers who faithfully put these meals…

Castle Rock’s Container for Lithuania Arrived at Destination

Three months ago, Orphan Grain Train Castle Rock loaded this container and sent it on its way to Lithuania with God’s blessing. It has arrived and its distribution of the items within will begin. The distribution of this shipment will take place at the center established by the diaconie “Jurbarko sandora”. Support will be provided…

Oklahoma Youth Volunteer at OGT Lincoln for Mission Trip

Twenty youth and their youth Pastor Joe Schmidt from Grace Baptist Church in Tulhhqquah, Oklahoma spent the week in Lincoln, Nebraska serving as missionaries. They visited Orphan Grain Train Lincoln and packed 9,504 Mercy Meals in two hours on July 28. They will return on Friday, July 31 to put together school kits, hygiene kits,…

Wisconsin Loads Container for Peru

On Wednesday, July 22, Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin loaded a container for Peru. Twenty-two boxes of Kids Against Hunger fortified meals and almost 4,000 pounds of canned and dry food are in this load. More than 100 boxes of diapers, hygiene supplies and kits and linens and blankets were loaded on Wednesday. The school kits…

LWML North Dakota Donate Large Amount of Supplies

Young and Old Roll Up Their Sleeves and Join in the Loading of Container

An ample array of volunteer helpers ranging from young adult to senior adult levels rolled up their sleeves on July 21st to fill a large shipping container destined for needy folks in Lithuania. Included in the shipment were a large supply of newly handmade blankets and quilts, a huge number of boxes containing fine and…

OGT Phoenix Assembly Line Crew Puts Together 130 Hygiene Kits

On Saturday, July 25, Orphan Grain Train Phoenix Branch created an assembly line and made 130 hygiene kits. All of the supplies for the kits were donated. The owner of several B&B’s donates gently used towels and wash clothes to OGT Wichita twice a year when he replaces the old for new. These hygiene kits…